Robson Fletcher
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Calgary, AB, Canada
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'We still haven't found any kind of pest': Canada presses China over contaminated canola claims
Canada's recently appointed agriculture minister says the federal government is pressing China to provide verification of its claims that Canadian canola exports have been contaminated by harmful organisms. → Read More
Canada's forests actually emit more carbon than they absorb — despite what you've heard on Facebook
This country's managed forest land hasn't been a net carbon sink since 2001. That's because trees don't just absorb carbon when they grow, they emit it when they die and decompose, or burn. → Read More
Why everyone needs to chill out about month-to-month job numbers from StatsCan
The monthly numbers are used as political weapons, but it's the longer-term trends — from a variety of measures — that show us what's really going on. → Read More
When job losses happen in any province, all of Canada suffers
It's understandable how Albertans could be aggrieved by the national urgency expressed at the potential loss of 2,500 General Motors jobs in Oshawa while its oil industry shed that many jobs every month, for 18 straight months, during the height of the downturn. → Read More
Canada gun facts: Here are the latest stats on firearm deaths, injuries and crime
Is gun crime actually on the rise? And just how often, exactly, are Canadians getting shot? It depends, often, on where you live. → Read More
Alberta accounted for 97% of federal income tax decline during recession's height
Federal income tax revenue fell by nearly $5 billion in 2016 and nearly all of the decline was attributable to Alberta, but exactly why remains an open question, says an economist with the University of Calgary. → Read More
Who earns minimum wage in Alberta? About 100,000 more people than there used to be
The rising wage floor has increased the pay of tens of thousands of Albertans by a small but significant degree. A dollar or two an hour may not sound like a lot to some of us, but for others, it's the difference between living above or below the poverty line. Who are these people,? Not necessarily who you might think. → Read More
Why Calgary's downturns tend to be 'mancessions'
The recession struck and average male income plunged by $20,000. Here's what that means for men whose sense of identity is tied up in being a breadwinner. → Read More
Alberta's income tax 'advantage' exists for the poor and the rich, but not those in between
Whether Alberta should return to a "flat tax" on income has been the subject of debate recently. But even if the province reverted to its old system, most Albertans would still pay more than people in B.C. and Ontario. → Read More
Jason Kenney says he supports a carbon tax — but only on major industrial emitters in Alberta
United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney says he wants to ditch the carbon tax that applies to all Albertans but is still in favour of "a tax on major emitters" in the province. → Read More
Nearly half of Albertans have trouble paying their bills. Only one-quarter think NDP can get a pipeline built
Forty-seven per cent of people in Alberta who responded to a poll commissioned by CBC News think pipelines or the economy are the most important issues facing Alberta. Other issues like education and health care don’t even come close. → Read More
Alberta's budget: You've heard the spin, now take a look at the real numbers
The budget is complicated enough on its own, let alone with multiple layers of political spin piled on top. So we've boiled down the key numbers for you. → Read More
Kent Hehr released from hospital after seizure
Calgary Centre MP Kent Hehr was taken to hospital after a seizure due to low sodium levels in the blood. → Read More
Calgary should get its 'mojo' back in 2018, Nenshi says
Mayor Naheed Nenshi doesn't hesitate when asked to sum up 2017 in a single word: "Tumultuous." → Read More
Falls on ice seriously injure Albertans at triple the rate of people in Ontario
Albertans are seriously injured by slipping and falling on ice at three times the rate of people in Ontario, according to years' worth of hospitalization data from across the country. → Read More
2 Calgary women receive racially charged threats signed with altered Canadian flag
Calgary police say they are investigating after two women in the same neighbourhood received racially charged letters that threaten extreme violence against them, signed with a similar symbol that blends a Canadian flag with a Christian cross. → Read More
Drivers keep hitting large rock in suburban Calgary parking lot
There's a giant rock surrounded by yellow-painted curbs in a northwest Calgary parking lot and drivers can't seem to stop hitting it. → Read More
Good morning, Calgary! It's -8 C or +8 C, depending on which part of the city you're in
It's a warm, windy morning in Calgary. It's also a calm, cold morning in Calgary. → Read More
Alberta's economy to grow at blistering 6.7% pace this year, says Conference Board of Canada
Alberta's economy is on pace to grow by a blistering 6.7 per cent this year, far outpacing every other province, according to the latest forecast from the Conference Board of Canada. → Read More
Reinstating former judge Robin Camp as a lawyer could harm legal profession's reputation, panel hears
The former judge who resigned over his treatment of a sexual assault complainant is qualified to practise law again, but allowing him to do so could harm the reputation of the legal profession, a Law Society of Alberta panel heard Tuesday. → Read More