Effects of 9/11 among factors that lead to Alberta's resurgence
EDMONTON ` On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Eric Newell was jarred from his slumber by a ringing telephone.
Newell had checked into a Chicago hotel the night before, with plans to attend his son`s wedding a few days later.
`Get up Dad, and turn on the TV,` his son instructed. Newell, then CEO of Syncrude Canada, the country`s largest oil producer, wearily complied.
Like millions of others, he was stunned by what he saw ` images of two jet planes slamming into the Twin Towers of New York`s World Trade Center. Within hours, the buildings collapsed, killing nearly 3,000 people
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