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In 2008 President Indira Samarasekera of the University of Alberta set a goal for the University to become a top 20 university in the world by 2020. At the time the university was ranked 74th in the world.

So do you miss it yet? Are you finding your Saturday evenings lacking for want of our national pastime? Have your chicken wings lost their flavour? Is there a tear in your frosted, malted beverage? Have you turned to such distractions as going for wa

I am embarrassed that XL Foods has taken so long to issue an apology for lapses causing 12 people to become seriously ill with E. coli poisoning.

“You know that none of this is real,” he told the moderator privately afterwards. “All this talk about creativity and becoming innovative? It’s all fine, but it’s not real. It doesn’t solve my business problems.

Have you ever been hit by a bus? Unfortunately a few weeks ago I had that experience – not a particularly pleasant one! I was rear-ended by a school bus on the Anthony Henday.

If you've seen Joss Whedon’s sci-fi western Firefly (a must-see series, by the way) you've experienced the unique blend of comically-sound characters and seedy, black market-type locales, all against a backdrop of underground resistance.

Clearly we are entering a bizarre season for political elections. Unfortunately it is going to last more than a full year. Take British Columbia. Christy Clark is in a futile quest to stay in power. The B.C.

Is Canada a sovereign state any longer? This is a question being asked after the recent announcement to pool our diplomatic missions and duties with Britain.

For those who might have missed what’s happening in the city where Wayne Gretzky first made his mark in professional hockey, another round of taxpayer subsidies might soon be delivered to for-profit professional hockey in Edmonton.

On Oct. 1, citizens will have one more opportunity, and maybe the last one, to address city council and attempt to derail DARP, the city’s downtown area redevelopment plan.