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The Blue Quills Indian Residential School in St. Paul, Alta., Aug. 15, 1931. When the federal government announced plans to shutter the school in 1970, the community fought back, and Blue Quills became the first residence and school controlled by First Nations people in Canada. (Provincial Archives of Alberta)

Inside the search for the unmarked graves of children lost to Indian Residential Schools — Podcast

To honour Truth and Reconciliation Day, we spoke with Terri Cardinal, who headed up one of the many community searches for the children who went missing while attending an Indian Residential School.
The costs of climate change are clear with the flood devastation in Lybia simply being the latest grim example. What is also clear is that traditional policymaking has failed and climate assemblies may provide a novel and more equitable path forward. (AP Photo/Jamal Alkomaty)

How climate assemblies can help Canada tackle the climate crisis

Climate assemblies may just provide the breakthrough required to develop popular, just and sustainable climate and energy policies.
People without vehicles line up in Yellowknife to register for a flight to Alberta; residents were ordered to evacuate the area because of encroaching wildfire. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Bill Braden

Yellowknife fires: Evacuees will need culturally specific support services

As the mass evacuation of Yellowknife unfolds, the needs of minority populations will emerge. Past experiences indicate emergency officials may not be ready to meet the needs of a diverse population.
Crowds attend Family Day at the Calgary Stampede in Calgary in July 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Albertans have more in common than recent elections suggest

Ongoing research suggests the average Albertan is far less conservative than it appears, especially on social issues like health care and inclusion.
Decisions made by those in charge of wildfire response can have a major impact on how quickly the fire is contained. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Joining forces: How collaboration can help tackle Canada’s escalating wildfire threat

Effective collaboration may be a key to minimizing impacts of the growing wildfire season in Canada.
Smoke rising from an active fire in the Northwest Territories. (Sander Veraverbeke)

‘Zombie fires’ are occurring more frequently in boreal forests, but their impacts remain uncertain

Zombie fires smoulder through the winter and reignite in the early spring. How these fires behave is not well understood, but they can contribute to an earlier and longer fire season.
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs speaks to the media outside Government House in Fredericton, N.B., following a cabinet shuffle in June 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Stephen MacGillivray

Move over, Danielle Smith: What Canadians should know about New Brunswick’s Blaine Higgs

New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs is pursuing a hard-right agenda without much scrutiny. He has imposed his agenda on a centrist province with barely any national media attention.
A person wearing a protective face mask looks at a street mural during the COVID-19 pandemic in Edmonton Alta, in April 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Why it’s impossible for public policy to rely entirely on science

The only way an Alberta COVID-19 committee can meaningfully determine how public policy should be made is if it tackles head-on the question of how to measure the psychological impacts of policy.
Former U.S. president Donald Trump gives thumbs up as he watches during the first round of the LIV Golf Tournament at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

From Donald Trump to Danielle Smith: 4 ways populists are jeopardizing democracy

It will take a lot of strategic ingenuity to fight the rise of populism. And it will get harder to do so as politicians rig the game with rules designed to reduce voting.
UCP Leader Danielle Smith makes her victory speech in Calgary on May 29, 2023. Alberta’s United Conservative Party rode a wave of rural support to win a renewed majority in the provincial election — but not before the NDP took a big bite out of its support. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

What Danielle Smith’s remarkable comeback means for Canada

Danielle Smith’s win in the Alberta election can be traced to her decision to moderate her stance on some extreme issues that had helped her win the leadership of the United Conservative Party.
Wildfire warning signage seen in the Blairmore area, about two hours south of Calgary, Alta., in this handout image provided by the Government of Alberta Fire Service. THE CANADIAN PRESS

Wildfires in Alberta spark urgent school discussions about terrors of global climate futures

School systems need to wake up from ‘business as usual’ learning. Teachers can draw on terror management theory in their work on the front lines with students navigating the climate crisis.
A man waits to enter a supervised consumption site at a health centre in Calgary, Alta., in August 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

In B.C., Alberta and around the world, forcing drug users into treatment is a violent policy

Instead of forcing people into substance use treatment, provinces should work with municipalities and health boards to expand life-saving safe use sites and tackle the housing crisis.
Protesters take part in a Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) rally at the Alberta legislature in Edmonton before the United Conservative Party cancelled GSA protections in June 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

In the Alberta election, the stakes are high for 2SLGBTQ+ youth

How Alberta votes on May 29 will either pave the way for 2SLGBTQ+ youth to be affirmed in their identities or it will create a formal pathway for homophobia, biphobia and transphobia in the province.

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