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The University of Alberta Students’ Union (UASU) expressed concerns about the arrests of students and excessive police presence at the pro-Palestine encampment at the University of Calgary ..read more
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The United Nations (UN) General Assembly in a vote 143 to 9 on Friday recognized Palestine as effectively its own state and backed its bid to join the UN as a full-fledged member ..read more
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An autistic 27-year-old Calgary woman, awaiting a court ruling on whether she can proceed with medical assistance in dying (MAiD) says the medical system “abandoned” her, isn’t addressing her needs swiftly enough and offers “inappropriate” care, she said during a phone conversation from hospital where she has been since March 28 ..read more
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The Alberta government confirmed the inspection into the City of Chestermere’s financial issues has finished ..read more
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The refusal of Saskatchewan teachers to accept the province's contract offer disappointed the education minister and Sask United Party Leader and prompted criticism of the government by the Opposition NDP ..read more
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government has proposed to increase the Canadian journalism labour tax credit at the rate of an extra $104 million ..read more
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The Alberta government has allocated $50 million to Emissions Reduction Alberta to launch another round of a funding program dedicated to emissions reduction tools ..read more
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The president of the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation says considerations on class size and complexity and better pay were both leading motivations to refuse the government's contract offer ..read more
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The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms has gotten numerous fines reduced or dropped for Canadians who allegedly violated the Quarantine Act or who chose not to use the ArriveCAN app at Canadian borders ..read more