Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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Regina woman's good deed eases back-to-school stress for parents in need
For more than 100 parents in Regina, the pressure to find money to pay for school supplies can be stressful. It's thanks to Amanda McCall that burden is taken care of. McCall, a resident in the Mount ...
Sep 01, 2021 Mount Royal resident Amanda McCall collected enough school supplies to fill more than 100 backpacks for those in need. She included her daughters in the charitable project. As a family, they assembled and handed out the packages together. (Submitted/Amanda McCall)
Anxiety, optimism as many Montreal kids return to class amid COVID's fourth wave
MONTREAL - Seven-year-old Jayda Watts-Simeon was bouncing up and down with excitement on Tuesday at the chance to be back in school. Wearing a medical mask and carrying a pink backpack covered in imag...
Aug 31, 2021
State mask bans face federal civil rights inquiries
The Education Department announced Monday that it's investigating five Republican-led states with universal mask bans, saying the policies could amount to discrimination against students with disabili...
Aug 30, 2021
'Clearly discriminatory and systemically racist': Report on B.C. school board
VICTORIA - A report that found systemic racism in a British Columbia school board and called for a provincewide review is "vindicating," the deputy chief of a First Nation in the province said Saturda...
Aug 28, 2021
Judge blocks Florida governor’s order banning mask mandates
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Florida school districts can legally require their students to wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19, a judge ruled Friday, saying Gov. Ron DeSantis overstepped his...
Aug 27, 2021
3 groups of students freed in Nigeria in 24-hour period
MINNA, Nigeria (AP) - Authorities in northern Nigeria announced three separate groups of kidnapped students were freed within a 24-hour period, prompting speculation late Friday that large ransoms had...
Aug 27, 2021
B.C. reintroduces mandatory mask policy, including for students in Grades 4 and up
VICTORIA - British Columbia is reintroducing a public health order requiring people to wear masks in all indoor public spaces including malls, grocery stores and on transit starting Wednesday to help ...
Aug 24, 2021
School mask mandate ban challenged in new Utah lawsuit
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A ban on school districts requiring masks is forcing parents of vulnerable kids to wrestle with the painful choice of whether to risk coronavirus infections at school or keep the...
Aug 23, 2021
NYC mandates vaccinations for public school teachers, staff
NEW YORK (AP) - All New York City public school teachers and other staffers will have to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, officials said Monday as the nation's largest school system prepares fo...
Aug 23, 2021
Judge won’t dismiss suit on Florida school mask mandate ban
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - A Florida judge on Thursday refused to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the order by Gov. Ron DeSantis that parents should decide whether their children wear masks at school ...
Aug 19, 2021
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Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
On Thursday's show, Evan welcomes a trio of teens to discuss banning social media for children and teenagers, discusses ...