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Thomas King's revelation he is not Indigenous sends ripples through culture sector
TORONTO - Thomas King's revelation that he has no Indigenous ancestry sent ripples through Canada's cultural sector, while raising questions about what responsibility a person has when they claim a he...
Nov 25, 2025
Shaughnessy Cohen Prize goes to history professor's book on postwar prime ministers
The Writers' Trust of Canada says a history professor from the University of Regina has won this year's Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. Raymond B. Blake took home the award at the Polit...
Sep 24, 2025
Revised Alberta school book ban expected to be released today
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is set to release its revised school library book ban today. The government had promised an updated ministerial order Friday, but the announcement was rescheduled. Re...
Sep 08, 2025 Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks at a press conference in Edmonton on Oct. 31, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Alberta government postpones release of revised school library book ban
EDMONTON - The Alberta government has postponed the release of its revised school library book ban to Monday. The government had promised the new ministerial order for Friday afternoon, with a technic...
Sep 05, 2025
'It makes people want to read': Stores see sales spike after Alberta book ban
EDMONTON - An Alberta government order banning some books from school libraries doesn't appear to be deterring people from reading them, say managers at several bookstores. Kelly Dyer with Audreys Boo...
Sep 04, 2025
Alberta rewriting order banning school library books to protect classics: Smith
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is rewriting an order directing school divisions to ban books with sexually explicit content to ensure classic books stay on library shelv...
Sep 02, 2025
Margaret Atwood takes aim at Alberta's school library books ban with satirical story
EDMONTON - Margaret Atwood is taking aim at Alberta's controversial ban on school library books containing sexual content with a new, satirical short story after the famed author's novel "The Handmaid...
Aug 31, 2025
'Vicious compliance': Alberta premier questions Edmonton schools' banned books
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says Edmonton's public school board has gone over the top in complying with new rules banning books with sexual content, adding her government "will hold thei...
Aug 29, 2025
'Pornography is a problem': Smith defends new rules for Alberta school libraries
Alberta's premier says "pornography is a problem for young adults" in remarks defending her government's move to remove sexually explicit content from school library shelves this fall. Danielle Smith ...
Jul 12, 2025
Alberta to ban explicit sex books in school libraries starting Oct. 1
EDMONTON - Alberta's education minister says sexually explicit content must be gone from school library shelves as of Oct. 1, but the move is not about book banning. Demetrios Nicolaides says the anno...
Jul 10, 2025
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