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Be outraged by something that matters: our broken court system

The New Year is typically considered a time to reflect on the past year: the highs and lows, the achievements and the struggles. Usually these experiences are personal and differ from person to person, however, when the world was plunged into the global pandemic in 2020, we experienced many things in common, as a human family.
Mayor Hanson looks back at 2021 in Sylvan Lake

Mayor Hanson looks back at 2021 in Sylvan Lake

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What happens when you call for help and no one comes?

What happens when you call for help and no one comes?

Ever since I was a child, I was always taught that if I was in need of help I needed to call 911.
How to use rapid testing to keep you and yours safe during the holiday season

How to use rapid testing to keep you and yours safe during the holiday season

Experts say rapid tests are one more tool in our toolbox to stay safe
Educational reform needed

Educational reform needed

Imagine you’re a parent of a young child who was sexually, emotionally or physically abused by their teacher. Then imagine you are advised that, to lodge a complaint, you will have to call that teacher’s association and the association alone will decide if it warrants investigation. If it does, the association will investigate it, they will prosecute the case and conduct the hearing. You are additionally advised that the same association that is prosecuting will also be defending the teacher.

Shooting from the hip: rapid responses on recent events

Opinion
Hard lessons and awkward truths from Canada’s 44th federal election

Hard lessons and awkward truths from Canada’s 44th federal election

By Bruce Cameron, Black Press Political Columnist
Analysis: Wildfire and flood disasters are causing ‘climate migration’ within Canada

Analysis: Wildfire and flood disasters are causing ‘climate migration’ within Canada

Polticians need to implement environmental policies or people will go elsewhere
Vaccine Politics: Will COVID-19 affect the outcome of the federal election in B.C.?

Vaccine Politics: Will COVID-19 affect the outcome of the federal election in B.C.?

Week 3 of federal election analysis by columnist Bruce Cameron focuses on the effects of COVID-19
I work at a COVID-19 vaccine clinic, here’s what people ask when getting their shot

I work at a COVID-19 vaccine clinic, here’s what people ask when getting their shot

By Ehsan Misaghi, Clinician-Scientist Trainee, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry and Faculty of Science, University of Alberta