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Oversubscribed provincial grant program gets $5M bump for healthier communities through sports Original
Arenas, pitches, ball diamonds and trails help keep Albertans and their communities healthy and vibrant, a cabinet minister said in touting a topped-up initiative that contributes dollars to sports and recreation projects. Andrew Boitchenko said that curling rinks, pickleball courts and other sports-and-rec infrastructure tie strongly to physical and mental well-being across the province.
Alberta courts Mexico’s wealthy travellers as northbound tourism surges
Canadians love their getaways to Mexico, but here’s an obvious truth to ponder over a margarita or a shot of Alberta whisky: flights breeze over the U.S. in both directions. Increasingly, direct flights north carry well-off Mexicans destined to drop their dollars on uniquely Alberta experiences, the province’s tourism minister said.
Alberta courts Mexico’s wealthy travellers as northbound tourism surges
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Rules, London’s oldest restaurant, donated to National Trust
When Thomas Rule served his first oyster to diners on Maiden Lane in London’s Covent Garden, “mad” George III was on the throne of England, John Adams was US president and William Pitt the Younger had just come up with a wheeze called income tax to pay for the Napoleonic wars. More than two centuries later, Rules, the restaurant Thomas founded in what became the capital’s theatreland, has outlasted nine British monarchs and 45 prime ministers – but has changed hands only three times.
After two tragic incidents in months does safety at English zoos need a rethink?
On a busy Saturday afternoon at a zoo in Yorkshire, visitors looked on in horror as a man climbed into a tiger habitat, minutes after posing for a photograph beside it. Eye witnesses said he scaled a metre-high viewing barrier, before dropping into the enclosure below, overpowering a woman who tried to pull him back. The resident 30-stone Siberian tiger, named Altai, was seen pawing at the man, who was dragged away, and later declared dead at the scene.
Mental health and the ageing man
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Geordie Greep denies sexual assault allegations from stage in Vancouver
When Geordie Greep finally took to the stage in Vancouver this week, noticeably without his band, the crowd was hushed and the atmosphere tense. His lateness, however was the least of his problems. Greep, a Brit school graduate and the former frontman of Black Midi, had been accused of sexually assaulting a woman while on tour. Flyers had been handed out outside the venue spelling out the allegation against him. “Let him know what Vancouver thinks of rapists,” they read.
Pushback, promise and everyday life: how artificial intelligence is reshaping Alberta
The most transformative stretch so far in society’s digital journey has stormed into the lives of everyday Albertans in obvious and tangible ways — and less evident ways as well. Indeed, to say that AI is everywhere is barely an exaggeration. “Artificial Intelligence is not a science-fiction dream anymore and has truly arrived,” is how the Alberta AI Association has explained it.
Seeking a pause on male menopause
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Alberta highlights Indigenous roots of restorative justice as $720,000 grant deadline approaches
Restorative justice funding in Alberta leverages practices that are deeply rooted in the Indigenous communities of Turtle Island and their teachings, a cabinet minister emphasized on Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. “National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is an important day to recognize our history and the work that continues toward reconciliation,” Justice Minister Mickey Amery said on Wednesday, Sept. 30.
Alberta highlights Indigenous roots of restorative justice as $720,000 grant deadline approaches
Restorative justice funding in Alberta leverages practices that are deeply rooted in the Indigenous communities of Turtle Island and their teachings, a cabinet minister emphasized on Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. “National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is an important day to recognize our history and the work that continues toward reconciliation,” Justice Minister Mickey Amery said on Wednesday, Sept. 30.
Shock to the power bill remains a top data centre worry among Albertans Original
In their political campaigns and discourse, Americans often dig up a chestnut dating from the early 1990s: “It’s the economy, stupid.” An appropriate variation in Alberta these days might be “it’s the electricity bill, stupid,” as the province and its people sort through the implications of a potentially massive, Big Tech-driven expansion and upgrade of the wires and pipes that keep their lights on.
