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By Jane Sloane Educating girls is one of the most effective ways for countries to achieve their economic potential, improve health, reduce conflict, and save lives. Education is also a basic human right. At a time when growing inequality in a number of Asian countries is profoundly affecting girls’ access to education, it is critical that donors investing in girls’...

The provincial NDP has come out hard criticizing comments made by Chilliwack-Kent MLA Laurie Throness in two recent speeches in the legislature in his role as official critic on children and family development. But Throness defends his words saying also that they need to be taken into the context of his entire speech on Feb. 26, as well as his...

A key member of the Langley Saints is marching to Burnaby and the SFU Clan. Kalyn Hartmann, captain of the LSS senior girls volleyball team, signed her national letter of intent to join the Burnaby-based university in the fall. The six-foot-two middle blocker is an honour roll student and has served as the Saints captain since Grade 8. She was...

Dear Malala – Damn, girl. The world is losing its collective mind right now because you’ve just won the Nobel Peace Prize. There are some people who are making a fuss because you’re the youngest person ever to win, but – hell, excellence isn’t necessarily a thing that the young can’t take part in. Although, that fact did lead to...