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A step backwards on rights

A step backwards on rights

The UCP's reversal of amendments made in the Education Act by the previous government to accommodate gay-straight alliances (GSAs) and add a layer of protection for LGBTQ2+ students is a step backward and ignores the fact that this demographic still
Humanity’s tomorrow depends on selflessness today

Humanity’s tomorrow depends on selflessness today

The Amazon rainforest, commonly and accurately referred to as Earth’s lungs, is on fire. The blazes have spilled over into neighbouring nations including Bolivia. Meanwhile, Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, doesn’t seem too concerned.
Slow down for students back in school

Slow down for students back in school

School buses returned to the roads today, bringing students back to class for another year.
Curriculum panel has high stakes

Curriculum panel has high stakes

The Kenney government recently appointed an advisory panel to provide advice on the development of future curriculum for Alberta schools.
A moral call to protect public art

A moral call to protect public art

The immediate public reaction on social media to the sudden loss of two downtown murals was shock and anger.
Jason Kenney picks experts to assess Alberta cuts

Jason Kenney picks experts to assess Alberta cuts

Buses back on the roads

Buses back on the roads

School buses returned to the roads today, bringing students back to class for another year.
Where are the political giants?

Where are the political giants?

Alberta takes the federal government that Ontario and Quebec give it and as campaigning begins for the October election, the odds favour Justin Trudeau.
Boys as girls rights battle complicated

Boys as girls rights battle complicated

It was bound to happen, what with this increasingly vitriolic battle over which particular human right deserves ascendancy over another.
Fridays at Fensala; reviving a musical tradition

Fridays at Fensala; reviving a musical tradition

Markerville’s Historic Fensala Hall is bringing new sounds to an old tradition. In years past when the tiny hamlet was young, this now 116-year-old community hall hosted arts and culture events of many sorts, including poetry and musical offerings.
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