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Alberta, Bill 2 and social control: A look into political discipline

Alberta, Bill 2 and social control: A look into political discipline

Despite Bill 2 being posed as an order to place teachers back in classrooms and a promise of respite to parents, it instead presents a warning to unionized workers, threatens against dissent and reveals the UCP’s true intentions regarding the people they represent. On Oct. 27, Alberta’s provincial

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The hidden costs of fan conventions

The hidden costs of fan conventions

Once sites of genuine community and creativity, modern fan conventions now exemplify how social-media-driven cultural capital, market inflation, fast-fashion economics and unsafe crowding practices undermine the very subcultures they claim to celebrate. Fan culture has been a prevalent powerhouse in popular culture and media, and conventions are

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The future we need from Calgary Transit

The future we need from Calgary Transit

A growing Calgary population means an increase in general busyness and an increased necessity for safe and efficient transportation throughout the city. With a chance to renew our city council, Calgary residents can look to modernize our everyday public transit systems. Since 1909, Calgary Transit has served the city with

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Alberta school library restriction policies: The good, the bad and what it means for you

Alberta school library restriction policies: The good, the bad and what it means for you

With the rise in global political tensions, we must continue to closely monitor our local governments to determine what we consider necessary to keep our communities safe. Now that literature is under fire in Alberta, what does that mean for us? On July 4, 2025, Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides issued

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