Murray Wood: Of Easter bunny bells and Juicy Fruit gum
For Murray Wood, Easter brings to mind grandma's practical advice about repurposing, and some of life's little lessons.
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Queen's Park resumes sitting after 14-week break, straight into budget season
TORONTO - Ontario's legislature is set to resume sitting Monday after a 14-week break that ended in a veritable deluge of news, partial proposals and headline-grabbing musings from Premier Doug Ford a...
Mar 22, 2026
Teacher shortage cuts early French immersion in northwest Sask.
A Loon Lake parent says his daughter will have to leave French immersion earlier than expected after a northwest Saskatchewan school division scaled back the program due to a teacher shortage. "She's ...
Mar 21, 2026 Director of education for Northwest School Division, Jennifer Williamson, said the division is also facing growing competition for qualified teachers across the country. (photographee.eu / Depositphotos.com)
NDP slams province's decision to delay school projects to manage costs
The province is celebrating the opening of a new school in Regina, but at the same time, several long-promised projects are now being delayed, raising concerns about overcrowding and aging infrastruct...
Mar 20, 2026 Education Minister Everett Hindley helps cut the ribbon at a new Francophone school École du Park in Regina on March 20, 2026. (Jacob Bamhour/980 CJME)
Manitoba's upcoming budget to boost child care funding: finance minister
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba budget, set to be delivered Tuesday, will include more money for child care and a smaller deficit, Finance Minister Adrien Sala said Friday. The spending plan is to include fun...
Mar 20, 2026
Trump administration sues Harvard, saying it violated civil rights law and seeking to recover funds
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department filed a new lawsuit Friday against Harvard University, saying its leadership failed to address antisemitism on campus, creating grounds for the government to f...
Mar 20, 2026
Manitoba, Nova Scotia teens accused of planning simultaneous school attacks
A Manitoba boy and a girl in Nova Scotia are facing charges after they allegedly plotted together online to commit simultaneous attacks at their rural schools, police said Wednesday. Officers received...
Mar 18, 2026
Winnipeg councillors point to steep school tax hikes following provincial changes
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is facing calls to contain rising education property taxes. Two Winnipeg city councillors have issued a report that says school divisions in and around the city have...
Mar 17, 2026
Retired Alberta teacher, 87, challenging extradition to U.K. to face abuse charges
EDMONTON - The lawyer for an 87-year-old retired teacher from central Alberta is set to make a pitch this week to stop him from being extradited to Scotland on decades-old abuse charges involving 17 c...
Mar 17, 2026
Researchers call for supports, coping strategies as youth self-harm rises
TORONTO - A new Canadian study showing a steady increase in youth self-harm highlights the need for more mental health support and proactive teaching of coping strategies to deal with emotional anguis...
Mar 17, 2026
'Lives have been divided': Teen who set girl on fire at Saskatoon school gets 3 years
SASKATOON - Two teen girls who were once friends came to court Monday for a final chapter after one set the other's scalp on fire in a school hallway - but they never locked eyes. The victim, now 16, ...
Mar 16, 2026
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 2
8:30 - Canada's industrial carbon tax is set to rise again, and it's sparking a lot of debate about what that means for ...