Murray Wood: Is NDP Leader Carla Beck channeling Grant Devine?
No NDP leader would like being compared to the former Conservative premier, but Murray Wood says Carla Beck is calling f...
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Education Minister responds to 'horrible incident' at Saskatoon high school
Students, families, and teachers are still shaken up after a 15-year-old girl was set on fire at Evan Hardy Collegiate in Saskatoon. Saskatchewan Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill told reporters his ...
Sep 09, 2024
Girl set on fire in Saskatoon school faces long recovery, says grandmother
SASKATOON, Sask. - The grandmother of a 15-year-old student who was set on fire at a Saskatoon high school says she has a long recovery ahead. She says the teen is in an Edmonton hospital but declined...
Sep 09, 2024
N.B. Liberals officially launch election bid before official start of fall campaign
FREDERICTON - The New Brunswick Liberals got a jump on the province's coming fall election by officially launching their party's campaign on Sunday, saying they're focused on addressing affordability ...
Sep 08, 2024
Teachers say immigrants not to blame as Quebec links teacher shortage to newcomers
MONTREAL - Quebec's school year started on a familiar note: thousands of teaching spots were unfilled, and the provincial government had to defend itself for its failure to solve the problem. But as p...
Sep 08, 2024
'She was screaming': Girl, 14, charged with attempted murder after teen set on fire
SASKATOON, Sask. - A Saskatoon high school student remembers the pungent smell of burned hair going up her nose, and something like the strong scent from a Sharpie marker, moments after she watched a ...
Sep 06, 2024
'Secret swing state strategy': Democrats push efforts for Americans abroad vote
WASHINGTON - Running between classes on the McGill University campus in Montreal, Jacob Wesoky's thoughts drift between assignments and class schedules. But there's another looming deadline for the po...
Sep 06, 2024
Food for thought: N.B. Liberals promise free, low-cost food in schools if elected
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's Liberals are promising to provide free or low-cost food at schools if they're elected this fall. Liberal Leader Susan Holt told reporters Wednesday her government would e...
Sep 04, 2024
Regina school divisions hopeful as year starts with cell phone ban
A new school year meant new books, new classes, and new rules for some on Tuesday. This is the first school year with a province-wide cell phone ban in classrooms the provincial government announced i...
Sep 03, 2024 This is the first school year with a province-wide cell phone ban in classrooms the provincial government announced in the summer. (980 CJME files)
Alberta to pursue legislation this fall on opt-in sex education in schools
EDMONTON - The Alberta government says it's moving ahead this fall with legislation that would require parents to proactively sign up to have their children opt-in, rather than the usual practice of o...
Sep 03, 2024
'A great teaching opportunity': How one school board plans to use AI in the classroom
OTTAWA - When students return to Catholic schools in Ottawa this week, they will be able to use artificial intelligence to help solve math problems and create essay outlines. Their teachers, too, can ...
Sep 02, 2024
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Sarah Mills: A neighbourhood debate raging Calgary is one to watch for all of us in Sask.
Calgary council is hearing reaction to a city-wide bylaw change that allow multi-unit developments everywhere. But Sarah...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, March 24
8:30 - Recently, Saskatoon-based Cameco signed a $2.6-billion, nine-year deal to supply India with 22 million pounds of ...