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The article focuses on the environmental conditions of Alberta, Canada. The author reports that by the end of the century, the southern part of the province will turn into a desert and its north into a toxic swamp. Driven by global warming and oil and gas developments, the temperatures in Alberta could possibly increase 8 degrees. Article topics include the book "Stupid to the Last Drop: How Alberta is Bringing Environmental Armageddon to Canada (And Doesn't Seem to Care), by William Marsden.

The article presents a profile of Laureen Harper, wife of Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper. Provided are biographical details of childhood and her activities as a young adult, as well as her courtship and marriage to Harper. Her performance is measured favorably against other spouses in Canadian political life.

The article focuses on the Canadian army soldier Christos Karigiannis who was killed while serving in Afghanistan. The author presents memorable moments from Karigiannis' life, tracing his early years and his passion for sky diving. Karigiannis had written to the publication, and then the publication contacted him for a feature story prior to his death on June 20, 2007.

The article reports on Al Gore's travels to visit Saskatchewan and his transformation from U.S. Vice President to environmentalist and global celebrity. Gore's stock options from Google, net worth, and future political career are speculated upon. The article criticizes Gore for not taking concrete action against global warming and being too much of a public relations specialist.

The article presents coverage of the North American pet food recall through April 2007. The recall has been expanded four times with 889 separate items under 100 different brand names pulled off the market. The author is critical of Menu Foods' actions throughout the process. The author is very sympathetic to pet owners who have incurred large vet bills, or even lost their pets, due to the contamination of wheat gluten with melamine.

This article examines the significant prevalence of cheating at Canadian universities and colleges. As of 2007, more than 50 percent of students are cheating at the college level, resulting in the loss of value of university degrees. The article also discusses the rise in cheating since the advent of the Internet, and in the U.S. Further topics of discussion include anti-cheating policies at McGill University, and the view of cheating as a skill and how it translates into the workplace.

This article focuses on Nelson Hart and his alleged murder of his two twin daughters in Gander, Newfoundland in 2002. Hart was interviewed for the article in which he denies guilt for the murders. His personal history and family history are included. He is asked what he told Steph Sauve, an undercover Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer, about the drownings of his daughters.

The article reports on the Canadian terrorist plot. Information about the investigations leading to the capture of the 17 men and boys involved indicates that they all were aware they were under government surveillance. The article discusses the history of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service's (CSIS) investigation into the plot. The plotters planned to target the Toronto Stock Exchange, the Toronto office of the CSIS and a military base.

The article reports on the allergy epidemic. The Western world has seen an exponential increase in the number of children affected by allergies. Scientific speculation attributes the rise to a hypoallergenic world that leads the body to attack "hostile" intruders like milk. Anaphylactic shock can be deadly to many. Antihistamine sales increased by 15% from 2001 and many people who suffer from allergies carry EpiPens, containing epinephrine, with them at all times.

The article discusses discrimination in Canadian medical care. Many doctors discriminate against smokers, drinkers, and obese people, refusing patients treatment because of their lifestyle choices. Even doctors who claim to be completely objective can have subliminal aversions to patients that they see as responsible for their own maladies.

The article profiles embattled Canadian hockey hero, Wayne Gretzky. Gretzky has had a difficult year, dealing with the deaths of his mother and grandmother, allegations of illegal gambling against his wife Janet, and the failure of his first coaching venture leading the Phoenix Coyotes. Gretzky has always been able to bury the imperfect aspects of his life in his charismatic public persona.

The article focuses on the 2006 election of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper of the Canadian Alliance, who defeated the Liberal Party's Paul Martin 124 to 103. Many underestimated Harper's leadership ability; he won despite public opinion being against him just months before the election. Party financing and strategy are discussed in detail, along with the candidates' family histories.

The article profiles Jianwei Zhang, the president of Bombardier China, a unit of the Canadian transportation and aerospace firm, as of November 2013. Topics include his childhood in Communist China, an October 2013 deal that will have Bombardier selling CSeries aircraft to Chinese firm CDB Leasing, and how Zhang has helped establish Bombardier as a rail presence in China.

