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Lifting the veil off

Lifting the veil off

Sometimes an issue can be so pervasive that it's rendered nearly invisible. Take for instance the gender of the health workforce. Women comprise 82 per cent of health workers in Canada, in contrast to 47 per cent in the total labour force.
Read the whole book

Read the whole book

Re: “All too quick to judge" p. 32 April 17 Gazette. I love it when people quote passages from the Bible to prove their view.
Prime Minister Trudeau stands supportively

Prime Minister Trudeau stands supportively

Stakeholders with substantial investments in the military industrial complex were no doubt cheering after Syria crossed the so-called “red line” following an alleged chemical attack against civilians that prompted a retaliatory collaborative strategi
Soft bigotry of low expectations

Soft bigotry of low expectations

Michael Gerson, speech writer for former president George W. Bush, is credited with coining the term “the soft bigotry of low expectations,” and it has been popping up in every second online debate ever since.
Welcoming a new industry to town

Welcoming a new industry to town

Sundre is slated to have a new biomedical industrial facility in town. The value of the facility’s first phase, which will feature 42,000 square feet and require about 50 employees, is valued at $10 million.
Drivers getting used to roundabouts

Drivers getting used to roundabouts

All available evidence indicates there has been a drastic improvement along Main Avenue since the trial mini roundabouts were deployed last fall, and we're pleased to report that traffic has on average slowed down without any significant crashes resu
Pipeline battle heating up

Pipeline battle heating up

With the fight between Alberta and British Columbia over the proposed expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline becoming more and more heated by the day, the possibility of a major trade war breaking out between the two provinces now seems within the
Misinformation foments resentment

Misinformation foments resentment

So without bothering to seek any additional perspectives, some mainstream Canadian media continue trumpeting the Fraser Institute’s decades-old rhetoric that the average family is terribly overtaxed.
Defining the United Conservative Party

Defining the United Conservative Party

Two weeks ahead of the historic assembly of the membership to affirm its policies, the United Conservative Party’s vision is coming into focus.
Dropping the gloves over pipelines

Dropping the gloves over pipelines

Earlier this month, pipeline company Kinder Morgan announced it will suspend all "non-essential" activities and "related spending" on the federally-approved Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
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