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Reports that Natives are building roadblocks in Slave Lake, Alberta to obstruct oil company workers. Discussion of the oil rich region of Alberta; How Natives are demanding a percentage of the money earned from what they consider traditional lands; Contractors inability to drill; Comments of David Chatters.

Discusses Alberta wheat farmers fighting the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) for the right to market their wheat without the CWB. How 13 farmers are being imprisoned for selling wheat without going through the CWB; Statement that the CWB is a monopoly; List of farmers being jailed and details of their offenses. INSETS: Thirteen farming felons. Thirteen men of honour;A cheering send-off for the courageous 13;Farmers were convicted on policy, not law.

Discusses claims of abuse of former students of Indian residential schools in Alberta. Pre-trial examinations which have found that some claimants have benefited from the schools; Decision by the Assembly of First Nations to support a class-action lawsuit seeking federal compensation for those who attended residential schools and for members of their families; Analysis of former students of the schools who benefited from them.

Focuses on efforts of Prime Minister Jean Chretien of Canada to oppose Alberta and the U.S. over the Kyoto climate treaty. Discussion of the National Energy Program (NEP) of Canada, which attempted to tax oil and gas revenues of Alberta; Idea that the burning of fuel by humans is causing climate warming; Idea that nations have aligned their stances on the Kyoto Protocol to suit their economic self-interests. INSET: Harper: Prepare for Alberta-bashing.

Focuses on the case of a girl and her sisters who were victims of physical and sexual abuse by their father. Failure of social services in Alberta to correct the problem; Efforts of neighbors and friends to intervene to help the family; Appeal of one of the girls to Iris Evans, the Children's Services Minister of Alberta. INSETS: False allegations wreck lives, too;The problem with social workers.

Focuses on the case of a girl and her sisters who were victims of physical and sexual abuse by their father. Failure of social services in Alberta to correct the problem; Efforts of neighbors and friends to intervene to help the family; Appeal of one of the girls to Iris Evans, the Children's Services Minister of Alberta. INSETS: False allegations wreck lives, too;The problem with social workers.

Focuses on the case of a girl and her sisters who were victims of physical and sexual abuse by their father. Failure of social services in Alberta to correct the problem; Efforts of neighbors and friends to intervene to help the family; Appeal of one of the girls to Iris Evans, the Children's Services Minister of Alberta. INSETS: False allegations wreck lives, too;The problem with social workers.

Focuses on the perception that the Alberta government's Maintenance Enforcement Program (MEP) is biased against non-custodial parents who are paying child support. Mention of a case concerning a father who became impoverished while his ex-wife grew wealthier through the system; Mention of Rick Fowler, an advocate and director of the Equitable Child Maintenance and Access Society in Edmonton. INSETS: Four ways to even the scales, by Rick Fowler;The great divorce cure--not exactly rocket science.

Focuses on the perception that the Alberta government's Maintenance Enforcement Program (MEP) is biased against non-custodial parents who are paying child support. Mention of a case concerning a father who became impoverished while his ex-wife grew wealthier through the system; Mention of Rick Fowler, an advocate and director of the Equitable Child Maintenance and Access Society in Edmonton. INSETS: Four ways to even the scales, by Rick Fowler;The great divorce cure--not exactly rocket science.

Focuses on the perception that the Alberta government's Maintenance Enforcement Program (MEP) is biased against non-custodial parents who are paying child support. Mention of a case concerning a father who became impoverished while his ex-wife grew wealthier through the system; Mention of Rick Fowler, an advocate and director of the Equitable Child Maintenance and Access Society in Edmonton. INSETS: Four ways to even the scales, by Rick Fowler;The great divorce cure--not exactly rocket science.

Focuses on the alleged stock fraud committed by Edmonton, Alberta stock promoter Jimmy Sikora and his twin brother John, president of Northside Minerals. Details of a deal between the Sikoras and Jason Cowan and Barbara Trosin of Global Well Control; Efforts of Cowan and Trosin to secure funding for the manufacture of a blowout preventer for petroleum drilling rigs, designed by Trosin's late husband; Penalties faced by the Sikoras under Alberta's Securities Act.

Focuses on the alleged stock fraud committed by Edmonton, Alberta stock promoter Jimmy Sikora and his twin brother John, president of Northside Minerals. Details of a deal between the Sikoras and Jason Cowan and Barbara Trosin of Global Well Control; Efforts of Cowan and Trosin to secure funding for the manufacture of a blowout preventer for petroleum drilling rigs, designed by Trosin's late husband; Penalties faced by the Sikoras under Alberta's Securities Act.

