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Alberta bans sexual images in school library books under revised order
EDMONTON - The Alberta government made good Monday on its promise to revise its school book ban, stating that from now on written descriptions of sex are OK, but images and illustrations of sex are no...
Sep 08, 2025
Alberta parents brace for potential teacher strike amid confusion over school policy
EDMONTON - Alberta parents are bracing for a potential teacher strike or lockout as shifting provincial policies on books and sports also add confusion and chaos to the school year. Last week, contrac...
Sep 06, 2025
Pause on third-party presenters in Sask. sex ed. remains in effect, minister says
Kids across Saskatchewan have been settling into their new classrooms as a new school year begins, but this year will be yet another where third parties are banned from giving presentations in sexual ...
Sep 05, 2025 Saskatchewan Education Minister Everett Hindley says work is ongoing on the curriculum review and creation of a framework to evaluate the suitability of materials for various age groups. (980 CJME file photo)
Alberta government postpones release of revised school library book ban
EDMONTON - The Alberta government has postponed the release of its revised school library book ban to Monday. The government had promised the new ministerial order for Friday afternoon, with a technic...
Sep 05, 2025
Northwestern University president says he will resign following tenure marked by White House tension
Northwestern University President Michael Schill announced Thursday that he will resign, ending a three-year tenure marked by the freeze of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding by the Tr...
Sep 04, 2025
'It makes people want to read': Stores see sales spike after Alberta book ban
EDMONTON - An Alberta government order banning some books from school libraries doesn't appear to be deterring people from reading them, say managers at several bookstores. Kelly Dyer with Audreys Boo...
Sep 04, 2025
Judge reverses Trump administration's cuts of billions of dollars to Harvard University
BOSTON (AP) - A federal judge in Boston on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to reverse its cuts of more than $2.6 billion in research funding for Harvard University, delivering a significant...
Sep 03, 2025
Florida plans to become first state to eliminate all childhood vaccine mandates
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Florida plans to become the first state to eliminate vaccine mandates that have been a cornerstone of public health policy for decades in keeping schoolchildren and adults ...
Sep 03, 2025
They had to navigate the health-care system growing up. Now they're students at Canada's newest med school
TORONTO - Toronto Metropolitan University opened Canada's newest medical school this week, with 94 students who administrators believe reflect the diversity needed among this country's future doctors....
Sep 03, 2025
System failed Quebec girl whose 2019 killing led to youth protection reforms: coroner
MONTREAL - A seven-year-old girl from Granby, Que., whose death in 2019 galvanized the province into reforming the youth protection system, was failed by both individuals and institutions, a coroner s...
Sep 03, 2025
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8:30 - We're taking a closer look at the Saskatchewan Government's budget and how it impacts you. Samantha Becotte, pres...