First Nation opposes coal bed methane project
Calgary companies asked to stop development in Smithers, B.C. region
By Amy Steele

Beds and housing needed for addicts
New report reveals plethora of gaps in treatment
By Amy Steele

Protest against ConocoPhillips (among other stories)
By Amy Steele

LETTERS

Free Willy: Zoo exhibit rankles rights advocate
By Michael Alvarez-Toye

VIEWPOINT

Red wing or right wing?
Three Conservative leadership hopefuls wrestle for top political spot
By Gillian Steward

World AIDS Day
Means and resources exists, but political will to fight AIDS/HIV is lacking
By San Patten

COVER STORY

Investigative reporting under attack
By Amy Steele

FOOD

You like it juicy!
Sterling Grill is certified grade A delicious
By Lenore Hume

LIFESTYLES

Welcome to the graveyard
Working the nightshift a reality for a large number of employees
By Shaun English

BOOKS

From pipe dreams to prison blues
Tommy Chong goes to the big house and back in new memoir
By Christine Leonard

Inside the mind of a Reluctant Genius
Charlotte Gray on the life and love of Alexander Graham Bell
By Bob Blakey

Mysterious machinations
Life and death in Conservative politics
reviewed by Timothy Wild

TELEVISION

Return of the Bako
Canadian actress finds new life in G-Spot
By Alan Cho

MUSIC

Let the good times roll
The glass is half full for The Hold Steady
By Jason Lewis

Still easily Awooed
The Hidden Cameras keep their traps shut
By Mark Hamilton

The hits just keep on coming
Ron Sexsmith talks about his favourite Ron Sexsmith covers
By Elizabeth Chorney-Booth

Like your Coffey strong?
Steve Coffey and The Lokels bring a visual element to song
By Mary-Lynn Wardle

Don’t fear the reaper
Fear Factory remanufactures death metal
By Christine Leonard

The Be Good Tanyas find fans in unlikely places
By Elizabeth Chorney-Booth

The kids at the jam
String Bridges hold their own with the big boys
By Roberta McDonald

CD REVIEWS

The Game makes some calculated confessions
CD Reviews:
The Game’s Doctor’s Advocate
reviewed by Jesse Locke
OK Go’s Oh No
reviewed by Aubrey McInnis
(+44)’s When Your Heart Stops Beating
reviewed by Jason Lewis
Sleepy Brown’s Mr. Brown
reviewed by Red Eye
Jarvis Cocker’s Jarvis
reviewed by Mark Hamilton

VISUAL ARTS

You like sexy pictures
People are messy and confusing – Chantal Rousseau’s eerie sexual cartoons
By Jennifer McVeigh

Merry Christmas art fans
Support local art and new shows
By Wes LaFortune

THEATRE

Puppets in ancient Egypt
Green Fools and the Glenbow Museum team up for Crossing the Mediterranean
By Wes LaFortune

Patriot or traitor?
U of C explores the famed and mysterious spy Mata Hari
By Jeff Kubik

Out with the old Scrooge
TC renews its perennial hit, A Christmas Carol
By Jeff Kubik

Kicked in the junk
Lunchbox celebrates the holidays with David Sedaris’s hilarious SantaLand Diaries
By Jeff Kubik

I love you, but you love trash
The Dazzle is a crushing and arresting look at the perils of… garbage collecting!
By Jeff Kubik

FILM

Birth of bibilical proportions
The Nativity Story a religious refresher course
By Jeff Kubik

VIDEO VULTURE

Feets, don’t fail me now
Video Vulture goes on the run
By John Tebbutt

JOYSTUCK

Gaming’s night on the red carpet
Shatner hosts electronic entertainment awards
By Blaine Kyllo

MY MESSY BEDROOM

Naughty gift suggestions from adult toy stores
By Josey Vogels