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Alberta Teachers’ Association concerned over potential removal of teacher disciplinary processLate last year, Alberta’s education minister said she plans to remove the disciplinary process role from the Alberta Teachers’ Association.EducationMar 28
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Political sociologist ‘surprised’ no resignations after latest Alberta COVID-19 shiftAs new restrictions were announced for Alberta -- as COVID-19 ICU rates soar -- questions were raised about accountability for how the UCP government handled the pandemic.NewsSep 16, 2021
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‘Sacred country’: Singer-songwriter Corb Lund holds coal mining protest concertAbout 30 landowners on horseback rode onto a private property for what was billed as a "Tribute to the Mountains Concert" with musicians, including country star Corb Lund.EconomyJun 16, 2021
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Community involvement key to safe, reclaimable coal mines: industry scientistsCalgary-based geotechnical engineer Gord McKenna said mines can become attractive and useful landscapes — as long as people don't expect them to look the same as they did before.EnvironmentMay 23, 2021
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Early survey results show big concerns in Alberta over coal mining in the Rocky MountainsOut of eight issues related to coal mining, including how mines would be approved and regulated, environmental impacts were rated as most important.EnvironmentMay 18, 2021
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Red Deer, Grande Prairie colleges becoming Alberta’s newest polytechnic institutionsOne week after Red Deer College announced it will be the province's newest polytechnic, Grande Prairie Regional College is making the same change.EducationMay 11, 2021
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Alberta student says she and others are dreading return to online learning: ‘It’s chaos’Grade 12 student Amara Mogos is one of thousands of junior high and high school students in Edmonton who will return to online learning Thursday.EducationApr 21, 2021
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Edmonton Public Schools will not pilot Alberta’s new K-6 curriculum"It's one of those moments where we have to speak up and share what our constituents are sharing with us," said Edmonton Public School Board Chair Trisha Estabrooks.EducationApr 1, 2021
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Cree Elder who reviewed Alberta’s new K-6 curriculum says she can’t endorse itThe UCP plans to release the full text of the new elementary curriculum in the coming days for Albertans to review, it will begin to be piloted in classrooms starting in September.EducationMar 28, 2021
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‘It’s silly’: Director of Bigfoot movie thanks Alberta energy centre for controversyAfter the controversy earlier this month, "it went back up to number eight and stayed there until last Sunday," Stassen, who also produced and wrote the movie, said.EconomyMar 28, 2021
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