Teachers’ group wants prof reinstated after being fired over cafeteria chicken slaughter A national lobby group for teachers is backing a Calgary art instructor who was fired over a student’s controversial art performance at the Alberta College of Art and Design (ACAD). The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) says it filed a grievance demanding that [...]
Over 1 million Albertans visited farmers’ markets in 2012 More Albertans are buying food from farmers’ markets, according to a recent study from Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development. The 2012 report found that almost three-quarters of Alberta households (nearly 1.1. million) visited a farmers’ market in the last year and spent an average of $55 [...]
Spencer West walking on his hands for 11 days to raise money for clean water initiative When travelling between Edmonton and Calgary, most Albertans drive or take the bus to get from one city to the next. Spencer West, however, is making the 300-kilometre journey from Edmonton to Calgary almost entirely on his hands. The [...]
Cancer services will be streamlined under one agency to improve care The Alberta government is realigning all cancer facilities and programs under one umbrella agency, the province announced Tuesday. The new umbrella group for cancer services will be called CancerControl Alberta. “Every day, 42 Albertans learn they have cancer,” said Health Minister Fred Horne. “We [...]
Income splitting would allow families to be treated more equally, says U of C economist The Conservative government should allow families to split their incomes for tax purposes, says University of Calgary economist Jack Mintz. In a report from the School of Public Policy, Mintz and co-author Matt Krzepkowski argue the current tax system is unfair because it forces single-earning [...]
Safeway, Sobeys, Walmart and others will phase out controversial pig cages The Retail Council of Canada announced eight of the largest Canadian supermarket chains will phase out sow gestation crates in their pork supply chains. Over the next nine years, major grocery stores including Walmart, Costco, Safeway and Sobeys will find alternative housing options for [...]
Earl Silverman committed suicide Friday in Calgary In the end, Earl Silverman lived for nothing and died for something, the way he wanted it, I guess. That was always his tag signature at the end of emails: Live for nothing; die for something. Those emails were sent to comfort male victims of domestic violence, to [...]
Earl Silverman operated only safe house for me in Canada Earl Silverman, the tireless crusader for the rights of abused men, died Friday of apparent suicide. Silverman, who himself was a victim of female perpetrated-domestic abuse, founded the only men’s shelter in Canada. The Men’s Alternative Safe House was forced to close last month after [...]
Grant for Alberta public libraries helps with costs of sharing resources Alberta public libraries are receiving a boost thanks to a $400,000 grant from the Alberta Government. The grant is intended to help public libraries with the costs of sharing resources. Provincial legislation requires all library boards to have a policy that supports resource-sharing so all [...]
Cal Wenzel video – Mayor Nenshi suggests election finance laws were broken The secretly taped video that shows Calgary home builders in a room listening to Cal Wenzel talk about supporting candidates they feel will vote in their favour was finally released in its entirety Tuesday night. Mayor Naheed Nenshi fought back Wednesday morning, calling [...]
