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  • Calgary delays return of fluoride to water supply; new study supports reintroduction
    Calgary delays reintroducing fluoride to water supply as a new study show children in non-fluoridated areas suffer from more dental problems.
    Canada
    Apr 13
  • From taxation to tap water: A brief history of plebiscites in Calgary
    Calgarians have gone to the polls more than 150 times over the years for things like daylight saving time, fluoridation, the ward system and the building of infrastructure.
    Canada
    Mar 13
  • Group of Calgary councillors pushes for plebiscite on city-wide zoning in 2025
    Calgarians will speak on city-wide zoning reform at a public hearing on April 22, but six councillors prefer the debate to be on the ballot in the 2025 municipal election.
    Canada
    Mar 7
  • Lip rescue: It’s time to put these 10 popular balms to the test
    Winter is a time of parched, tight, and even cracked pouts. Here are 10 of the most popular lip balms and treatments we tried throughout February's fluctuating temperatures.
    The Curator
    Feb 29
  • Calgary water fluoridation delayed again as implementation cost rises
    According to the City of Calgary, implementation costs of re-introducing fluoride to the city's drinking water have grown from $10.1 million to $28.1 million.
    Health
    Jul 19, 2023
  • Toxic chemicals in period underwear? What to know as U.S.-based Thinx settles lawsuit
    New York-based brand Thinx has settled a US$5-million lawsuit that alleged the company had misled customers about its products being free of harmful chemicals.
    Health
    Jan 23, 2023
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  • Calgary’s municipal election advance polls set to open Monday
    Advance polls are set to open on Oct. 4 ahead of the general municipal election slated for Oct. 18. Here's what you need to know.
    Politics
    Oct 3, 2021
  • Calgary’s new city council to face existing challenges with new perspectives
    The historic turnover on Calgary city council means many new perspectives around the horseshoe at city hall.
    Politics
    Oct 20, 2021
  • Albertans to vote on daylight saving time, equalization in the fall; pension and police to be further studied
    Albertans will have a few questions to answer on the ballot during this fall's municipal election.
    Politics
    Jul 15, 2021
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  • Here’s what we know about PFAS, the toxic chemical found in Canada and U.S. cosmetics
    PFAs are often added to cosmetics to increase their durability and water resistance.
    Health
    Jun 16, 2021
  • Calgary to reintroduce fluoride to water following city council vote
    Following a municipal plebiscite that showed 62 per cent of voters favouring reintroducing fluoride to city water, Calgary city council made it official.
    Canada
    Nov 15, 2021
  • Voter engagement low ahead of Calgary municipal election advance polls
    With three weeks until Calgarians head to the polls, voter engagement in the municipal election is low, which many attribute to the federal election and COVID-19.
    Politics
    Sep 27, 2021
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  • Alberta Environment holds up fluoride decision despite doctors’ objections
    Alberta Environment has rejected the objections by four doctors to Calgary’s bid to stop fluoridation.
    Apr 15, 2011
  • Lethbridge debates removing fluoride from water
    Lethbridge city council is putting water fluoridation to a vote today as residents are equally split over the removal issue.
    Apr 18, 2011
  • Municipality waiting to decide on fluoride in Cape Breton drinking water
    A decision on whether to continue putting fluoride in drinking water in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality has been put on hold for 60 days.
    Mar 2, 2011
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  • Maple Ridge dog’s dental woes net cruelty charges
    A Maple Ridge couple is facing animal cruelty charges after their dog’s untreated dental problems got so bad its teeth were rotting and 14 teeth had to be pulled.
    Mar 31, 2011
  • Fluoride system set to be replaced
    Just days after Calgary city council voted to stop using fluoride in their water, Saskatoon is set to begin a $200,000 renovation to the city's fluoridation system.
    Apr 1, 2011
  • City committee sends full list of possible cuts to executive
    Toronto’s public works committee met on Monday to review a list of potential sources of savings prepared by consultants at KPMG, and ultimately voted to push forward the full slate of possible cuts to Mayor Rob Ford’s executive for further consideration.
    Jul 19, 2011
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  • Recycling, snow plowing targeted in city’s ‘core service review’ report
    Snow windrow clearing, tap water fluoridation and small commercial waste collection made a list of possible cuts identified by consultants in the first instalment of Mayor Rob Ford’s “core service review”, released on Monday.
    Jul 11, 2011
  • Prince Albert weds Charlene Wittstock
    After waiting for nearly 30 years, the glitzy principality of Monaco has a new princess.
    Jul 1, 2011
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