Lulu Anderson: The history and present of Black civil rights in Alberta
This story is part of the Black on the Prairies project, a collection of articles, personal essays, images and more, exploring the past, present and future of…
Parents, experts worry about ‘snowball effect’ of literacy, development lags amid pandemic schooling
Jon Bahen finds the more people in his work-from-home Zoom meetings, the less effective they can be. Imagine then how difficult it is for a child struggling…
Black activists across the Prairies are calling for defunding of police. Is anyone in power listening?
This story is part of the Black on the Prairies project, a collection of articles, personal essays, images and more, exploring the past, present and future of…
Alberta’s Wood Buffalo region to declare state of local emergency as COVID-19 cases climb
The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo in northeastern Alberta is declaring a state of local emergency due to climbing COVID-19 case numbers there. Wood Buffalo council passed…
More than 1,500 tree planters prepare to head west to reforest B.C. Interior
More than 1,500 tree planters from Quebec and Ontario are expected to travel across the country to the B.C. Interior in the next two weeks to help…
Meet Goosey Lucy, the bird that fell in love with a Hampton, N.B., man
Love comes around when you least expect it — at least that's what happened to George Pattison.The Hampton man hosted an unexpected visitor at his Washademoak Lake…
Prince George, B.C., was once a city of affordable homes. Now, it’s home to bidding wars
A B.C. city that once sold ads on Vancouver's SkyTrain promising affordable home ownership is now dealing with bidding wars and same-day sales — reflecting a red-hot…
B.C. filmmakers get Stephen King’s endorsement for festival of films based on his work
A pair of Prince George, B.C., filmmakers are still reeling from the excitement of having their project endorsed by the king of horror.Stephen King posted a tweet…
Winnipeg girls’ volleyball coach dismissed from role after telling players he’s allowed to use racial slurs
A Winnipeg volleyball player says she was disgusted after her coach said he should be allowed to use racial slurs while expressing his opinions about race and…
Dandies rebelled against social, gender and fashion norms for 200 years. Some say time is ripe for a revival
When I started my menswear blog about a decade ago, I wanted to name it "The Hogtown Dandy." It combined one of the nicknames for Toronto, where…
More than 200 travellers fined for refusing to quarantine in hotels after landing in Canada
Len Desharnais says he believes Canada's hotel quarantine requirement for international travellers during the pandemic is a fair idea. But shortly after arriving in Vancouver from Bangkok…