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The man behind the meme: Blackfoot director tells the story of Pernell Bad Arm with #skoden
When Damien Eagle Bear began working at the Lethbridge Shelter and Resource Centre, he heard two competing assessments of Pernell Bad Arm. Read More
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Invisible wounds: Documentary follows songwriter’s trip home to confront trauma of her past
A couple of years ago, Calgary-born singer-songwriter Cassidy Waring began collecting home movies and photos from her early childhood. Read More
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Calgary’s Tom Phillips lands song on soundtrack of new Jennifer Lawrence film
Veteran Calgary singer-songwriter Tom Phillips’ 2006 song about the late Billy Cowsill has been featured on the soundtrack of Die My Love, the new Jennifer Lawrence film, which was shot in Alberta in 2024. Read More
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Block Heater: Goldie Boutilier, Joel Plaskett, Cedric Burnside among performers at winter fest
The Calgary Folk Music Festival’s Block Heater will welcome Cape Breton pop sensation Goldie Boutilier, third-generation American blues player Cedric Burnside, veteran Halifax rocker Joel Plaskett, and Toronto R&B and roots singer-songwriter Jeremie Albino to a new venue at The Confluence on Feb. 6 and 7. Read More
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Maui family welcomes baby amid cancer diagnosis heartbreak
A family on Maui received the most wonderful news and devastating news this year.
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GOP congresswoman on Trump calling female reporter ‘piggy’: ‘No one is perfect’
Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) came to President Donald Trump’s defense Tuesday after the president recently called a female reporter “piggy” during remarks from Air Force One.
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Senate formally approves bill to force Justice Department to release Epstein files
The Senate on Wednesday morning formally approved the House-passed bill requiring the Justice Department to release all unclassified files related to Jeffrey Epstein, something that was a procedural formality after senators a day earlier agreed by unanimous consent to approve the bill as soon as it came to the Senate. Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), who…
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Opinion: Alberta’s post-secondary competitiveness starts with a different question
Alberta invests $6.7 billion each year in higher education. Last fall, when the Government of Alberta established the Expert Panel on Post-Secondary Institution Funding and Alberta’s Competitiveness, its mandate appeared broad enough to reimagine the future of learning in the province. Read More
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What to know about GOP’s ObamaCare talks
Republicans are rushing to deliver an alternative to the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) enhanced subsidies ahead of a self-imposed mid-December deadline.
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GOP senators worry Trump’s $2K tariff rebates will add too much to debt
Senate Republicans are wrestling over what to do about President Donald Trump’s proposal to give $2,000 tariff dividend checks to most Americans amid widespread Republican concern over the soaring national debt.