Switching to a whole-foods, plant-based diet can deliver a host of benefits for people and the planet we call home.

Only four premiers responded to National Observer's inquiries about Quebec's Bill 21 — a controversial new law that would prohibit any public service employee in a position of authority who deals with the public from wearing religious symbols like turbans, kippas, crosses and more.

Federal Conservative leader Andrew Scheer made the rounds on the Calgary Stampede circuit on Saturday, July 6, 2019, with the aim of strengthening voter support in the traditional party stronghold ahead of this fall's election.

It was a soggy start to this year's Calgary Stampede, but the sky lightened and the drizzle let up just in time for the parade that kicked off the annual 10-day celebration of western life.