Spardha Mehta

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BUMP 2020: Colouring Calgary streets amid COVID-19

This year's BUMP Festival is back with 21 new murals to enliven a lacklustre 2020. Various local, national and international artists will be working...
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Calgary’s Muslim women athletes sporting a respect for games and culture

Even with cultural and religious barriers around mixed-gender sports and clothing considerations, women at a Calgary mosque are sweating it out on the courts....
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Alberta cities, towns to get $1.1 billion in COVID-19 aid

Alberta will match federal funding for municipalities, shoring up budget shortfalls across the province due to COVID-19 revenue loss. Earlier this month, Prime Minister...
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Calgary parents refuse to instill fear of COVID-19 in their children with return to school

Some Calgary parents are optimistic about the government’s plan to send kids back to school this fall - with appropriate measures in place.  On July...
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Calgary’s Women Who Weed shifting perception of marijuana use

There's a stigma attached to women and marijuana say those in the biz, but legalization has sparked a change. A Calgary group dedicated to...
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Uncertainty, anxiety, and stress among Calgary’s COVID-19 service industry

Some food and beverage industry workers in Alberta are dealing with mounting mental health concerns as they work through COVID-19. Public-facing every day as...
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