Murray Wood: April is the most frustrating month on the prairies
As much of Saskatchewan deals with another spring snowstorm, Murray Wood says we're all asking the same question: This i...
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Alberta schools drafting contingency plans ahead of looming support worker strike
EDMONTON - Two Alberta school divisions gearing up for a strike by more than 3,000 support workers say they're drawing up contingency plans but encourage parents to keep in touch with their school's p...
Jan 10, 2025
Canadian school boards among those affected by cyber incident involving third party
School boards in multiple provinces have been affected by a data breach involving software used by schools across North America to store student information. Ontario's Toronto, Peel and Durham distric...
Jan 08, 2025
Alberta Education Minister rejects teachers' association concern over mandatory tests
EDMONTON - Alberta's education minister is dismissing concerns from the province's teachers' association that more mandatory testing cuts into classroom learning and can be detrimental to students. St...
Jan 08, 2025
'Time for a refresh': University of Alberta rebrands DEI policy to ACB
EDMONTON - The president of the University of Alberta says the decision to rebrand its diversity, equity and inclusion policy was not influenced by critics of the initiative in North America. Bill Fla...
Jan 08, 2025
Sask. NDP slams government over decline in teaching positions
Student enrolment has steadily increased over the past five years, and the Saskatchewan NDP is raising the alarm over the lack of teachers to accommodate the growing number of students. Citing numbers...
Jan 08, 2025 NDP Leader Carla Beck said the Government of Saskatchewan has failed to meaningfully address growing demand for services like health care and education. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
Commitment broken when family of Sask. NDP candidate targeted: Beck
REGINA - Saskatchewan's two main political leaders had agreed before October's provincial election not to target the families of candidates during the campaign, says Opposition NDP Leader Carla Beck. ...
Dec 23, 2024
Percentage of early childhood educators in Ontario child care declining, despite goal
TORONTO - The percentage of staff in Ontario child-care centres who are registered early childhood educators has been declining over the past few years, moving the province further away from one of it...
Dec 23, 2024
Sex-ed group deemed 'inappropriate' by Tory government returns to N.B. schools
FREDERICTON - A sexual-education group whose presentations were deemed "clearly inappropriate" by the previous New Brunswick Progressive Conservative government has been cleared to return to the provi...
Dec 17, 2024
Three Montreal schools to face Education Department probe over toxic climate
MONTREAL - Three French-language Montreal schools are facing an Education Department investigation after audits found multiple issues relating to a toxic climate. Education Minister Bernard Drainville...
Dec 11, 2024
'Go beyond the board': Chess helping Alberta youth keep troubles in check
EDMONTON - Every Friday in a southern Alberta classroom, youth are learning how to keep their troubles in check. Hunched over chess boards at the University of Lethbridge, teens and young adults who a...
Dec 08, 2024
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Sarah Mills: A U.S. jury says Live Nation and Ticketmaster's monopoly hurt fans
An appeal is already underway, but Sarah Mills says the court case against Live Nation and Ticketmaster has exposed what...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 16
8:30 - There are no shortages of stories coming from Parliament Hill this week. Following the Liberal majority, the gas ...