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Hundreds Of Student Positions Cut

'It's Desperation'

look: Universities See Cuts, Students See Tuition Increases


Labour Group Will Help Union Fight Government

Labour Group Will Help Union Fight Government

The Canadian Press  05. 2.2013
The Alberta Federation of Labour says it will help fight an attempt by the province to suspend the collection of dues by the union involved...
Maybe Deficit Won't Be So Bad Afterall

Maybe Deficit Won't Be So Bad Afterall

04.30.2013
EDMONTON — Alberta’s fiscal situation has been improving recently, but that doesn’t mean the provincial government is set to open...
Strike Over, Guards To Return To Work

Strike Over, Guards To Return To Work

John Cotter and Dean Bennett, The Canadian Press  04.30.2013
EDMONTON - A massive illegal strike of jail guards that was sparked by the suspension of two workers and spread to correctional facilities...
Bitumen Bubble BS

Bitumen Bubble BS

04.25.2013
Most Albertans do not believe the so-called "bitumen bubble" is the prime source of the province's financial woes, according to a new poll. Since...
He's Back And He Wants To Talk PST

He's Back And He Wants To Talk PST

The Canadian Press  04.25.2013
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A former Alberta finance minister says it's time to talk about a provincial sales tax.Ron Liepert says having a PST...

MRU Performing Arts Cuts: What Kind of Alberta Do We Want?

04.20.2013
What sort of society do we want to live in? That's the fundamental question Albertans should ask ourselves after the Redford government's...
What $67 Million In Cuts Looks Like

What $67 Million In Cuts Looks Like

The Canadian Press  04.19.2013
EDMONTON - The president of the University of Alberta has given students and staff a dire picture of what campus life will be like following...
Tuition Freeze

Tuition Freeze

Dean Bennett, The Canadian Press  04.18.2013
EDMONTON - Alberta students will not only avoid paying more tuition next year, they will also not pay a mandated two per cent increase...

Albertans Don't Support Privatizing Public Education

04.18.2013
In the recent Alberta budget, millions of dollars were devoted to funding private education, even though there appears to be very little...
Mayor Nenshi On Proposed Cuts At Mount Royal University

Mayor Nenshi On Proposed Cuts At Mount Royal University

04.17.2013
So you can imagine my dismay when I heard the news that MRU is considering cutting some of the very programs that this venue was designed...
Sewer Project Backed Up Over Lack Of Cash

Sewer Project Backed Up Over Lack Of Cash

The Canadian Press  04.17.2013
RED DEER, Alta. - A partly finished sewer line in central Alberta is $10 million short.A member of the South Red Deer Regional Wastewater...
How Much Is Your Doctor Getting Paid?

How Much Is Your Doctor Getting Paid?

04.14.2013
It's been a rough couple of months for Alberta's health care community. A lean 2013 provincial budget means no money for doctor wage increases,...

What's A Vulnerable Albertan Worth? - The Tragic Closure of the Michener Centre

04.11.2013
The planned closure of the Michener Centre in Red Deer has led to the most rare of sights; all three Provincial opposition parties, Wildrose,...

Post-Secondary Cuts Hurt Alberta's Long-Term Competitiveness

04. 9.2013
It was almost exactly one year ago today, April 10th, 2012. As the Alberta Party candidate for Calgary Elbow I sat on the stage with Alison...
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