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Federal budget offers glimmer of hope for Calgary's beleaguered Olympic Oval
CALGARY - The fastest ice in the world that's on borrowed time may have a lifeline. Calgary's Olympic Oval, a legacy of the 1988 Winter Games in the city, will soon lose its ability to make ice becaus...
Nov 21, 2025
Ontario education minister eyes more possible board takeovers with now-passed bill
TORONTO - Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra is signalling that he will act quickly to use new powers granted to him to take control of school boards, eyeing one board in particular identified b...
Nov 19, 2025
Ophthalmologists urge provinces not to allow optometrists to perform minor surgeries
TORONTO - Ophthalmologists are urging provincial governments not to move ahead with plans that would allow optometrists to perform some surgeries and laser eye treatments, which are currently outside ...
Nov 18, 2025
Ontario to set up school board support offices, starting with those under supervision
TORONTO - Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra has announced that the province is establishing offices within school boards for parents to escalate issues beyond their school - starting with five ...
Nov 13, 2025
Smith defends back-to-work law, says decision is the democratic job of lawmakers
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is defending her government's move to quickly pass back-to-work legislation invoking the Charter's notwithstanding clause, saying democracy is when elected officials mak...
Nov 07, 2025
Concordia defers sabbaticals, offers retirement program due to foreign student drop
MONTREAL - Montreal's Concordia University says it's not renewing some teaching contracts and deferring previously approved sabbaticals because of major budget shortfalls due in part to federal and pr...
Nov 07, 2025
Teachers challenge Alberta law using notwithstanding clause to end strike
EDMONTON - Alberta teachers say they're taking Premier Danielle Smith's government to court for overriding their Charter rights to end their strike, while some members of her caucus say public outrage...
Nov 06, 2025
B.C. couple who ran bogus anti-tax school lose CRA assessment appeal
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia couple who ran educational seminars promoting the bogus notion that people don't have to pay taxes have lost their appeal against tax bills on $1.4 million in revenue fr...
Nov 06, 2025
Parliamentary committee revises order to share federal grant applicant data
A parliamentary committee has amended a controversial order that seeks 25 years' worth of data on researchers who applied for health and science grants. The Standing Committee on Health and Research h...
Nov 06, 2025
Supreme Court agrees to weigh in on Saskatchewan's school pronoun case
REGINA - The Supreme Court of Canada granted leave Thursday to hear appeals in a challenge of Saskatchewan's school pronoun law and the notwithstanding clause that underpins it. No date has been set f...
Nov 06, 2025
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Volunteers are the beating heart of Saskatchewan
There are so many people who step up for organizations in our province, creating events and moments that wouldn't happen...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, June 19
**WITH GUEST HOST BRENT LOUCKS 8:30 - After four months, the U.S. and Iran seemed closer than ever to an agreement, an M...