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When Youth Sports Stop Serving Youth

Youth sports occupy a unique space in schools and communities. They are meant to support physical development, strengthen teamwork skills, and build confidence. Yet in many environments, the expectations placed on student athletes have expanded far beyond these original goals.

Mental health is no longer a quiet corner of public discourse — nor should it be. In Canada, we often pride ourselves on universal healthcare, but for reasons that may be historic, bureaucratic, or simply uncomfortable to admit, mental health remains treated as a parallel system: essential, yet largely privatized. For many, therapy is something you get only if your workplace benefits package has a reflexive fondness for humanity… or if your wallet has elasticity.

Freedom of Information (FOI) laws, also known as access to information legislation, represent one of the most powerful tools available to citizens in a democratic society. These laws establish a legal right for individuals to request and receive information held by government bodies, fundamentally shifting the relationship between citizens and their governments from one of secrecy to one of transparency.

AI Integrations: Technology's Promise and Peril for Alberta Seniors

Artificial intelligence is increasingly woven into the systems and services that shape daily life. For Alberta seniors, AI presents both remarkable opportunities and significant concerns—technology that could help maintain independence and improve care, or that could exclude, surveil, and disempower. Understanding AI's implications helps seniors, caregivers, and policymakers navigate choices about when and how to integrate these technologies.