A new report is out from SecondStreet.org shows that provincial governments lack providing information to patients who are waiting for lifesaving treatments. For this reason, SecondStreet.org Research Director Bacchus Barua wishes to pass "Debbie's Law" here in Canada.

Olympic outfits that were made here in Calgary caught the eyes of European T.V.. This is the story of how these amazing outfits came to be. Just look up "sparkling Mountie Canadian outfits in Italy". Ingrid Hodges, owner of Olgas Fabric Lane explains.

Kris Sims, Alberta director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, says the UCP did not do the cost-cutting necessary on the new Alberta budget, which carries a $9.4-billion deficit.

"Spending is going up. Debt is going up like crazy. And taxes are even going up. It's actually a terrible budget."

Kris reviews the numerous places that the government should be cutting to keep the budget out of deficit territory: MLAs salaries cut. Number of bureaucrats slashed. Arts and culture spending hacked - and much more.

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Most people cannot truly appreciate the depth of pain that has enveloped Tumbler Ridge, B.C., after eight people, including six children aged 11 to 13, were murdered on February 10.

But Sandra Martins-Toner can.

Her 16-year-old son Matthew was murdered in 2005 at a transit station in Surrey, BC.

She shares her pain and her path to keep her child's memory alive and to help others. She writes, "When I speak about the murder of my sweet boy, and the losses that followed not long after, I'm not just telling a sad story, I'm opening a door. Every time I speak, someone else steps through that door and begins to tell 'their truth' - sometimes for the first time in years."

Sandra has written and self-published several books about the murder of her son and her journey that she describes as from "grief to grace."

https://sandramartinstoner.com

https://www.amazon.ca/Beyond-Crossroads-Journey-Grief-Grace/dp/B0CMDVXTHW

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GoFundMe's for many causes have been in the headlines lately. Donations for victims of Timber Ridge. Donations for James Van Der Beek, who had a wildly successful TV show, movies, other opportunities for income, and now has famous people donating $25,000 to him. (Steven Spielberg). Even in an unsteady economy, how do these continue to be the place for financial help. What does it say about us as people we need strangers to help us?

What do we get from donating to strangers? Gio Dolcecore, a social workers and an assistant professor at Mount Royal University in Calgary explains how this act of kindness is linked to "life satisfaction" and

Have GoFundMe’s have become an informal social safety net? Many turn to strangers for help when hit with a huge financial situation. But many don't ask, and many who do, receive nothing. Erik Schneiderhan is a professor of sociology at the University of Toronto and co-author of “GoFailMe" explains all the factors that prevent many from being able to use the site, how the algorithm works, and how "failure" doesn't sell.

If you bear the cold and head to Good Cheer Brewing, the colder it gets the better your discount for your food. Owner and brewer Nathan Vadeboncoeur explains brining back a old tradition from 1606 to bring folks together during these every cold days.

In the spirit of ' "snow" after Calgary got hit with a very cold snowstorm...has Chef Xavier Lacaze ever cooked with snow? Can you cook with snow?

What are the ingredients to a good love song - for Valentine's Day- or any day? Alexander Carpenter is a professor of Musicology at the University of Alberta breaks down what can influence your own opinions, and what formula makes the "best" love songs.