alberta

Sorry for the late notification but if you are in the E-town area this Saturday and have some time you might like to attend Alberta's first Skepticamp. Time: 10AM-4PM Location: First floor ETLC UofA Edmonton, Alberta Further information here. Although I'm well on my way to no...

A law proposed in Alberta and supported by the Education Minister would require schools to notify parents in advance of "subject-matter that deals explicitly with religion, sexuality or sexual orientation,". The bill, if passed, would allow parents to ask that their children be excused from...

Okay, we have another email read to my class by my evidently credulous teacher: http://www.snopes.com/medical/drugs/coldfx.asp So, I tell everyone that only Ginseng is in it. Big argument. My teacher figures it's a drug, and everyone in the class figures it must have more than just ginseng in...

While looking up dumb laws in the 'Humor' section, I came across this one So does this mean that psychics are illegal? I can't recall anyone ever being charged under this law

Sigh. I already know the outcome. Is anybody else voting in this province? I did. I think of it as a protest vote, since we know the Tories are going to be running things as usual. Did anybody vote for the Tories. I'm curious as to why anybody would. :p No, I won't judge anybody. I...