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Alberta and Me

From a land of oil, true enough

Amanda Perry

Referendum? What Referendum?

A constitutional expert argues that the federal insistence on clarity has paid off

Sujit Choudhry

The Grey Plateau

When the world stopped five years ago

Stephen Marche
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Kevin Sylvester

Kevin Sylvester is an award-winning illustrator, writer and broadcaster. He was a sports journalist with the CBC for more than 20 years.

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Kevin Sylvester

The Southern Blitz

How Canadian football’s short foray into the U.S. ultimately strengthened the league December 2013
As a sportscaster in the 1990s, I was around during perhaps the strangest time in Canadian sports: the Canadian Football League’s expansion into the United States. The period brought fans the Shreveport Pirates, the Las Vegas Posse and the Baltimore CFLers (later the Stallions), among others. The three-year period was tumultuous, almost broke the league, probably saved the league and ended with the game back in Canada for…

Blaze of Glory

Canada’s first gold-medal snowboarder tells his side of the story January–February 2010
Sit down for a beer with a couple of Olympic athletes from Team USA and ask them what’s new. You will probably hear all about their training, their diet and their goals for all the upcoming competitions. Sit down for a beer with a Canadian Olympian, and the topics will range from neuroscience to philosophy to…