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Yesterday — 3 September 2025Main stream

Alberta Backs Off on School Library Book Ban

3 September 2025 at 07:13
Alberta ordered schools to pull “inappropriate” books, but paused its plan after a large school district banned scores of books in an apparent effort to make a point.

© Amber Bracken for The New York Times

Danielle Smith, the premier of Alberta, whose government had ordered the removal of books from school libraries that described sex or other topics deemed inappropriate for young people.
Before yesterdayMain stream

In the Remains of Canada’s Jasper Wildfire, Clues to Tame Future Blazes

1 September 2025 at 17:02
A giant fire last year consumed much of Canada’s Jasper National Park. Canadian scientists leading research into wildfires are using the blaze to learn lessons for the future.

© Jesse Winter for The New York Times

Recreational vehicles in the fire-affected Jasper National Park last month in Alberta, Canada.
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