Focuses on the alleged stock fraud committed by Edmonton, Alberta stock promoter Jimmy Sikora and his twin brother John, president of Northside Minerals. Details of a deal between the Sikoras and Jason Cowan and Barbara Trosin of Global Well Control; Efforts of Cowan and Trosin to secure funding for the manufacture of a blowout preventer for petroleum drilling rigs, designed by Trosin's late husband; Penalties faced by the Sikoras under Alberta's Securities Act.

Reports on discoveries made by Alberta archaeology enthusiast Shayne Tolman regarding animal populations of the last ice age. Mention of evidence that extinct animals including the woolly mammoth and the small horse were hunted by humans; Excavation of Wally's Beach in Alberta; Description of artifacts and footprints found preserved in sand; Question of whether past inhabitants of the area, so-called paleo indians, are ancestors of modern Canadian Natives. INSETS: Archaeologist Tolman transcends time: an excerpt;Stories yet to be told.

Reports on discoveries made by Alberta archaeology enthusiast Shayne Tolman regarding animal populations of the last ice age. Mention of evidence that extinct animals including the woolly mammoth and the small horse were hunted by humans; Excavation of Wally's Beach in Alberta; Description of artifacts and footprints found preserved in sand; Question of whether past inhabitants of the area, so-called paleo indians, are ancestors of modern Canadian Natives. INSETS: Archeologist Tolman transcends time: an excerpt;Stories yet to be told.

Reports on discoveries made by Alberta archaeology enthusiast Shayne Tolman regarding animal populations of the last ice age. Mention of evidence that extinct animals including the woolly mammoth and the small horse were hunted by humans; Excavation of Wally's Beach in Alberta; Description of artifacts and footprints found preserved in sand; Question of whether past inhabitants of the area, so-called paleo indians, are ancestors of modern Canadian Natives. INSETS: Archeologist Tolman transcends time: an excerpt;Stories yet to be told.

Discusses problems with the deregulation of the electrical energy business in Alberta. Decision of Premier Ralph Klein to deregulate the utility despite its success; Consequences of deregulation, including higher prices and insufficient power generation; History of deregulation in Great Britain, the United States, and Canada. INSETS: Deregulation will cost at least $5 billion in two years;Why natural gas prices have rocketed up.

Discusses problems with the deregulation of the electrical energy business in Alberta. Decision of Premier Ralph Klein to deregulate the utility despite its success; Consequences of deregulation, including higher prices and insufficient power generation; History of deregulation in Great Britain, the United States, and Canada. INSETS: Deregulation will cost at least $5 billion in two years;Why natural gas prices have rocketed up.

Discusses problems with the deregulation of the electrical energy business in Alberta. Decision of Premier Ralph Klein to deregulate the utility despite its success; Consequences of deregulation, including higher prices and insufficient power generation; History of deregulation in Great Britain, the United States, and Canada. INSETS: Deregulation will cost at least $5 billion in two years;Why natural gas prices have rocketed up.

Focuses on the aftermath of a tornado that hit Pine Lake, Alberta on July 14, 2000. Report on the chain of events that occurred; Example of 4-year-old Cody Lewis, who was caught in the tornado; Efforts of search and rescue teams; Plans for rebuilding.

Focuses on the aftermath of a tornado that hit Pine Lake, Alberta on July 14, 2000. Report on the chain of events that occurred; Example of 4-year-old Cody Lewis, who was caught in the tornado; Efforts of search and rescue teams; Plans for rebuilding.

Focuses on the aftermath of a tornado that hit Pine Lake, Alberta on July 14, 2000. Report on the chain of events that occurred; Example of 4-year-old Cody Lewis, who was caught in the tornado; Efforts of search and rescue teams; Plans for rebuilding.

Details the December 21, 1999 accident in Alberta involving John Ebeling in his 1998 Ford half-ton truck and an empty 103-car, two engine Canadian National Railway freight train. How he survived the crash and stopped the train; His escape from the collision of 13 train cars that came off the track; Possibility that the Railway will hold Ebeling responsible for destruction of their property. INSET: Accident or not, somebody's got to pay.

Focuses on the Steven and Ruth Shippy family in Alberta. The sudden death of the son, Calahan Shippy, from childhood diabetes; The family's membership in a religious sect called the Followers of Christ, which teaches that illness must be cured by prayer; Treatment of the Shippys by legal and child welfare systems; Issue of state intervention in parents' choices about religion and medical care. INSET: Your faith has made you well.

Reports the disappearance of Alex Sanchez at the Siksika Indian reserve east of Calgary, Alberta. The visit to his common-law wife, Amanda Brass; How he called his parents to pick him up at the Blackfoot reservation; Attitude of tribal police as no one admitted to knowing where Alex was; The Royal Canadian Mounted Police lacking jurisdiction on the reserve; How the family is searching for Sanchez. INSETS: Some tribal police are incompetent;Canada Day, with a reservation.

