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Tagged alberta
SU advocates for regulations on international students’ tuition as costs continue to increase
By Julieanne Acosta, August 24 2022—
Though tuition increases have affected many students across Alberta, international students face significant increases in their tuition for the same schools.
According to Statistics Canada, during the 2020 to 2021 school year in Alberta, … Read the rest
Are pharmacist-run clinics the answer to Alberta’s primary care crisis?
By Ava Zardynezhad, August 17 2022—
In late June, Lethbridge’s Real Canadian Superstore opened Alberta’s first pharmacist-run walk-in clinic. This is a pilot program under assessment for the next six months upto a year. Loblaw has allocated $500,000 to the … Read the rest
Five wildflower hikes to take this summer
By Ava Zardynezhad, August 4 2022—
After living away from Southern Alberta for the first time over the past year, I decided that I was going to spend my entire summer in the mountains to make up for it. Unfortunately, … Read the rest
The federal-provincial childcare agreement neglects two vital groups in Alberta
By Alice Thwaites, March 10 2022—
Alberta and Ottawa have commenced negotiations on an agreement that will lower the cost of licensed child care for children under the age of six, bringing the cost down to $10 a day by … Read the rest
COVID updates and the omicron variant raise many questions but give no answers
By Zarif Alibhai, February 17 2022—
COVID is not just the mild flu or a hoax. We are now entering the third year of this COVID-19 pandemic. That makes me apprehensive because we were informed by the federal government that … Read the rest
Alberta’s restrictions exemption program is a proper solution to this pandemic
By Nathaniel Tschupruk, October 7 2021—
Premier Jason Kenney recently announced a vaccine passport program titled the restrictions exemption program. This program allows eligible businesses to loosen pandemic restrictions if they check for either proof of vaccination or receive proof … Read the rest
Is Kenney getting a little too relaxed?
By Sophia Lopez, July 1 2021—
It was announced on June 18 that Alberta reached over 70 per cent of people over 12 years old with the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, meaning we can now move on to … Read the rest
Alberta government introduces vaccine lottery
By Cristina Paolozzi, June 15 2021—
Beginning June 14, any Alberta resident over 18 years of age will be eligible to enter a draw for $1 million.
This lottery — the “first of its kind” in the province, according to … Read the rest
Ottawa professor disagrees with federal aid to Alberta amid rising COVID-19 cases
By: Serena Sajan, March 1 2021—
Amir Attaran, a professor at the University of Ottawa, tweeted out last year about how Alberta’s current COVID-19 situation is solely caused by the United Conservative Party’s (UCP) leadership. He expressed that the federal … Read the rest