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Language program preserves children’s cultural roots

The Multilingual Language Program, run by Andrea MacLeod, a professor in communication sciences and disorders at the University of Alberta, uses research-backed methods to help nurture children’s first languages. The program works with children between the ages of three and nine, and offers storytelling, crafts, and movement-based activities.  “The way…

Study links vaping to impairments in breathing patterns and blood flow rate

Government gives U of A $3 million boost for AI compute vault

U of A research hub helps conserve Canadian grasslands 

Fuelling the fight against breast cancer

Marble Pedestal: Flying

The powerful roars of the airplane engines, the thrill of takeoff, the sudden acceleration, and wheels leaving the ground create an unforgettable feeling. Flying has become an incredibly common way of travelling, allowing millions of people to fly effortlessly to places that they haven’t been before. With an experience unique…

Solar panel recycling fee: A $14 fee is not the issue, transparency is

Marble Pedestal: Pride events in Edmonton

Alberta can do better to protect students from poverty

Failed coal petition shows the dark side of the Alberta government

Jasmine Colette of Blue Moon Marquee talks the blues, new music, and touring

A few days before their show at the Starlite Room, I chatted with Jasmine Colette of Blue Moon Marquee. In 2024, Blue Moon Marquee won a Juno Award for best Blues Album of the Year. They’ve been touring and releasing music for over a decade.  Blue Moon Marquee, despite primarily…

Play Review: ‘Cocktails at Pam’s’ at Teatro Live

Album Review: ‘Can’t Please ‘Em All’ by General Chaos

Gus Englehorn embraces imagination and storytelling with album ‘The Broken Balladeer’

Social Intercourse: July 15

New School of Politics and Democracy sparks concerns from faculty

The University of Alberta and the Banff Centre have been the home of the Peter Lougheed School of Leadership since 2014. Now, the school has a sibling — the Peter Lougheed School of Politics and Democracy (PLSPD).  The U of A officially launched the PLSPD in October 2025. Its first…

Indigenous leaders struggle to make progress in GSA

2026 Predictions

Photostory: Rockin’ Thunder 2026

Rockin’ Thunder lived up to its name this year, in both the music and weather.…

Photostory: The Pride Soirée 2026

Photostory: Edmonton Drag Festival 2026