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Opinion: Calgary doesn't have a youth motivation problem; it has a first-chance problem
2+ hour, 48+ min ago (650+ words) We keep telling young people the same thing " start with an entry-level job, build experience, work your way up. It's a reasonable ladder. Except, for too many youth in this city, the bottom rung is missing. "Entry-level" is no longer…...
Students shine at Mind Fuel's innovation showcase
1+ week, 5+ day ago (206+ words) More than two dozen student projects from across Canada took centre stage this weekend as Mind Fuel hosted its Tech Futures Challenge Innovation Showcase. The Saturday event celebrated students from B. C. through to the Maritimes, as they presented projects on a…...
Opinion: Canada needs to address predatory rental practices targeting international students
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (498+ words) The period between May and September typically sees a higher volume of tenant turnover in major cities across Canada. It is also the season when many international students and immigrants arrive in Canada before the academic year in universities and…...
Calgary service club gives away 10, 000th bike to child in need
3+ week, 1+ day ago (475+ words) 'Every child deserves a bike' When five-year-old Ace Sinclair-Larose found out he was getting a new bike, he talked about it for a week. On Thursday, when he was presented with the gleaming, green new ride, the boy exclaimed at…...
Calgary Public Library gives out free kindergarten book bags to help launch early literacy skills
3+ week, 2+ day ago (500+ words) 'Sitting together and having that time to read together really builds a reading habit in your child,' said Kate Schutz with the Calgary Public Library The Calgary Public Library is helping to support early literacy development this month by offering…...
Graphic of the week: Youth unemployment in Alberta remains stubbornly high
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (115+ words) Growing joblessness gap between young adults and those aged 25 and up Job prospects for younger Albertans are tougher than it used to be, experts say. Statistics show a widening gap in unemployment between those age 19 to 24 and those age 25 and…...
Bell: Calgary school gets an F for fumbling Ramadan no-food spaces
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (765+ words) How could a story about a school letting fasting Muslim students go to a no-food area at lunchtime become so complicated and create such a firestorm? This is one column where it's not good enough just reading the headline. This…...
CBE responds to flak over Fairview School Ramadan accommodations for food-free space
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (488+ words) Some commenters expressed discontent over changes to the lunch schedule and the use of the cafeteria as a food-free space Calgary's public school board is trying to clear the air over a social media post regarding how a southwest school…...
Early, regular intervention makes difference for kids sick with E. coli, U of C researchers find
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (644+ words) When 285 children fell sick after consuming E. coli-contaminated food from a kitchen supplying meals to a group of Calgary daycares in 2023, it was mayhem. Known as STEC or Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli infection, many of the children rapidly became sick with…...
Think-tank member Jason Ribeiro: Growth Must Not Create "A Tale of Two Cities" for Youth
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (500+ words) A rising tide lifts all boats." Former U. S. President John F. Kennedy's quote wasn't about municipal budgets, but it serves as a useful test for a city at a crossroads: growth must lift everyone, not just a few. Ambition that dazzles is…...