Contact tracing in Silent Chlamydia
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An environmental reckoning? Data centre rush hits hard realities
Assertions repeated often in the pro-data centre narrative wrongly hint that the build-out represents an environmentally responsible generator of Alberta wealth, many of the researchers, critics and other commenters dissecting the boom concur. In fact some say the province and the rest of the world are embarking on barely understood territory by striving to meet artificial intelligence’s appetite for water, power and, in Alberta’s case, natural gas.
Going down in history: The rise of super gonorrhea
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Behind a government brag, Alberta's top-ranking students lose years of learning
A recent government boast about scholastic achievement fails to mention that a drop in performance continues for Alberta 15-year-olds under an international ranking system. In a Sept. 8 release, the province notes that Alberta 15-year-olds are among Canada’s highest achievers in reading, mathematics and science. The release is based on ratings under the 2025 Programme for International Student Assessment.
Behind a government brag, Alberta’s top-ranking students lose years of learning
A recent government boast about scholastic achievement fails to mention that a drop in performance continues for Alberta 15-year-olds under an international ranking system. In a Sept. 8 release, the province notes that Alberta 15-year-olds are among Canada’s highest achievers in reading, mathematics and science. The release is based on ratings under the 2025 Programme for International Student Assessment.
Government pitches ‘digital refining’ to a divided electorate
Big Tech’s sprinkling of data centres and generators across the communities of Alberta heralds a bold new era of value-added resource development, Premier Danielle Smith has repeatedly told the citizenry over recent weeks. Smith says projects that even temporarily draw from the grid will make the user pie bigger and drive bills downward because of the transmission charges their proponents pay.
Competition opens for $5.5M in skilled training grants Original
Specialized industries bank on specialized workforces, and specialized workers need specialized training — of a type not always available at your friendly neighbourhood polytechnic. That’s the string of logic that underpins a fledgling grant program looking to once again partner with industries and their organizations to help the province meet skills shortages. Up half a million dollars over a pilot round launched in 2024, the Alberta Industry Skills Grant is accepting proposals until Oct.
Government pitches ‘digital refining’ to a divided electorate
Big Tech’s sprinkling of data centres and generators across the communities of Alberta heralds a bold new era of value-added resource development, Premier Danielle Smith has repeatedly told the citizenry over recent weeks. Smith says projects that even temporarily draw from the grid will make the user pie bigger and drive bills downward because of the transmission charges their proponents pay.
Hidden side of herpes: Symptoms, spread and treatment
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A short history of welcome mats: how Alberta courted two types of newcomers on the grounds of demand and economic impact
The final vestiges of a campaign to attract droves of people and their skills to Alberta had all but disappeared from the UCP government’s agenda. It was December 2024 and Alberta is Calling had, by most accounts, been far too successful for the province’s well-being. Detractors said it had been too much, too fast, without enough planning in place to absorb the onslaught.
A short history of welcome mats: how Alberta courted two types of newcomers on the grounds of demand and economic impact
The final vestiges of a campaign to attract droves of people and their skills to Alberta had all but disappeared from the UCP government’s agenda. It was December 2024 and Alberta is Calling had, by most accounts, been far too successful for the province’s well-being. Detractors said it had been too much, too fast, without enough planning in place to absorb the onslaught.
Rural voices drive new grants supporting targets of family violence
New grants worth $15 million to help address family violence have arrived on the scene because of wise counsel from rural Alberta, the minister of children and family services says. Emergency family violence shelters in small-town Alberta “created the impetus” for the three new funding streams, Searle Turton told The Macleod Gazette. “They were looking for more innovative grant streams, ones with flexible options to meet their specific geographic concerns,” he said.
Millions in grants target rural health clinic needs
Close-by doctors, specialists and technology make health care more accessible for urban patients than it is for their rural and remote counterparts — no secret there. But Justin Wright, Alberta’s minister of primary and preventative health services, hopes to help counterbalance that fact of life through actions like the awarding of grants to rural and remote clinics.
