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25 Articles

Alberta school joins shortlist for global environmental prize

Beehives and goat farms: Alberta school shortlisted in global environmental contest.
News | July 4th 2022

Group releases online booklet to help schools counter hate among young people

A few weeks ago, Toronto teacher Nigel Barriffe said he spoke to a young, Black colleague who had entered a classroom after lunch to find a racial slur and swastika etched on a school locker.
News | June 30th 2022

Pope's visit will help world understand trauma caused by residential schools

Leaders from four First Nations in central Alberta say the Pope's upcoming visit could help the world understand the trauma the residential school system caused to Indigenous people.
News | June 28th 2022

Rural mail carriers, residents losing out to high gas prices

News | June 24th 2022
Justin Trudeau,

Trudeau criticizes Alberta's response to opioid crisis

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau criticized the Alberta government on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, for not addressing the opioid epidemic in ways that have proven to be effective elsewhere.
News, Politics | April 13th 2022
Reeve Josh Knelsen,

COVID response has deeply divided northern Alberta county

The mayor of High Level, a town in Alberta's far northwest corner, says she has not spoken to the county government for several weeks.
News, Politics | April 11th 2022

Dry Alberta town considers lifting booze ban

Raymond, a southern Alberta town that has been dry since it was founded more than 100 years ago, is asking residents whether they want restaurants to serve alcohol.
News, Politics | April 7th 2022
psilocybin mushrooms,

Psychedelic therapy drugs can aid mental health treatment

A doctor and a psychologist say Health Canada’s move to allow physicians to request restricted psychedelic drugs for patients as part of their psychotherapy is a positive step toward transforming mental-health care.
News, Politics | January 17th 2022
Calgary International Airport,

Are Canada's new COVID travel rules grounded in racism?

The president of the African Community Association of Calgary says its members feel hurt and believe it's important for the federal government to address what they say is subtle racism behind Canada's new COVID-19 travel rules.
Coronavirus in Canada
News, Politics | December 8th 2021

COVID testing chaos at Canadian airports

Confusion has been growing at some Canadian airports that say they want more direction from the federal government since it changed COVID-19 testing rules for travellers.
Coronavirus in Canada
News, Politics | December 3rd 2021
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