Murray Wood: Going to seed, in a good way
Murray Wood says seed sales are taking off this spring. Food prices are likely convincing some to grow their own vegetab...
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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
Prime minister promotes school nutrition program at Winnipeg school
WINNIPEG - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made a stop at a Winnipeg school to promote his government's school nutrition program. He says the plan would provide meals to 400,000 more children across...
May 17, 2024
Latinos found jobs and cheap housing in a Pennsylvania city but political power has proven elusive
HAZLETON, Pa. (AP) - Latinos seeking jobs and affordable housing have transformed Hazleton, Pennsylvania, in recent decades, but a federal lawsuit argues the way representatives are elected to their l...
May 16, 2024
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Sarah Mills: We are feeling the pinch of rising prices, even beyond the gas pumps
Costs have already gone up with airlines. Parcel and delivery services could also increase, and even ride sharing may ja...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 14
8:30 - With the by-elections now decided, Mark Carney's Liberals have secured a majority in the House of Commons, comple...