7 d. ago Alberta Teachers' Association says class sizes, supports are priorities in negotiations

'We've been the least-funded school jurisdiction in terms of student expenditure for a while,' Jason Schilling said

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1 week ago Canada could be getting 'nutrition facts' labels for telecom plans

"Nutrition labels have been around for decades, are familiar to most, if not all, Canadians, and have consistently helped people make clearer, faster and more informed decisions about complex products," reads the opening statement from University of Ottawa professor Marina Pavlovic."They distill dense scientific data, such as sodium content and serving size, into an easy‑to‑read format that supports everyday decision‑making."While her stance may be clear, there were four days of hearings during which major telecoms, minor players, advocacy groups and concerned citizens presented their cases to the CRTC regarding the potential for new nutrition labels for Canadian home internet. The U.S. did something similar in the spring of 2024. However, since it's only been out for a little while, adoption numbers should be taken with a grain of salt.The goal of these labels is to make it easier for everyday Canadians to compare internet plans with one easy-...

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1 week ago Schneider Electric Launches New Data Centre Solutions to Meet Challenges of High

Innovative prefabricated data centre architecture provides critical IT infrastructure for high-density computing clusters. New rack PDUs and rack systems are built for increased size and weight support, and feature direct-to-chip liquid cooling. Schneider Electric launches new Open Compute Project (OCP) inspired rack system to support NVIDIA MGX architecture. MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — Schneider Electric, the leader […]

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1 week ago Alberta teacher inspires Jimmy Kimmel to better know his staff — sorta

A southern Alberta teacher has been making waves with a video in which she can recognize her students' voices without seeing them

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2 w. ago Letters, June 11: Edmonton needs a truly family friendly Oilers watch party

Will Alberta teachers go on strike? Vote in our daily poll! Rogers Place watch party, hard to get into. Alcohol. Fan park, hard to get into, alcohol. Moss pit, alcohol. Why is there no family friendly alcohol free watch party? Like at Churchill Square. No money in no alcohol? The city and/or the Oilers Entertainment […]

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2 w. ago Letters June 11, 2025: ‘Unions are no longer needed, and teachers can pound salt.’

Let them go Re: Alberta Teachers Vote 95 Per Cent In Favor Of Strike Action… Today, our present day workforce needs unions like this nation needing another decade of Justin Trudeau on the throne in Ottawa. Unions had their time in history – back in the early 1800’s. But that was over 200 years ago. […]

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2 w. ago Alberta teachers vote 95% in favour of strike action, talks to continue this month

Nearly 39,000 Alberta teachers voted on the latest deal, and both sides are scheduled to go back to the bargaining table this month.

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2 w. ago Alberta teachers vote 95 per cent in favour of strike action

Around 95 per cent of teachers voted in favour of strike action, meaning they have 120 days to walk off the job if a deal isn't reached

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3 w. ago Opinion: Teacher strike vote wasn’t about getting more — it was to protect what’s left

Alberta teachers did not vote overwhelmingly for strike authorization out of greed or stubbornness. We said no because the proposed agreement failed to address the reality in our schools and the steady decline of public education in this province. The so-called $400 million in “classroom improvements” was vague, unreliable and conditional; it would only be […]

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