Offers Canadian business news briefs for August 9, 1999. Expectation that Edmonton, Alberta will have the strongest economic growth rate in Canada in 2000; Effect of production cutbacks by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on oil prices; Competition in the home heating market as natural gas prices rise; The heavy oil company Petrovera Resources resulting from a joint venture between Gulf Canada Resources Ltd. and PanCanadian Petroleum Ltd. INSET: Russia defaults on grain payments.

Discusses the investigation into the shooting death of teen Karman Willis at Trickle Creek farm in Hythe, Alberta. The clan of Wiebo Ludwig living and working the farm; Richard Boonstra and Ludwig's battle to shut down the oil and gas production industry located around their farms; Charges against the two men for conspiracy and mischief related to sabotage; Description of events surrounding the murder.

Discusses the changes that have been made in Alberta Education's high school math curriculum and the criticism that has been levied against it by educators. How the change is being made to conform with the Western Canadian Protocol; How the old curriculum is being replaced; Questions over what is motivating the bureaucrats at Alberta Education to enact these changes. INSETS: Step 1: Plug in the teacher;Next up on the hoist--English.

Reports on the school shooting at W.R. Myers High School in Taber, Alberta, which came eight days after the shootings in Littleton, Colorado. The many residents who believe this is a copycat case; Description of the shooting by a 14-year-old boy who cannot be named under the Young Offenders Act; Brief background of the suspect; Comments from Dale Lang whose son, Jason, was killed in the incident. INSETS: Sick jokes and fear run rampant;`Lots of things need to be healed,' by Dale Lang.

Reports on problems concerning genetic abortion procedures that are done at Foothills Hospital, Calgary, Alberta. Errors administrators have made over their decision that the unit which cares for newborns must also care for mothers who undergo these abortions; How doctors and nurses may be violating the Criminal Code provisions against murder; Increase in the popularity of genetic terminations. INSETS: And now, just hand over those documents, please;One mother's view of genetic termination;Why some babies are born to die.

Discusses Alberta's economy. A collapse of resource prices not causing a recession in the province; How the economy is founded on inter-related developments such as changes due to technology; Possible impact of the Kyoto Accord on industrial development; Outlook for major projects in the petroleum and petrochemical sectors; Economic activity among small and medium businesses; Decrease in job instability, according to University of Alberta's Western Centre for Economic Research study.

Reports on news and information regarding business and politics in Alberta. Financial problems at Probe Exploration Inc.; Why permanent staff in the oil and gas sector are being laid off while temporary contractors are being retained; Expectations that Alberta Energy Minister Steve West will be replaced by Labour Minister Murray Smith.

Looks at the next 25 years of the `Alberta Report' as of January 11, 1999. Question of where the magazine is headed; How it survived the first 25 years; The fundamental priority of the institution of family; Highlights of big stories of the 1980s like challenging the feminists sacred cow of women's studies on college campuses; Lessons learned as the magazine branched out with other editions like the `Western Report'; Role of Christianity in publication of the news medium; Humanism as the new religion.

Highlights the first 25 years of the `Alberta Report,' which was founded by Ted Byfield. How the Canadian magazine survived the postal strike of 1981; `Saint John's Calgary Report' as the first name of the news magazine; Evolution of the periodical and its circulation; Financial crisis and pricing the magazine; Involvement of Edmonton, Alberta entrepreneur Al Hardy. INSETS: Petty cash, Alberta Report style;No escaping Ted the Tracker.

Reports on online education in Alberta, Canada. Growing number of students who are enrolled in virtual schools; Why cyber-schooling is not an electronic form of home-schooling; Criticism of cyber-schools; Reasons why parents want their children to attend virtual schools.

Focuses on the flight from public schools to home education. The example of Cheryl Garratt who has been home-schooling her children for eleven years in Alberta; Her role with the Alberta Home Education Association (AHEA); Her view on provincial funding for students diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; The public system's assembly-line approach to education, according to AHEA president Dan Ferguson; Brief statistics and regulations on home schools; Social skills and home-schooling. INSETS: The last original thinkers;Portrait of a home-schooler;Home-schooling: the salvation of the family.

Considers the position of the Alberta Treasury Branches in the late 1990s, focusing on prospects for the Canadian province's crown corporation to become a private, regional bank on the United States model. Profile of Paul Haggis, the Treasury Branches' chief executive officer; The bank's battle with the Ghermezian brothers, owner of the West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta. INSET: A long and painful housecleaning, by Kevin Steel.

