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On Sept. 20, some Calgarians joined communities across Canada and around the world for Draw the Line, a massive day of action for climate, justice and peace. Seniors, youth, workers and Indigenous groups united to demand a future that is safe, fair and free from the grip of fossil fuels and corporate power. Read More

Health systems around the world are awakening to a critical truth: when we truly listen to those who use the system, we open the door to more compassionate, responsive and equitable care. That makes the voices of patients and families critical — their experiences illuminate aspects of health care that metrics alone cannot capture. Read…

Dr. Martin Gauthier is a pediatric emergency physician at Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton. He is submitting on behalf of 53 Calgary and Edmonton pediatricians who are listed at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FS11pUR3e4ZogAHu4tbbY_z38co4DGCRKDIuIUu-Sq0/edit?usp=drivesdk Read More

In 2023, Calgary city council passed one of the most divisive and sweeping planning changes in our history: blanket rezoning. With one vote, decades of established planning practices were overturned. For the first time, every single-family lot in the city could be redeveloped into multiplexes, rowhouses or townhouses — regardless of context or community input.…

Other physicians are also studying what might be contributing factors. Dr. Suzzanne Goh and her group at Harvard discovered that in 80 per cent of patients with ASD there is evidence of mitochondrial dysfunction. Other experts claim that inflammation of the brain is the root cause of neurodiverse conditions, both in children and adults. Read…

I know what it’s like to be without a safe place. I grew up underhoused — living in motels, camping trailers or with roommates, squeezed into a single room with my mom and sister. Later, I lived in my car. These experiences shaped me as much as my academic work in recovery spaces and years…

Lately, I have wished that Christianity was an irrelevant, outdated pile of nonsense. I have secretly wished it really was a harmless escape from reality that didn’t impact my daily life or the world around me. I have wished it really was a placid fantasy-filled, pie-in-the sky myth that didn’t affect anyone or anything. Read…

Bryan Adams was not quite at the half-way mark of his concert Friday night at the Saddledome when he added a novel twist to his 42-year-old hit This Time. He performed it as the black-and-white video he made in 1983 played on the Jumbotron behind him. Read More

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