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The demand for software developers, cyber security and cloud specialists remains top of the list for South African employers, says REDi Recruitment’s Nicole Dodd.

How civil engineer Oliver Bowen became the architect of Calgary's CTrain system.

At first blush, Joe Biden’s election as U.S. president brings respite from a world threatened by Donald Trump’s climate-denialist, dictator-coddling, xenophobic, racist, misogynist, rules-breaking regime. On second thought, 2021 will also initiate an unwelcome restoration of legitimacy to Western imperialism akin to Barack Obama’s rule. “Biden’s” (2020) recent Foreign Affairs article began by stressing how since 2017, “the international system that the United States so carefully constructed is coming apart at the seams.” In reconstructing imperialism, Biden may draw upon a le...

Posted: Feb 26, 2021 6:07 PM MT | Last Updated: February 27 Violet King was the first Black person admitted to the Alberta bar in 1954 and became the first Black female lawyer in Canada.(Glenbow Archives) The Federal Building plaza, with views of the Alberta Legislature, has a new name: the Violet King Henry Plaza. The Calgary native became Canada's first Black female lawyer in 1954. Many who protested in Edmonton as part of the Black Lives Matter movement, in response to George Floyd's death last summer, would have walked past the plaza, or through it, on their way to the Legislature.  No...

Find out how these Calgarians changed their city CBC News Calgary24 days ago 7:40For Black History Month, we take a look at the lasting impact of three Calgarians.7:40 comments February is Black History Month, and we recognize it by celebrating the contributions that Black Canadians have made to Canada's history and culture.  CBC Calgary is highlighting the legacies of three Black Calgarians who broke barriers, changed the city's history and influenced its present. WATCH | Find out more about their lives in the video above Virnetta Anderson became the first Black city councillor in Calg...