The article looks at the physical relocation of the Bank of Canada from its headquarters at Wellington Street to Laurier Avenue in Ottawa, Ontario. Focus is given to the moving of a vault built under the Wellington Street building that allegedly held European gold bullion during the Second World War to keep it away from Nazis. Other topics include the security measures around moving this gold and the bank's participation in the Large Value Transfer System.

The article profiles Gavin McInnes, founder of "Vice" magazine. The mysterious circumstances behind his 2008 departure from the magazine, which he cannot explain due to the terms of a legal settlement, are considered. Topics discussed include his book "How to Piss in Public: From Teenage Rebellion to the Hangover of Adulthood," controversy caused over remarks he made about race in 2003, and his association with the fashion trend of hipsterism.

The article profiles Doug Sneyd, who has worked as an artist for the magazine "Playboy" for 48 years. Topics discussed include Sneyd's life in Orillia, Ontario, "The Art of Doug Sneyd," a coffee-table book published in 2011, and a comparison between the cartoons of "Playboy" and those of the "New Yorker" magazine. Also described is how artist Oscar Cahén's style influenced Sneyd's.

The article looks at experiments where neutrino sub-atomic particles move faster than the speed of light, suggesting flaws in physicist Albert Einstein's theory of relativity. Topics discussed include the 1930 postulation of the neutrino's existence by physicist Wolfgang Pauli, the so-called OPERA experiment at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) that found neutrinos to exceed light speed, and how scientists could reconcile superluminal neutrinos with Einstein's theories.

The article looks at the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) demonstration in New York City in Zuccotti Park, called Liberty Park by protesters. OWS's Canadian supporters, including anti-consumerist magazine "Adbusters," Canadian author Naomi Klein, and former University of Toronto professor Chris Hedges, are mentioned. One of OWS's founders, Kalle Lasn, is profiled. Other cities mentioned as hosting OWS protests include San Francisco, California, Boston, Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C.

The article focuses on a profile of English professor Nick Mount of the University of Toronto. It talks about his teaching style in educating large classrooms and how he connects with his students. It mentions that the number of full-time students across Canada has risen 57 percent from 1995 to 2010 while university funding has remained fairly static over the same period. It comments that he hires 11 doctoral students each year to guide first-year students through classroom satellite discussions.

The author reports on the life of commoner Kate Middleton, the fiancée of Prince William of Great Britain. Middleton, who is the first commoner since the 17th century to be engaged to a member of the royal family, grew up in Berkshire, England. Middleton met William in 2001 when they were both students at the University of St. Andrews.

The article focuses on radical political activists arrested for acts of political vandalism or violence in Canada. The background of Roger Clément, a former civil servant charged with the fire bombing of an Ottawa, Ontario bank is examined, as are the backgrounds of several of the persons arrested during demonstrations at the June, 2010 Group of Twenty summit meeting in Toronto, Ontario. The activists are seen as members of a small but committed network of small groups/

The article discusses the attempted terrorist attacks on the U.S. since September 11, 2001. According to the article, luck, vigilance, and the incompetence of those who plotted the attacks have aided the U.S. The failed car bomb allegedly created by Faisal Shahzad in New York City's Times Square earlier in May 2010 is noted. The small-scale attacks that have been carried out in the U.S. such as the shooting at the Washington, D.C. Holocaust Museum as well as larger terror plots are discussed.

The article reports on the performance of the Canadian women's bobsled team at the 21st Winter Olympic Games held in Vancouver, British Columbia. The central focus of the article is the complicated interpersonal relationships that characterized the team. Among other issues Kallie Humphries, the pilot of one of the bobsleds, is quoted.

The article reports on the social responsibility of Canadian business enterprises. The central focus of the article is that certain Canadian companies such as Talisman Energy, accused of complicity with genocide in the Sudan, and Gildan Activewear, which operated clothing sweatshops in Central America, were once viewed as corporate malefactors were. However by 2009, the companies had become models of corporate citizenship.

In this article the author surveys the economic impact of the 2009 financial crisis and recession on the Canadian province of Alberta. It is noted that prior to the financial collapse the region enjoyed robust economic conditions as a result of the high global prices for oil and other natural resources. The impact of Alberta's decline on the larger Canadian economy is examined.

