By Daniel Pagan
The University of Calgary is hoping to foil a potential H1N1 breakout on campus by stressing personal hygiene and education as students return for classes. Under the Canadian Pandemic Influenza Plan, all large institutions, including universities, are encouraged to have pandemic preparedness plans. The first H1N1 case in Calgary occurred last April. To help prevent… Continue reading University braces for H1N1 virus
By Daniel Pagan
A series of alarming revelations has student leaders looking over their shoulders in Ontario. An anonymous source posted several audio files, photos and transcripts to the website Wikileaks in mid-March, spilling the beans on an Ontario Progressive Conservative Campus Association’s workshop at the University of Waterloo last February. Conservative MP Peter Braid and his campaign… Continue reading Conservatives accused of setting up campus front groups
By Daniel Pagan
City hall will be more transparent after council passed a notice of motion opening up the city’s data to the public last Monday. The notice instructs city bureaucrats to draft a report on how to make all data collected by the City of Calgary, from traffic statistics to census numbers, more accessible to Calgarians in… Continue reading City hall goes open source
By Daniel Pagan
If everything goes according to Elections Canada’s plans, voters will soon be able to cast their ballots online — even from the comfort of their own beds. With Parliament’s approval, the federal body is aiming to test online voting before 2013 in a byelection. Elections Canada released a report last June pushing for legal changes… Continue reading Elections Canada pushes online voting
By Daniel Pagan
With the help of social media, the University of Calgary’s Urban Calgary Students’ Association is aiming to get students’ voices heard in the debate on the city’s ambitious urban plan. After a long hearing, the city council voted to pass the plan in its first reading. Plan It, the proposed guide to Calgary’s growth over… Continue reading Students lobby around Plan It
By Daniel Pagan
A free market think-tank’s high school rankings have drawn fire from instructors, parents and school principals province-wide. The 10th annual Fraser Institute’s Report Card on Alberta high schools, released last weekend, drew concerns that it focused on academic performance at the expense of classroom participation, teacher assessment and extra-curricular activities. The rankings were established as… Continue reading Fraser Institute Alberta high school rankings miss the mark
By Daniel Pagan
The University of Calgary wants students to break out their spandex and bicycles to save the world. From June 1 to 15, students and staff are encouraged to bike, take transit, walk or even carpool. Participants can enter their mode of transportation online for two free public transit tickets and an opportunity to win prizes… Continue reading Challenging commuters to be responsible
By Daniel Pagan
Due to a freeze on operations funding from the province, the University of Calgary will have to tighten its belt to avoid three consecutive years of deficits. The deficit is set to increase from $17 million in 2010 to $47 million in 2012. However, the university is not allowed to run a deficit because provincial… Continue reading Deficits loom on horizon for U of C
By Daniel Pagan
The Alberta Green Party is on life support after several executives stepped down due to internal struggles last year. The party may lose its official party status because they failed to disclose financial statements to Elections Alberta. An internal power struggle has plagued the party since Joe Anglin took over as leader when George Read… Continue reading Alberta Greens slowly wilting
By Daniel Pagan
Speed skaters may have to hold on to their skates a bit longer and shell out more for the opportunity to train on Canada’s fastest ice due to budget issues at WinSport Canada, the organization that helps fund the Olympic Oval. The problems began after WinSport Canada took a $40 million loss to its Olympic… Continue reading Oval may close doors to 2010 hopefuls