38 h. ago Braid: Quebec independence leader meets Alberta separatists, promises collaboration

St-Pierre Plamondon was in Alberta this week, speaking to the U of C's school of public policy — and meeting Alberta separatists

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38 h. ago Braid: Quebec’s likeliest next premier backs Alberta separation. Canada had better take him seriously

St-Pierre Plamondon was in Alberta this week, speaking to the U of C's school of public policy — and meeting Alberta separatists

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5 d. ago Alberta makes sweeping revisions to ban on sexually explicit images in school libraries

"Our focus and our concern is with materials in schools that have graphic and visual depictions of sexual acts"

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5 d. ago Alberta makes revisions to ban on books with sexually explicit images in school libraries

"Our focus and our concern is with materials in schools that have graphic and visual depictions of sexual acts"

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5 d. ago Alberta makes revisions to ban books with sexually explicit images in school libraries

"Our focus and our concern is with materials in schools that have graphic and visual depictions of sexual acts"

Society

5 d. ago Braid: As Alberta revises school library book ban, minister insists it was all a 'misunderstanding'

Big changes in ministerial order come down to one little word: visual

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5 d. ago Braid: Alberta shrinks school book ban, minister insists it was all a 'misunderstanding'

Big changes in ministerial order come down to one little word: visual

Politics

5 d. ago Alberta’s UCP to fight a legal challenge that aims to scrap school pronoun law

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative government says it will fight hard to defend a court challenge to its school pronoun law. “Alberta’s government will vigorously defend our position in court,” Heather Jenkins, press secretary to Justice Minister Mickey Amery, said in a statement after two LGBTQ+ advocacy groups officially filed the court […]

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5 d. ago Revised Alberta school book ban expected to be released Monday

The Alberta government had promised an updated ministerial order with the revised school library book ban on Friday, but the announcement was rescheduled for Monday.

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7 d. ago Tumultuous start to Alberta school year with possible teachers strike, confusion over school policies

It has been a confusing and uneasy start to the school year in Alberta with shifting provincial government policies and the looming threat of a teachers strike.

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7 d. ago Alberta parents brace for potential teacher strike amid confusion over school policy

Last week, contract talks between the Alberta Teachers' Association and the provincial government broke down. As of Friday afternoon, the two sides remained at an impasse

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8 d. ago Alberta government postpones release of revised school library book ban

'We are taking the time needed to ensure that the revised ministerial order is clear for all school boards,' Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides said.

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9 d. ago Calgary schools must verify sex assigned at birth for female athletes under new provincial law

The legislation bars transgender girls from competing in school sports designated for 'biological' females and directs Alberta school boards to implement procedures to verify athlete eligibility

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9 d. ago ‘It makes people want to read’: Bookstores see sales spike after Alberta government book ban

Alberta bookstore owners say they've seen a spike in sales of some books caught up in the Alberta government's ban on books with explicit sexual content.

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9 d. ago ’It makes people want to read’: Stores see sales spike after Alberta book ban

EDMONTON — An Alberta government order banning some books from school libraries doesn’t appear to be deterring people from reading them, say managers at several bookstores. Kelly Dyer with Audreys Books in Edmonton said the store has noticed a jump in sales since July, when the province announced the ban on books with explicit sexual […]

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1 week ago Advocacy groups launch legal challenge against Alberta’s Bill 27

Two advocacy groups have filed a lawsuit against the province surrounding Bill 27, a controversial piece of legislation that aims to regulate pronoun use for gender-fluid students.

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1 week ago Threat of strike by Alberta’s teachers looms large over 1st day of school

As children across Alberta return to the classroom this week, the possibility of a future strike by Alberta's 51,000 teachers is on everyone's mind.

Society

1 week ago Alberta government pauses order to remove books from school libraries — for now

It appears the pause is only temporary, however, as Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides told Postmedia he is revising the order after concerns were raised about the planned removal of classic literary works in some schools

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1 week ago Alberta government pauses ban on school library books containing sexual content

The Alberta government's move came after a draft list from Edmonton Public Schools of books to be removed from libraries was leaked online last week.

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1 week ago Margaret Atwood pens ‘suitable’ story for teens as Alberta pauses order to remove sexually explicit content for students

‘I will be revising the order immediately to ensure that our classic literary works remain in school libraries,’ a statement from Alberta's education minister said

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