Presents Alberta-related news for November 9, 1998. Reduction or removal of the provincial income tax; Unionization drive at the `Calgary Herald'; The 1997 profits of the`Calgary Herald'; Economic forecasting for northeastern Alberta; More. INSETS: Another ATB scandal goes to court, by Davis Sheremata;One disability claim dodge that didn't work, by Philip Hope.

Explores the issue of bear hunting in Canada. How laws protecting the bears have impacted hunters and led to controversy regarding human safety; Protecting one's self from an attacking bear; Comments of Jeff Germaine, of Enderby, a town in the British Columbia interior; Experience he had killing a blond bear that tried to attack him; Hunting story of Prince George logging engineer Terry Deline; Increase in the grizzly bear population in Alberta since 1987; Death of four-year-old Ian Dunbar, after being attacked by a black bear.

Reports on a the case of Marion Considine, a former resident of Calgary who died in 1996. Claims that some of Considine's most prized possessions including a Faberge egg were stolen by an antique dealer named Wayne Salekin; Past criminal actions of Salekin; Involvement of Jerry Dan Kovacs, a lawyer; History of Considine's family and how they gained possession of a Faberge egg; Comments.

Describes the political activity surrounding the 1998 Senate election in Alberta, Canada. Those who previously dismissed the election as unimportant; Interest of average Albertans; Sudden resignation of Senator Jean Forest; Response of Prime Minister Jean Chretien, Premier Ralph Klein, and Dave Hancock, Alberta's minister of intergovernmental affairs; Interest in Senate reform; Klein's motives for calling a Senate election; More. INSETS: Alberta Grits stand firm for patronage;Seven Reformers, one independent.

Presents numerous brief articles related to business in Alberta for August 17, 1998. Selling permits to businesses to manage carbon dioxide emissions; Economic impact of oil producers' slump; Value of the Canadian dollar compared with that of the United States; More.

Interviews Edmonton businessman Peter Pocklington. Pocklington's debts and failed businesses; Legal rulings against his Pocklington Financial Corp. and Hartford Securities Ltd.; His involvement in professional hockey; His vow to leave Edmonton, and possibly Canada; How Edmontonians see him; His views on capitalism and socialism; Pork investments; Collapse of Fidelity Trust; Religious beliefs. INSETS: The ups and downs of a born wheeler-dealer;Edmonton was `just waiting for me'.

Presents numerous brief articles related to business and commerce in Alberta for June 29, 1998. Allegations of fraud made by Mario Scozzafava of Bemar Construction Ltd, Edmonton; Closure of the Stockyards Market, Calgary; New anti-vibration technology from European Technologies International Inc. (ETI), Calgary; More.

Presents numerous articles related to business in Alberta, Canada, for June 22, 1998. Analysis of the effects of the scandal by Bre-X Minerals Ltd.; Clashes between chartered accountants (CAs) and certified general accountants (CGAs); Voiding the benefits of an employee's hiring contract; More.

Looks at the efforts of Canadian Shereen Jewell in organizing a petition aimed at banning video lottery terminals (VLT) from the province of Alberta. Examples of crime caused by VLT use; How much money the government stands to lose if the ban goes into effect. INSET: Insults for breakfast, by LS..

Discusses legal problems surrounding the trial of accused double-murderer Jason Dix in Edmonton, Alberta. Legal problems of trial prosecutor Arnold Piragoff; Progress of the trial; Details of the murders; Problems with physical proof and ballistics; Cases of legal bungling; Dix's applications for bail; Problems with the Sherwood Park Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). INSET: Edmonton's own Oliver Stone.

Reports on Ottawa's Special Joint Committee on Child Custody and Access in Calgary, Alberta. The all-party committee with the mandate to investigate `a more child-centered approach to family law practices and policies which would emphasize joint parental responsibilities.' Impetus of complaints from divorced men of a pervasive legal bias against them; Driving force of the committee Liberal Senator Anne Cools.

Presents Alberta news briefs for the week ending April 20, 1998. Possibility that Alberta will generate more income from natural gas in 1999 than from crude oil; Why crude oil prices have probably bottomed out; Identification of the Atco Group's Canutilities Holdings Ltd. as the top trader on the Alberta Stock Exchange; Request for feedback from Calgary Flames fans; Other items.

Argues that Alberta premiere Ralph Klein manipulated public opinion to satisfy homosexuals, the Supreme Court and the media in his stand on discrimination against homosexuals. His statement of support for the Alberta Supreme Court's ruling in favor of Edmonton's Delwin Vriend; Influence of lobbyist Rod Love; Details of the court case; Public criticism of Klein's position. INSETS: A rich, educated, unpersecuted elite;The strategy of a human-rights ambush;Fasten your seatbelts;Step up for your tax-funded sex change, by Celeste McGovern