By Fabian Mayer, September 3 2015 —
University of Calgary student and former Liberal candidate for Calgary Nose Hill Ala Buzreba is speaking out about the way she was treated after offensive tweets she posted as a 17-year-old resurfaced online. … Read the rest
By Fabian Mayer, August 6 2015 —
Debates over oil production in the Arctic erupted this spring when oil company Royal Dutch Shell sent two exploratory drilling rigs to the Chukchi sea northeast of Alaska. More recently, a Shell icebreaker … Read the rest
By Chris Adams, July 30 2015 —
[dropcap style=”normal”]W[/dropcap]hat do you count as the most practical post-secondary degree you can get? Finance? Engineering? Something in the sciences? Prevailing wisdom suggests the most valuable degrees get you a job, preferably immediately … Read the rest
By Fabian Mayer, July 14 2015 —
Controversy now surrounds the Edmonton Reggae Festival after it was revealed last week that all three of its headlining artists have incorporated homophobic remarks or lyrics into past performances.
Artists Capleton and I … Read the rest
By Fabian Mayer, July 16 —
The youngest candidate running for office in Canada’s fall federal election is a 21-year- old University of Calgary student. Ala Buzreba is putting her international relations degree on hold to run as the Liberal … Read the rest
By Fabian Mayer, July 9 2015 —
Edmonton Reggae Festival organizers are defending their headlining artists after it was revealed all three have incorporated homophobic remarks or lyrics into past performances.
Reggae artists Capleton and I Wayne both have songs … Read the rest
By Fabian Mayer, July 7 2015 —
All three acts set to headline the Edmonton Reggae Festival are known for incorporating homophobic remarks or lyrics into their performances. Queen Ifrica, Capleton and I Wayne have all made homophobic comments or … Read the rest
By Fabian Mayer, June 18 2015 —
Oil sands development must stop. That was the message of 100 Canadian and American academics who signed a letter sent to Prime Minister Stephen Harper and other members of Parliament last week.
Climatologists, … Read the rest
By Fabian Mayer, June 11 2015 —
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) released its report on Canada’s residential school program last week. The report made 94 recommendations on how to improve the relationship between Canada’s aboriginal population and broader … Read the rest
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s (TRC) Report is a 382-page document that neatly summarizes the worst atrocities committed by the Canadian government.
Residential schools almost destroyed indigenous civilization in Canada. By outlawing important aboriginal social traditions and forcibly removing children … Read the rest