The article announces the winners of the 2009 3M National Teaching Fellowship, an award presented to outstanding Canadian college professors. Among the recipients are Glen Loppnow of the University of Alberta, Baljit Singh of the University of Saskatchewan and Sarah Keefer of Trent University.

The article discusses the results of the October 2008 federal elections in Canada. The wins and losses of the Liberal Party candidates in Canada are presented. Topics include Opposition leader Stéphane Dion's concession speech, the attempts of CTV (Canadian Television Network) reporter Roger Smith to interview Dion. Comparisons to the 2006 Canadian election returns are also discussed.

The article discusses the lead up to the October 2008 federal elections in Canada, focusing on Prime Minister Stephen Harper's efforts to call the timing of the elections. He framed the election on the issue of Tax Freedom Day, when people stop working to pay their taxes and start working for themselves. Also discussed are the election's 36 days of chaos and surprise.

The article discusses the 2008 federal elections in Canada, focusing on the efforts and prospects of Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Opposition leader Stéphane Dion. Topics include a vote of confidence in the future, the weakened Liberal party, and the gains produced by the elections. Also discussed is the increased size of the Green party after the elections.

The article reports on the 2008 kidnapping of Amanda Lindhout, a Canadian journalist, and Nigel Brennan, an Australian photographer, near Mogadishu, Somalia. A number of issues are addressed in the piece including Australian and Canadian government responses to the kidnapping, ransom demands for the release of the captives and Lindhout's career as a freelance journalist working exclusively in war zones.

The article reports on Canadian gas hydrates, a mass of densely packed gas, usually methane, and water molecules. Found the Canadian Arctic gas hydrates could be an answer to energy shortages and the high price of oil, the author states. The article discusses other issues including the formation of gas hydrates and the impact of methane on global warming.

The article profiles Tory candidate Ed Stelmach, the Premier of Alberta, in the midst of his re-election campaign. The article points to Stelmach's many personal characteristics, such as humility, modesty, and commonplace demeanor, which often cause his opponents to underestimate him to their political peril. His personal and elected history is described. The article also lists Stelmach's shortcomings, as viewed by his critics.

The article reports on Sohail Qureshi, an Afghan man who is accused of being connected to a larger network of terrorists, al-Qaeda or the Taliban, according to the Afghan Ministry of the Interior. He has also transported money to the Afghan fundamentalist insurgent group Hezb-a-Islami. Afghan agents suspect that Qureshi may be a spy.

The article reports on the disappearances of Jeff Ingram, events that took place as a result of the Canadian's suffering from amnesia, a result of dissociative fugue. The article notes that Ingram disappeared as a result of this condition on two occasions. Events that befell Ingram while in this state, including beatings and hospitalizations, are described.

The article discusses the 3M National Teaching Fellows, Canada's most prestigious university teaching award. The award was the inspiration of John Myser in 1986, who was then president of 3M Canada. Myser committed his company to this long-running sponsorship in collaboration with the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education in Canada. "Maclean's" became the media partner for the awards in 2006. INSET: THIS YEAR'S 3M TEACHING FELLOWS.

This article reports on the political fortunes of Justin Trudeau, son of former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. The younger Trudeau has decided to run for a seat in Parliament. His name recognition is also a valuable campaign tool for others like Gerald Kennedy, who has gained a boost from Trudeau's support.

This article profiles Canadian TV news anchor Lloyd Robertson. Robertson has been the CTV news anchor for thirty years, and at 72-years-old, is not yet ready to retire. He still commands a larger audience than his rivals, who are much younger than he is. He got his start as a radio announcer while he was still in high school, and also worked at the CBC. There has also always been speculation about his abilities as a journalist, but the Canadian audience does not seem to die.

The article profiles Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams. Williams became premier in 2003; he is now joining with other premiers to discuss the fiscal imbalance between federal and provincial funding of government services. The article discusses William's background as a businessman in the broadcasting industry. Also, questions surrounding agreements between the provincial government and oil and gas companies are mentioned along with energy disputes with the government of Quebec.

