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GSAs protected under privacy laws
EDMONTON- Alberta's privacy commissioner has issued an advisory about the privacy rights of students amid debate over gay-straight alliances in schools.Commissioner Jill Clayton says she felt an advis...
Jun 19, 2019
UCP limits debate on Bill 9
EDMONTON- The Kenney government is limiting debate on contentious legislation that would strip away some bargaining rights from 180,000 public sector workers.Government House Leader Jason Nixon says t...
Jun 19, 2019
Edmonton murder trial enters second week
EDMONTON - The doctor who performed the autopsy on a toddler found dead outside an Edmonton church says the child suffered from head trauma.Dr. Elizabeth Brooks-Lim, Alberta's chief medical examiner, ...
Jun 19, 2019 Tasha-Lee Doreen Mack
Federal cabinet ministers visit Edmonton, Calgary, in wake of TMX approval
EDMONTON - Two federal cabinet ministers are making appearances in Alberta today following the Trudeau government's controversial second approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. Natural...
Jun 19, 2019
In the news today, June 17
Four stories in the news for Monday, June 17 --- TORONTO SET TO MARK RAPTORS' WIN WITH PARADE Throngs of fans are expected to line the streets of Toronto today as the city celebrates it...
Jun 19, 2019
Prevention key focus of dementia strategy released by federal government
OTTAWA - The cornerstone philosophy behind the federal government's long-awaited strategy for confronting dementia is a simple one: prevent Canadians from developing the condition ...
Jun 19, 2019
In the news today, June 19
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, June 19 --- FIRST NATION PLANS LEGAL CHALLENGE OF PIPELINE EXPANSION A British Columbia First Nation is promising a legal challenge of ...
Jun 19, 2019
After harsh Twitter exchanges, Senate looks at new social media policy
OTTAWA - An Independent senator's mission to curb online nastiness among his colleagues is causing a divide over senators' behaviour, free speech and ongoing political shifts in the upp...
Jun 19, 2019
Democratic panel to open debate on reparations for slavery
WASHINGTON - After more than a decade's absence, the case for reparations is returning to Capitol Hill, this time amid a growing discussion in the Democratic Party about what the country might owe to ...
Jun 18, 2019
Red Deer region stands to benefit from TMX approval
Red Deer mayor Tara Veer says the federal government's decision to approve the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is long-awaited good news for the community."City council is unanimous in our support f...
Jun 18, 2019