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Alberta NDP vows no exams during cultural and religious holidays

Alberta NDP vows no exams during cultural and religious holidays

In a campaign announcement, the Alberta NDP said it will ensure K-12 and post-secondary exams are scheduled away from important cultural and religious holidays, if elected this spring.
Yogurt flavors, protects tandoori-inspired chicken kebabs

Yogurt flavors, protects tandoori-inspired chicken kebabs

In Indian tandoori cooking, much of the flavor comes from the ripping-hot temperatures, up to 900 F, which send spice and smoke sizzling out the top of barrel-shaped clay ovens.
Lizzo brings drag queens on stage, protesting Tennessee law

Lizzo brings drag queens on stage, protesting Tennessee law

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In a concert Friday night in Knoxville, Tennessee, Lizzo filled the stage with drag queens in a glittery protest against the state's legislation designed to restrict drag performances in public.
Tourism report highlights need for immigrant worker recruitment, professionalizing tourism jobs

Tourism report highlights need for immigrant worker recruitment, professionalizing tourism jobs

“We have not done a good job of telling the story. You can look at so many different streams of the tourism eco-system that are independently understood but people don’t understand that rolls into a larger sector.”
Tuscan spring soup satisfies without being heavy

Tuscan spring soup satisfies without being heavy

Soup season in Tuscany doesn’t end once spring begins, but it does mean the soups start to take a different tone.
Gardening is strenuous. How to go gentle on your body

Gardening is strenuous. How to go gentle on your body

Gardening is widely regarded as a moderate to strenuous form of exercise. All that bending, lifting, digging and hauling burns calories and builds muscle. But it can also strain backs and leave even the fittest among us aching the next day.
First months on throne show King Charles wants to engage, but Canadians skeptical

First months on throne show King Charles wants to engage, but Canadians skeptical

MONTREAL — King Charles III's first months on the throne have shown he's a monarch who will take an active role in different causes and is ready to engage with the public, royal experts say, but he still has work to do to win over a skeptical Canadian public
Have you had a Montreal bagel, lately?

Have you had a Montreal bagel, lately?

Popular fundraiser returns to Edmonton, bringing bagels and funds for B'nai Brith Youth Organization programming.
Grand chief says B.C. declaration fund 'special moment in history' to build province

Grand chief says B.C. declaration fund 'special moment in history' to build province

VICTORIA — Indigenous leaders in British Columbia say a $200-million provincial government fund will help First Nations participate fully in the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Young man convicted in officer's hit-and-run death influenced by peers: psychologist

Young man convicted in officer's hit-and-run death influenced by peers: psychologist

CALGARY — A forensic psychologist testified Friday that a young man convicted in the hit-and-run death of a Calgary police officer is at a high risk to reoffend if he's sent to a federal penitentiary.
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