19 h. ago Opinion: Alberta's school library book ban an effective diversion

Alberta’s Education minister, Demetrios Nicolaides, has announced standards for determining what age-appropriate books will appear in school libraries. Students in any grade will not be able to see materials showing explicit sexual content, defined by the province as detailed and clear depictions of sexual acts, including masturbation, penetration and ejaculation. Only students in Grade 10 […]

Society

48 h. ago TAIT: Alberta government deals AISH recipients twin blows through the mail

When Zachary Weeks submits a 450-word text message, you take stock. And read every word. Because something must be wrong. Weeks, who lives with cerebral palsy, is a gifted writer and a tireless advocate. For the last few months, the busy Weeks and many others have been trying to make sense of why Alberta continues […]

Politics

3 d. ago A Liberal government uninterested in fighting culture wars? This could be it

Prime Minister Mark Carney could face his first major 'culture war' over Alberta's controversial new school library guidelines

Politics

3 d. 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

4 d. 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

4 d. ago Alberta announces ban on explicit sexual content in school libraries

"These new standards are to ensure that school boards have clear guidance to ensure age-appropriate access to school library materials, while reflecting the values and priorities of Albertans," said Education and Childcare Demetrios Nicolaides

Society

5 d. ago Alberta set to announce ban on explicit sexual content in school libraries

"These new standards are to ensure that school boards have clear guidance to ensure age-appropriate access to school library materials, while reflecting the values and priorities of Albertans," said Education and Childcare Demetrios Nicolaides

Society

6 d. ago Letters: Strong show of unity between Alberta, Ontario and Saskatchewan

Is Ontario a good partner for Alberta? Vote in our daily poll! Who would have thought that the Calgary Stampede would become the greatest show of unity, cooperation, friendship, and support between Canada’s conservative leaders? Premiers Ford and Moe were there to sign trade agreements with Premier Smith, and Smith and opposition leader Poilievre were […]

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6 d. ago Wednesday's letters: Alberta squeezes seniors, disabled despite surplus

Alberta posts $8.3-billion surplus was the headline on the front page on June 28. Great news. Unless you’re an AISH recipient. Or a senior. Or someone wanting a COVID vaccine. Alberta is the only province or territory that will claw back the Canada Disability Benefit of $200, which could make a difference to AISH recipients […]

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6 d. ago Opinion: Let Alberta optometrists do the job they're trained to do

Modern optometry training has evolved far beyond what it was even 10 years ago. Alberta’s regulations aren’t keeping pace. Where we once led North American scope of practice for optometrists, Alberta is now falling far behind. The failure of our regulatory system to match advances in education, training, and medical technology is contributing to increased […]

Transport

7 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Doug Ford's federal ambitions may hurt Alberta down the road

Frankly, I’m not sure I trust Ford to live up to his end of these agreements given his federal ambitions.

Events

7 d. ago Braid: Ontario's Doug Ford buckles up for Stampede — and for Alberta's future

Ford is all-in for a west-east oil pipeline. Ontario and Alberta officials talked seriously Monday of a new line to an Ontario port on James Bay

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7 d. ago Braid: Ontario's Doug Ford buckles up for Stampede — and for Alberta pipelines

Ford is all-in for a west-east oil pipeline. Ontario and Alberta officials talked seriously Monday of a new line to an Ontario port on James Bay

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7 d. ago Demetrios Nicolaides: Alberta investing in education to meet booming population growth

Alberta’s government and the Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) share the same goal: providing a world-class education to Alberta’s next generation. It’s a goal I am proud to work on alongside the ATA. Yet in a recent op-ed, ATA president Jason Schilling says he believes Alberta’s government is “playing politics with education rather than focusing on […]

Economics

7 d. ago Mia Hughes: Alberta judge relies on myth that gender drugs are lifesaving

Injunction's claim that banning drugs would cause emotional harm not backed up by evidence

Other

9 d. ago Tait: Albertans should demand province stop claw back of Canadian Disability Benefits

(Disclaimer: Cam Tait lives with disability but does not receive Alberta’s Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped — AISH) The polite debate ends now. While we might spare a moment to condemn Pamela Ellis, arrested in Hamilton for allegedly pilfering $277,000 from disabled residents – a heinous act of individual greed – we must redirect […]

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1 week ago Alberta and Carney: conflict and collision — Can Alberta survive Carney’s net

It should be evident to Albertans that the province is on a collision course with the federal Liberal government, driven by a fundamental disagreement: will Alberta and Western Canada be allowed to fully develop its hydrocarbon endowment, or will that economic value be lost in pursuit of the climate policy known as “net zero”? This […]

Events

1 week ago Lorne Gunter: Effort to revive old PC party in Alberta appears futile

This week, two Independent MLAs who used to be UCP caucus members announced that they would be reviving the Ghost of Elections Past, the old Progressive Conservative party. Peter Guthrie of Airdrie-Cochrane and Scott Sinclair of Lesser Slave Lake, both of whom were separately expelled from the UCP caucus earlier this year for dissing the […]

Events

1 week ago Letters: What are Alberta separatist plans for Canadian loyalists?

Are you worried about measles outbreaks? Vote in our daily poll! I have a question to ask that many Albertans, faced with the continual harping about separation, are asking. What are the separatists going to do with those of us who live in Alberta but love Canada and intend to always be Canadian? Are they […]

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1 week ago Opinion: Alberta's clawback of federal disability benefits shameful

Alberta is the only province or territory in Canada that is poised to claw back the $200 Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) from provincial disability income support (known in Alberta as AISH) recipients. That’s one out of 13. Back in March, Alberta’s Minister of Seniors, Community and Social Services, Jason Nixon, announced this decision in this […]

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