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PC party proposes policy to ensure parents receive alerts anytime their child engages in “like-liking” someone

By Melanie Woods, April 27 2017 —

Last month, Alberta Progressive Conservative Party leader Jason Kenney came under fire for saying that parents should be informed if their child joins a Gay-Straight Alliance at school, with many critics arguing that … Read the rest

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Four ways to give your old school supplies new life

By Jill Girgulis, April 27 2017 —

Now that the Winter semester is finally over, there’s no better time to start that spring cleaning you’ve been putting off. The first step in this annual purge is dealing with the massive … Read the rest

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Decades-old “Leon the Frog” poem restored at the University of Calgary

By Scott Strasser, April 18 2017 —

After being accidentally painted over last month, the University of Calgary’s favourite amphibian is once again free to hop up the stairs in the Social Sciences tower.

On April 13, more than 30 … Read the rest