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AIR MILES Is Gone. Here's What Actually Earns You Travel Now

  If you've been holding onto a Air Miles card waiting to redeem for a flight, the program you signed up for doesn't exist anymore — and the cards that replaced it aren't the best game in town. If you searched "best AIR MILES credit card" and landed here, there's something you need to know first: there is no such thing anymore. AIR MILES, the loyalty program that's been part of Canadian wallets since 1992, officially became BMO Blue Rewards on June 2, 2026. BMO had already stopped issuing new AIR MILES cards back in January, and every collector's Miles converted automatically into Blue Points at a rate of roughly 1 Air Mile to 15.79 Blue Points — no action needed, no lost value. That's good news if you're a longtime collector sitting on a pile of Miles. It's less good news if you were hoping to earn free flights that way going forward, because Blue Rewards was built to compete with PC Optimum and Scene+ — grocery, gas, and everyday spendi...
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Alberta Narrows School Book Ban to Target Sexual Images, Not Written Descriptions

                                      Alberta bans sexual images in school library books under revised order.

The Alberta government has revised its controversial school library directive to ban only books containing visual depictions of sexual acts, while allowing written descriptions to remain on shelves.

Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides said the change was made to provide clarity after the original July order prompted Edmonton Public Schools to prepare a removal list of more than 200 titles — including classics like The Handmaid’s Tale and Brave New World — to comply with the rules. The move drew national criticism and accusations of censorship.

Under the updated ministerial order, “visual depiction” includes drawings, illustrations, photographs, digital images, or videos of sexual acts. Exceptions apply to materials with non-sexual anatomical images, such as medical texts, and to religious works.

The revised policy also removes age-based distinctions, meaning all grades are subject to the same standard. Schools now have until January 5, 2026, to comply, and must submit lists of removed materials to the province by the end of October.

Nicolaides emphasized that the government’s concern has always been with “extremely graphic and explicit visual depictions,” not literary works with sexual themes in text form.


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