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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Removing religion as hate speech defence an idea worth exploring: antisemitism envoy
OTTAWA - Canada's special envoy for combating antisemitism says she is "very interested" in exploring the idea of removing religion as a possible defence against hate speech charges, drawing concern a...
May 23, 2024
Nova Scotia teachers vote in favour of new three-year contract with salary increase
HALIFAX - Members of the union representing Nova Scotia's 10,000 public school teachers have voted in favour of a contract agreement reached last month with the province. In a ratification vote held W...
May 23, 2024
Indian international students most likely to live in unsuitable housing, StatCan says
OTTAWA - International students were more likely to live in unsuitable housing in 2021 than Canadian-born students, a report released Thursday by Statistics Canada shows. In the top ten municipalities...
May 22, 2024
Biden administration canceling student loans for another 160,000 borrowers
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration is canceling student loans for another 160,000 borrowers through a combination of existing programs. The Education Department announced the latest round of c...
May 22, 2024
West Virginia lawmakers approve funding to support students due to FAFSA delays
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia students struggling to figure out how to pay for college in one of the nation's poorest states after the botched rollout of a new federal student aid application...
May 21, 2024
Saskatchewan teachers reviewing tentative contract agreement
Teachers are getting their first look at the details of a tentative agreement this week after the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation and province reached a tentative agreement on a new contract. The un...
May 21, 2024
Teachers criticize Newsom's budget proposal, say it would 'wreak havoc on funding for our schools'
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California's largest teachers union on Friday turned up the pressure on Gov. Gavin Newsom, announcing a public campaign aimed at blocking part of his plan to balance the budg...
May 17, 2024
Saskatchewan teachers and government say they've reached tentative agreement
REGINA - Saskatchewan's teachers and the provincial government say they've reached a tentative agreement on a new contract after months of sparring. Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation president Samanth...
May 17, 2024
Government, STF reach 'tentative agreement' at bargaining table
On Friday, the provincial government announced that this week's bargaining has resulted in a "tentative agreement" with the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation. Both sides returned to the bargaining tab...
May 17, 2024
President tells Gaza protesters that University of B.C. must remain neutral
VANCOUVER - The president of the University of British Columbia has told pro-Palestinian protesters that the school must remain neutral on the Gaza conflict. Benoit-Antoine Bacon says in response to d...
May 17, 2024
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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 ...