Rural voices drive new grants supporting targets of family violence
New grants worth $15 million to help address family violence have arrived on the scene because of wise counsel from rural Alberta, the minister of children and family services says. Emergency family violence shelters in small-town Alberta “created the impetus” for the three new funding streams, Searle Turton told The Macleod Gazette. “They were looking for more innovative grant streams, ones with flexible options to meet their specific geographic concerns,” he said.
A short history of welcome mats: how Alberta courted two types of newcomers on the grounds of demand and economic impact
The final vestiges of a campaign to attract droves of people and their skills to Alberta had all but disappeared from the UCP government’s agenda. It was December 2024 and Alberta is Calling had, by most accounts, been far too successful for the province’s well-being. Detractors said it had been too much, too fast, without enough planning in place to absorb the onslaught.
A short history of welcome mats: how Alberta courted two types of newcomers on the grounds of demand and economic impact
The final vestiges of a campaign to attract droves of people and their skills to Alberta had all but disappeared from the UCP government’s agenda. It was December 2024 and Alberta is Calling had, by most accounts, been far too successful for the province’s well-being. Detractors said it had been too much, too fast, without enough planning in place to absorb the onslaught.
Take a drive on the wild side: province unveils bighorn licence plate to support conservation
Alberta’s iconic bighorn sheep officially hit the road this month, thanks to a fundraising licence plate that features the work of a renowned Grande Prairie artist. Three rams backdropped by Mount Lougheed are highlighted in a design that celebrates Alberta while raising money for conservation, the province announced Tuesday.
Take a drive on the wild side: province unveils bighorn licence plate to support conservation
Alberta’s iconic bighorn sheep officially hit the road this month, thanks to a fundraising licence plate that features the work of a renowned Grande Prairie artist. Three rams backdropped by Mount Lougheed are highlighted in a design that celebrates Alberta while raising money for conservation, the province announced Tuesday.
Beyond the fence: how science, design and strategy help animals avoid motorists along a stretch of Highway 3
Wood, metal, concrete and mesh have transformed a 10-kilometre stretch of the open road in southern Alberta into a protective passageway for the motoring public. Strategically placed along a scenic foothills route to prevent the kind of wildlife encounter drivers would sooner avoid, all those posts, fences and cattleguards along Highway 3 are hard to ignore. Less obvious, however, is what the system does to help critters of multiple types and sizes safely meet their own cross-terrain needs.
Silent Syphilis
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Actor Tom Jackson calls for urgent action on wildfire resilience in Indigenous communities
Actor, musician and humanitarian Tom Jackson wants governments in Canada to help Indigenous communities become more resilient in the face of increasingly ferocious wildfires. Jackson, a veteran actor of Cree and Métis descent known for TV roles in North of 60 and Sullivan’s Crossing, said action is needed now to improve fire prevention and upgrade infrastructure. "To solve these issues effectively needs political will.
Rural isolation, stigma compound trauma for sexual assault survivors, cabinet minister says
Travel distances and the stifling quiet of stigma make sexual assault especially dangerous for rural Albertans, a cabinet minister acknowledged in a recent interview.
Rural isolation, stigma compound trauma for sexual assault survivors, cabinet minister says
Travel distances and the stifling quiet of stigma make sexual assault especially dangerous for rural Albertans, a cabinet minister acknowledged in a recent interview.
Actor Tom Jackson calls for urgent action on wildfire resilience in Indigenous communities
Actor Tom Jackson calls for urgent action on wildfire resilience in Actor, musician and humanitarian Tom Jackson wants governments in Canada to help Indigenous communities become more resilient in the face of increasingly ferocious wildfires. Jackson, a veteran actor of Cree and Métis descent known for TV roles in North of 60 and Sullivan’s Crossing, said action is needed now to improve fire prevention and upgrade infrastructure. “To solve these issues effectively needs political will.
