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NBA Legend Michael Jordan makes Medicare available to the uninsured

It is not unheralded for celebrities to donate large sums of money to charity. But Jordan has paved the way for improving the lives of others and building up communities. He will be opening healthcare clinics, named Novant Health, to serve those who are underinsured. 

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Kenney Government rolls out new Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation board

Premier Kenney: “This will be a game-changer for Indigenous communities seeking to be owners of resource projects. It will also help all Albertans to get resource projects done. With the board now in place, the AIOC can now fulfil its mandate to enfranchise Indigenous communities in Alberta, to lift their people from poverty to prosperity by becoming partners in the energy projects that have created so much wealth for our province.”

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Alberta Oilfield Worker saves the lives of three kittens

Kendall Diwisch an oil patch worker saved three kittens in the middle of freezing conditions around Tomahawk Alberta while checking on drilling sites. He gave an interview to The New Telegraph describing what he saw and what he did that day. 

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Métis Nation Ontario failing to comply with Métis National Definition

MNC had severe concerns with MNO granting Métis citizenship to people living in Eastern Ontario. This is due to standards set by the MNC to judge who legitimately has Métis ancestry. Often it is regionally restricted based on no evidence that Métis communities have ever existed in certain areas.

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Saskatchewan stands with Alberta and Ontario against Liberal gun laws

Saskatchewan will be joining both Alberta and Ontario in opposing the wide-reaching gun bans and extra barriers to ownership. All three provinces will be fighting an uphill battle as the Canadian federal government holds sole jurisdiction over firearms ownership across all Canadian provinces and territories. 

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Keynote speaker blames “Colonial” Central Canada for western alienation

Dr. Randy Royer, whose family was the first to settle present-day Edmonton, conveyed the argument that Western Canada’s political and cultural values of democracy and liberty are dissimilar and conflicts with the Central Canadian narrative of “Peace, Order and Good Government.” 

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Meghan and Harry are a Royal pain to Canadian Taxpayers!

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation has started a petition against the government’s use of taxpayer funds to subsidize security costs. While the Royal Family has been clear that they will not financially support the Duke and Dutchess with their new ventures, what will this mean for taxpayers? 

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An elected Senate crucial to Alberta’s “fair deal” from Ottawa

At “The Value of Alberta” conference hosted by Alberta Proud, and other conservative groups, UofC professor Ted Morton delivered the opening speech on the imbalance of power within Canada.

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Alberta’s public sector unions risk alienating the public with hyperbolic rhetoric

Claypool: Public sector unions, along with the New Democratic Party (NDP), have partnered on a lot of labour issues by travelling in the same car. They end up all getting in the same metaphorical crashes. The problem here is their collective action facilitates radical rhetoric becoming the norm for the union membership and advocates.

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Sexual assault conviction held in Saskatchewan courts against Awet Mehari

Awet Mehari, longtime Saskatchewan rap manager for Regina rapper Pimton, had his sentence upheld yesterday after attempting to appeal a sexual assault conviction he had received in January of 2019 for having non-consensual sex with a woman who was asleep. Judge McMurtry sentenced Mehari for a three-year prison sentence back in May. 

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