43 h. ago Schools set to close as Alberta government provides online curriculum ahead of teachers strike

With no new talks scheduled, it appears a threatened strike by Alberta's 51,000 teachers will go ahead as planned, starting on Monday.

Politics

65 h. ago The government shuts down, and Trump goes online – very online

WASHINGTON (AP) — On Thursday morning, as thousands of federal employees stayed home and faced potential layoffs because of the government shutdown, President Donald Trump got right to work on social media. He started by sharing praise from supporters. Then he falsely claimed that “DEMOCRATS WANT TO GIVE YOUR HEALTHCARE MONEY TO ILLEGAL ALIENS.” And […]

Politics

3 d. ago Letters: Actions of Edmonton’s next council must be grounded in reality

Can Danielle Smith get a new pipeline built? VOTE IN OUR DAILY ONLINE POLL! GOVERN WITH PRAGMATISM With the civic election fast approaching, many candidates have taken to social media to share their views, especially around Truth and Reconciliation Day. Rajah Maggay, a candidate running in Nakota Isga (Ward 1), stated that city council must […]

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4 d. ago Mother of Amanda Todd says Carney government’s scaled down online safety effort is ‘not enough’

Carol Todd had been hoping the government would table a new online harms bill

Politics

2 w. ago Layoffs at Google, X helped spur ‘avalanche’ of online terrorist content since Oct. 7: government documents

Officials flagged reports that content considered to be antisemitic had exploded on X by more than 900 per cent on the platform

Technology

2 w. ago New Manitoba schools to be built under jobs agreement, Kinew says

Four new schools are set to be built in Manitoba under a new jobs agreement the province has signed with Manitoba Building Trades.

Society

2 w. ago Trump’s Ivy League Deals Are Set to Funnel Cash to Trade Schools

President Donald Trump’s campaign to squeeze billions of dollars out of Harvard University and other elite colleges looks set to create a windfall for US trade schools.

Society

2 w. ago Trump’s Ivy League Deals Set to Funnel Cash to Trade Schools

President Donald Trump’s campaign to squeeze billions of dollars out of Harvard University and other elite colleges looks set to create a windfall for US trade schools.

Society

3 w. ago Calls mount for Carney government to not abandon regulating tech companies over online harms

What's left is a confusing picture of who is even responsible for the file and whether the prime minister will move on the issue of regulation or has abandoned that approach

Politics

3 w. ago Nepal internet crackdown part of global trend toward suppressing online freedom

Nepal’s crackdown on social media companies, which led to protests and police killing at least 19 people, is part of a yearslong decline of internet freedoms around the world as even democracies seek to curtail online speech. The Himalayan country’s government said last week it was blocking several social media platforms including Facebook, X and […]

Technology

4 w. ago Return to hot summer weather prompts warning about danger of new Alberta wildfires

With close to 50 wildfires still burning across Alberta and temperatures this weekend forecast to be about 10 C above normal people are being warned of the danger of new fires.

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