Take a drive on the wild side: province unveils bighorn licence plate to support conservation
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Take a drive on the wild side: province unveils bighorn licence plate to support conservation
Alberta’s iconic bighorn sheep officially hit the road this month, thanks to a fundraising licence plate that features the work of a renowned Grande Prairie artist. Three rams backdropped by Mount Lougheed are highlighted in a design that celebrates Alberta while raising money for conservation, the province announced Tuesday.
Chefs say Michelin Guide at risk of ‘losing credibility’ over suspected lack of inspectors
How many inspectors does it take to review the country’s best restaurants – a pinch, a baker’s dozen? For more than a century the answer has been kept secret by the world’s authority on good food: the Michelin Guide. But the French tyre company’s famous hotel and restaurant reference book has been challenged by chefs, restaurant critics and diners, who question whether the guide has enough of its anonymous inspectors to adequately review and monitor the eateries that are included each year.
‘It’s therapy by stealth’: the adult fans helping Lego build its billions in sales
In a cosy cafe in Kingston upon Thames on the outskirts of London, nine people gather in the early evening to drink and talk. To the casual observer it may look like a book club, but when the friends reach into their bags it’s not paperbacks they produce – but packs of Lego. Geoff Lay, who organised the gathering, worked in software development before recently starting Noble Brick, a Lego-focused events organisation.
Having the balls to talk health: Why boys need testicular awareness
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‘Sad moments ahead’: Kew Gardens to fell rare trees in race to save Victorian greenhouse
It will be a gut-wrenching moment for the horticulturalists at Kew Gardens when some of the magnificent trees in the Palm House have to be felled. “There are some sad moments ahead,” said Palm House manager, Will Spoelstra, who knows all the plants inside the cathedral-like greenhouse.
Rural isolation, stigma compound trauma for sexual assault survivors, cabinet minister says
Travel distances and the stifling quiet of stigma make sexual assault especially dangerous for rural Albertans, a cabinet minister said in a recent interview.
Beyond the fence: How science helps animals avoid motorists along a stretch of Hwy 3
Wood, metal, concrete and mesh have transformed a 10-kilometre stretch of the open road in southern Alberta into a protective passageway for the motoring public. Strategically placed along a scenic foothills route to prevent the kind of wildlife encounter drivers would sooner avoid, all those posts, fences and cattleguards along Highway 3 are hard to ignore. Less obvious, however, is what the system does to help critters of multiple types and sizes safely meet their own cross-terrain needs.
Beyond the fence: how science, design and strategy help animals avoid motorists along a stretch of Highway 3
Wood, metal, concrete and mesh have transformed a 10-kilometre stretch of the open road in southern Alberta into a protective passageway for the motoring public. Strategically placed along a scenic foothills route to prevent the kind of wildlife encounter drivers would sooner avoid, all those posts, fences and cattleguards along Highway 3 are hard to ignore. Less obvious, however, is what the system does to help critters of multiple types and sizes safely meet their own cross-terrain needs.
Navigating the path as boys become men
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When TV turns sour: the shows we simply can’t stomach any more Original
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When I think of the summer holidays when I was a teenager, I think of watching America's Next Top Model for hours on end, critiquing each contestant with my sister. The makeover episode was always my favourite: girls sobbing as their hair was cropped short, or even shaved off. At the time, Tyra Banks seemed like a big sister, giving the contestants the tough love they'd need to succeed in a ferociously competitive industry. Now I feel differently.
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Corridor corporations add bloat to health care bureaucracy, NDP critic warns
Seven new bureaucracies for primary health care will puzzle and fail Albertans while diluting the effectiveness of small and already responsive networks, an NDP critic has charged. The government is rolling out an unnecessary layer of leaders, staff and administrative structures instead of addressing real problems that communities and patients face, said Sharif Haji, the shadow minister for primary and preventative health services. “The promise was reducing bureaucracy.
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