AltWeeklies Wire
Whose Future is Rising?new
Revitalizing a desolate piece of downtown Calgary, the city has gambled with taxes on the allure of high-priced condos. If it succeeds, where will the poor people go?
Fast Forward Weekly |
James Wilt |
01-11-2013 |
Housing & Development
Pipe Dreamsnew
With the Keystone XL and Northern Gateway pipelines focusing attention on Alberta's oil and its pipeline system, the government is undertaking what critics say is a half-hearted review.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Drew Anderson |
09-14-2012 |
Energy
Tags: Keystone XL
End of the Rainbownew
Calgary's queer bars are disappearing, eliminating important community hubs and safe gathering places for the LGBT community.
Fast Forward Weekly |
James Wilt |
07-06-2012 |
LGBT
Tags: LGBT
Out of the Shadowsnew
Ronald Smith, the Canadian on Montana's death row, has been getting a lot of media attention. The Siksika family of one of his victims, Thomas Running Rabbit Jr., talk about loss and living in a killers shadow.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Zoltan Varadi |
06-28-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Talisman Energy Stirs Resistancenew
Leaders from Peru accuse Calgary-based Talisman Energy of dirty deeds in its quest for Amazon oil.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Suzy Thompson |
05-11-2012 |
Energy
The Art Gallery of Calgary Vs. Valerie Coopernew
Valerie Cooper, longtime president and CEO of the Art Gallery of Calgary, is being sued by the gallery to recover $500,000 it alleges she stole through falsified expenses since 2006.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Drew Anderson |
05-04-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Conscience rights ignite online debatenew
A Fast Forward Weekly story from September, 2011 has resurfaced and fuelled a renewed debate about conscience rights in the current Alberta election as the right-wing Wildrose Party surges.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Suzy Thompson |
04-06-2012 |
Policy Issues
China’s Impending Crashnew
China is on an unsustainable spending spree.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Gwynne Dyer |
03-16-2012 |
International
The Missing Childrennew
Canada's residential schools for First Nations left unmarked graves in their wake.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Suzy Thompson |
03-08-2012 |
Features
Petro Statenew
Alberta's economy is dominated by oil and gas, but critics contend that it also dominates government policy.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Drew Anderson |
12-15-2011 |
Environment
Progress Report: The Arab Autumnnew
The long march for change continues in the Middle East.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Gwynne Dyer |
11-30-2011 |
International
The Economy is Greatnew
Brace yourself for a brave new world.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Trevor Scott Howell |
07-28-2011 |
Economy
As the Internet Coupon Industry Explodes, Businesses and Consumers Pay the Pricenew
When Ryan Munday spent $29 on a Dealathons voucher in April to get his oil changed and summer tires put on, it sounded like a good deal. But what he ended up with was a damaged car and three months of grief.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Gina Sutherland |
07-14-2011 |
Economy
Big Oil's Roadblocknew
Grassroots citizens fight oil rigs -- and their massive loads -- from barrelling through.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Jeff Gailus |
11-29-2010 |
Policy Issues
How Much Sugar is in Your Vitamin Water?new
Many vitamin waters contain more sugar than soda pop.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Gregory Sawisky |
08-05-2010 |
Science
Tags: Vitamin Water
