7 h. ago Jamie Sarkonak: Alberta’s rules on explicit sex books are reasonable. Don’t believe the fake news

The province did not ban depictions of hugging and kissing in school libraries, as some media reports initially suggested

Events

9 h. ago Old photo of Ontario children used in phony fundraiser for Texas flood victims

Julie Cole told Global News that a friend had contacted her on social media to say that an old photo of her six children was being used in an attempt to collect ill-gotten gains.

Events

45 h. ago Alberta bans explicit sex books in schools, limits who reads about kissing, hugging

Students in Grade 9 and younger will not be allowed to read about puberty, menstruation and breastfeeding but religious texts, such as the Bible, will be allowed on the shelves.

Society

49 h. ago Jamie Sarkonak: The CRTC is trying to tell local newsrooms what to report. It needs to stop

Diversity incentives were added to an $18-million TV news fund in June, with the intent of influencing coverage at local stations

Other

1 week ago Jamie Sarkonak: Trudeau judge abuses Charter to free man busted with a loaded Glock

Drug arrest ruled illegal by Liberal-appointed judge shows why crime is on the rise in Canada

Politics

1 week ago Alberta’s new referendum rules set to formally take effect as some continue separatist push

A group aims to gather 177,000 signatures to put a question on ballots: Do you agree the province of Alberta shall become a sovereign country and cease to be a province of Canada?

Other

1 week ago Amid calls for separation, Alberta’s new referendum rules set to formally take effect

EDMONTON — As Canada prepares Tuesday to blow out 158 birthday candles, Alberta plans three days later to formalize rules making it easier to have an independence celebration of its own. Beginning Friday, Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative government is officially lowering the required threshold for citizens to initiate a provincewide referendum, including on separation. […]

Other

1 week ago Jamie Sarkonak: Canadians right to favour melting pot model of assimilation

Half of Canadians feel that we're losing a 'shared, collective identity of what it means to be Canadian.' That's the cultural mosaic for you

Other

2 w. ago Jamie Sarkonak: Canada is worse off without Russell Brown on the Supreme Court

We still haven't recovered from his resignation two years ago

Economics

3 w. ago Jamie Sarkonak: Vancouver renaming street ‘šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm’ puts people at risk

Good luck telling 911 your address

Other

3 w. ago Jamie Sarkonak: Mark Carney is demanding power to suspend all federal laws. What will he use it for?

Federal fast-tracking bill would allow cabinet to exempt favoured companies from any federal law, opening a massive door to corruption

Transport

3 w. ago Jamie Sarkonak: He mildly questioned DEI. His law school calls that ‘misconduct’

Former law student takes University of Saskatchewan to court over kangaroo misconduct trials

Society

4 w. ago Jamie Sarkonak: New Liberals offer more of the same old attitude on immigration

The immigration minister's seeming inability to answer straightforward questions does not provide much hope

Other