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May. 16, 2013 / 917: The Roadtrip Issue
Classroom coercion
The contract between Alberta's teachers and the provincial government, Bill 26, the Assurance for Student's Act—although what students will be assured of hasn't really been stated—required that all… Read more »
May. 09, 2013 / 916: The Burger Issue
One-stop oil shop
Gerry Protti hadn't even had the chance to take a seat in his new position before people were calling for his resignation. Protti is the appointed chair of… Read more »
May. 02, 2013 / 915: Grand Exit
Wildcat saftety
The wildcat strike started by workers at the new Edmonton Remand Centre last weekend shouldn't earn special dismissal simply because these people are law enforcers, nor because it's… Read more »
Apr. 25, 2013 / 914: Wine Country
Redford: one year in
On April 23, 2012, Alberta elected the Progressive Conservative Party back into power, crushing the then-looming possibility of an upstart Wild Rose majority—what would've been the first non-conservative… Read more »
Apr. 18, 2013 / 913: Death: Proto-Punks Emerge From The Shadows
Victims of “share”
Thanks to the Internet and smartphones, we can now share information faster and easier than at any other time in history. The potential is enormous—but so are the… Read more »
Apr. 10, 2013 / 912: Bison
Mining manners
As if Canada's domestic resource extraction endeavours haven't caused enough environmental harm, Canadian mining companies are meeting tough opposition abroad. Last month, tens of thousands of Colombians from… Read more »
Apr. 04, 2013 / 911: Spring Style
Drought a big deal
Canada is not so polite anymore. We are a country in a position to address what is happening because of climate change, both at home and abroad, and… Read more »
Mar. 27, 2013 / 910: The Twelve Labours of Penelopiad
Independent U?
The idea of independence among universities is as old as the idea of the universities themselves, so the provincial government's push to rebrand the advanced education system here… Read more »
Mar. 21, 2013 / 909: Water Crisis
Body rub bylaw
A little over a year ago, a name change came into effect for Edmonton's 40-plus massage parlours. In January 2012, they became known as body-rub centres. Why? Well,… Read more »
Mar. 14, 2013 / 908: In Your Face
Budget quiet on arena
Last week's provincial budget had the opposition parties and various stakeholder organizations up in arms well before Minister of Finance Doug Horner stood up to deliver his speech.… Read more »
