Alberta Is Going Backwards on Reconciliation
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Alberta Is Going Backwards on Reconciliation

Under a law nicknamed for Jordan Peterson, Alberta is removing mandatory Indigenous cultural safety training for psychologists. Draft documents obtained by the Owl show the strikethroughs…

Yesterday across Canada, people marked Truth and Reconciliation Day. In Medicine Hat, Brenda Mercer, an Indigenous knowledge keeper, artist and the driver behind the White Horse Rider Tepee Project. calls it "reconciliACTION". She says it's supposed to be about action, not just words.

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Half-Billion-Dollar Budget, Three Months, and a Committee That Meets Mostly in Private
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Half-Billion-Dollar Budget, Three Months, and a Committee That Meets Mostly in Private

This year, council is using a Budget Committee created at the suggestion of Councillor Cheryl Phaff.

"On the issue of transparency, Phaff said a huge part of trust in government is the ability to see how it's functioning. 'And, we've seen a real lack of trust amongst the public for this current council.'"

— Owl News, October 1, 2025

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Marking Truth and Reconciliation in Medicine Hat

Marking Truth and Reconciliation in Medicine Hat

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MEDICINE HAT, Alta. — National Truth and Reconciliation Day is on Sept. 30. There will be several events honouring residential school Survivors and their families while inviting the wider community into conversations about reconciliation.  Here is what is happening in Medicine Hat this year.

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Mitch Sylvestre wants another premier gone
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Mitch Sylvestre wants another premier gone

They ousted Kenney. Now they want to oust Smith.

MEDICINE HAT — On Wednesday evening approximately 200 people met in Medicine Hat to hear a pitch that organizers made no effort to disguise: buy a United Conservative Party (UCP) membership, show up to the annual general meeting, and vote in candidates who support Alberta independence.

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