Murray Wood: When will Canada punch back against China's bully tactics?
Dear China... Um, yeah, can you fill out this TPS report? That'd be great. Murray Wood says Canada should get tough in t...
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Saskatchewan pre-election budget pitches record spending, $273M deficit
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government is promising big-ticket spending on health, education and communities along with no tax hikes and a $273-million deficit. Finance Minister Donna Harpauer introduce...
Mar 20, 2024
Hullabaloo over fate of Saskatchewan Hoopla basketball tournament overshadows budget
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government is set to release its 2024 budget Wednesday, a day expected to be overshadowed by teacher protests and heightened hullabaloo over the fate of Hoopla. Hoopla, the p...
Mar 19, 2024
STF is sick of hearing 'no' from government, Becotte tells Bray
The president of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation is fed up with being denied by the government. "It is very disappointing that we are at this point," Samantha Becotte said. "We really don't have...
Mar 19, 2024
Saskatchewan adding 150 more seats to apprenticeship and trades commission
Saskatchewan is investing in skilled trades training. On Tuesday, the provincial government announced $1 million in additional funding for the Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trades Certification Comm...
Mar 19, 2024
Federation rejects request from Ontario to let retired teachers work more
TORONTO - Ontario's teachers have rebuffed a request from the Ministry of Education to let retired teachers work longer, saying the government needs to come up with a real solution to staff shortages....
Mar 19, 2024
'Classrooms, care and communities' will highlight Wednesday's budget, Moe says
Saskatchewan's premier says classrooms, healthcare and communities are the top priorities in the upcoming provincial budget. The budget is to be tabled Wednesday afternoon by Finance Minister Donna Ha...
Mar 19, 2024
Alaska lawmakers fail to override the governor's education package veto
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Alaska lawmakers on Monday failed to override Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy's veto of an education package, just weeks after the bill that sought to boost spending on public scho...
Mar 18, 2024
Basketball, music festival hang in balance in Saskatchewan teacher labour dispute
REGINA - Saskatchewan's escalating labour dispute with teachers has left a provincial basketball tournament hanging in the balance, with some students saying it's frustrating the adults can't play wel...
Mar 18, 2024
STF announces single-day strike, sanctions affecting Hoopla basketball tournament
Saskatchewan students' Hoopla dreams may be on hold after the latest announcement of sanctions by the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation. According to the union, a one-day provincewide strike will be h...
Mar 18, 2024 The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation says 4,000 of its members will picket at the Legislative Building in Regina on Wednesday. (980 CJME file photo)
Some doctors sneak education into their online content to drown out misinformation
TORONTO - When Dr. Siobhan Deshauer makes online videos, her primary goal is to demystify medicine. Her secondary goal? "I call it 'smuggling in education,'" said the physician and YouTuber, who boast...
Mar 16, 2024
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, August 14
As an Air Canada strike looms, Evan talks with experts on what you need to know. Is it time to get rid of supply managem...