The article argues that the voting age in Canada should be raised. Despite the mass-mailed exhortations by Canada's chief electoral officer, Jean-Pierre Kingsley, just 38.7 per cent of Canadians between the ages of 18 and 21 voted in the 2004 election, adding to what Kingsley called a "disturbing" trend among young people. In Canada, the U.S., the U.K. and elsewhere, there are high-profile campaigns to try and lower the voting age to 16 in the hope it will encourage young people to take part in the democratic process. But scientific, sociological and demographic evidence indicates that young people are, in essence, too immature and too detached from functioning society to be entrusted with the vote. A shift in the social fabric--extending the security blanket of childhood into the mid-20s and beyond--is mirrored by new scientific research into the brain's development. Medical science is awash in studies showing how teenage brains are underdeveloped, particularly in areas dealing with judgment and impulse control. A recent study by the U.S. National Institutes of Health found that brain functions controlling judgment and risk assessment aren't fully mature until age 25.

The article focuses on a Canadian fugitive who was captured in Florida, Christopher John Clarkson, who was allegedly linked to the bank robbers known as the Stopwatch Gang. An investigation led by Canadian federal agent Tom Depenbrock's team with the U.S. Diplomatic Security Service led to the arrest thirty years after Clarkson had jumped bail during a conspiracy trial. In Christopher Clarkson, the U.S. agents had stumbled across a scion of one of Canada's most prominent establishment families, a bright, well-educated man who was, for a time, a nephew by marriage to Adrienne Clarkson, the former governor general. Both Clarkson and his girlfriend, Martha Annette LeTourneau, now face as many as 10 years in jail for passport fraud, and at some point will likely be deported as illegal aliens back to Canada, where Clarkson still has a 20-year sentence hanging over him.

The article discusses the discovery of the dead body of the endangered leatherback sea turtle on Bras d’Or Lake, East Bay, Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia by retired Canadian Coast Guard engineer Ron Maclean. It comments on the leatherback's migration, body temperature regulation and their entanglement in fishing nets.

The article looks at the trial of Canadian Senator Mike Duffy on bribery and other charges and its possible impact on the Canadian election campaign. It reports on the testimony in the trial of Nigel Wright, former chief of staff to Conservative Party Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, and says the trial may hurt Harper politically.

The article discusses allegations that ballet photographer Bruce Monk took nude photographs of underage students attending the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School (RWBS). Topics discussed include Alena Rieger, who is one of four women to come forward with allegations, RWBS executive director Jeff Herd, and the investigation that is ongoing against Monk.

The article discusses Canadian Senator and former journalist Mike Duffy who is standing trial for various charges including bribery breach of trust, and fraud. It states that Duffy's relationships with cameramen and members of the media have changed now that he is facing various criminal charges in court. Lawyer Donald Bayne, who represents Duffy, is mentioned, along with retired law clerk Mark Audcent and prosecutor Mark Holmes.

The article reports on the opening of the trial of Canadian Senator Mike Duffy on fraud and other charges, many related to alleged illegitimate expense claims. Topics include the rules of the Canadian Senate, the statements made in court by Duffy's attorney Donald Bayne about Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's former chief of staff Nigel Wright, and whether Duffy's primary residence is in Ontario or Prince Edward Island.

The article focuses on Aung San Suu Kyi, a human rights icon who won a Nobel Peace Prize, founded Burma's National League for Democracy political party, and wants to be elected president of the country as of January 2014. The article notes Burma's constitution has a provision that makes her ineligible for the presidency and she is trying to get an amendment passed before the 2015 general elections. It also notes Burma's sectarian violence is the result of conflict between Buddhists and Muslims.

The article reports that Canadian Michael Spavor, best known as an emissary to North Korea, is planning a National Hockey League (NHL) exchange trip to the Asian country. It reports on Spavor's involvement in organizing former National Basketball Association (NBA) player Dennis Rodman's trip to North Korea and Spavor's relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. It also mentions that Spavor has learned about the culture of North Korea by serving as teacher in Pyongyang in 2005.

The article presents news briefs about noteworthy individuals for the week of June 17, 2013. Olympic diver Alexandre Despatie is retiring from the sport. Actress Angelina Jolie, who revealed that she had a radical mastectomy as a preventive measure against breast cancer, appeared at the film premiere of "World War Z." Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, a recovering addict, entered a rehabilitation facility in May 2013 after relapsing into prescription pill and heroin use.