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Alberta changing rules to ensure only 'age-appropriate' books in schools by fall
EDMONTON - Alberta is bringing in new rules this fall to ensure only "age-appropriate" books are available in school libraries. Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides said Monday the move was spurred...
May 26, 2025 New Minister of Education and Childcare, Demetrios Nicolaides, swears the oath of office in Calgary, Friday, May 16, 2025. Alberta is bringing in new rules this fall to ensure only “age appropriate” books are available in school libraries. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Q & A: Black Lives Matter Canada co-founder Sandy Hudson on her new book, 'Defund'
TORONTO - Sandy Hudson's new book on police abolition comes just ahead of the five-year anniversary of George Floyd's murder, and while much has changed since then, the urgency with which many of the ...
May 02, 2025
Convicted murderer claims B.C. prison wrongfully took books including 'Mein Kampf'
VANCOUVER - A convicted murderer who kept his victim's severed head in a bucket claims prison authorities in British Columbia are wrongfully withholding books he has acquired during his life sentence,...
Apr 28, 2025
Tanya Talaga, Jane Philpott among finalists for Shaughnessy Cohen Prize
Journalist Tanya Talaga and former health minister Jane Philpott are among the authors shortlisted for this year's Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. The Writers' Trust of Canada announced...
Apr 01, 2025
Canadian book industry calls on government to keep it out of trade war
TORONTO - Canada's literary institutions are banding together on the eve of an expected announcement about counter-tariffs on U.S. imports that could include books. Booksellers big and small, librarie...
Apr 01, 2025
Sask. bookstore owner concerned about Canadian tariffs on U.S. goods
Canadian retaliatory tariffs on American goods are expected to come into effect on Wednesday, and Canadian bookstore owners are hoping to keep books exempt from the import tax. Peter Garden is the own...
Mar 28, 2025 Peter Garden, owner of Turning the Tide, is worried about how Canadian retaliatory tariffs will affect Canadian bookstores. (Will Mandzuk/650CKOM)
Kremlin-focused book ‘To Run the World' wins $50K Lionel Gelber Prize
TORONTO - A book that examines decisions made within the Kremlin in its quest to become a global superpower has won a top Canadian prize for international affairs writing. Cold War expert Sergey Radch...
Mar 19, 2025
Montreal backtracks and allows English book club in library, says French laws unclear
MONTREAL - Days after a local Montreal library refused to offer space for an English-language book club, the City of Montreal has backtracked and asked the Quebec government for more guidance in apply...
Jan 31, 2025
Author says Montreal library refuses to host English book club, citing language laws
MONTREAL - A Montreal author is speaking out after a local library cited Quebec's language laws in refusing his request to host an English-language book club. Christopher DiRaddo says he recently appr...
Jan 29, 2025
Order of Canada goes to advocates, athletes, scientists and Deadpool
More than 40 years after being told she was a threat to Canada because of her sexuality, Diane Pitre is being given one of the country's top honours. The advocate for LGBTQ+ members of the Canadian Ar...
Dec 18, 2024 Gov. Gen. Mary Simon thanked the appointees for their "perseverance, fearless leadership and visionary spirit." (The Canadian Press)
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