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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Gaza protest camp grows on Edmonton campus after Calgary sit-in ended by police
EDMONTON - A campus protest encampment at the University of Alberta was ramping up a day after a similar sit-in in Calgary was shut down amid the loud noise and haze of flashbang explosives as police ...
May 10, 2024
Ottawa, province help fund $10-million expansion of daycare at Halifax university
HALIFAX - Government funding is expected to cover half of the cost of a $10-million expansion of the child care centre at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax. A provincial government news releas...
May 10, 2024
Police in riot gear order pro-Palestinian protesters to leave University of Calgary
CALGARY - Police in Calgary say multiple people were arrested during a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Calgary Thursday night. Video posted on social media showed officers tearing down ma...
May 09, 2024
Saskatchewan teachers overwhelmingly reject government offer for new contract
REGINA - Saskatchewan teachers have rejected an offer from the province for a three-year contract that included wage increases and promises for more classroom funding. The Saskatchewan Teachers' Feder...
May 09, 2024
Government of Sask. touts $51.2-million investment in health career training
Funding from the Government of Saskatchewan will add 66 new training seats for health-care careers this year, and add four new domestic training programs to the province. According to the Ministry of ...
May 09, 2024
Results of teacher contract vote to be made public Thursday night: STF
Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation president Samantha Becotte says the results of an online vote on a provincial contract offer will be made public Thursday night. She said 13,000 teachers, including s...
May 09, 2024
Sask. education minister considering school year extension as teachers vote
REGINA - Saskatchewan's education minister is being accused of trying to influence a teachers vote after saying he's not ruling out extending the school year should educators reject his offer and take...
May 08, 2024
New Brunswick schools to have stringent cellphone policies starting September
FREDERICTON - Come September teachers in New Brunswick will get more authority to limit the use of cellphones in schools. During class time teachers will have students put their cellphones on silent m...
May 08, 2024
Arkansas cannot prevent 2 teachers from discussing critical race theory in classroom, judge rules
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A federal judge has ruled Arkansas cannot prevent two high school teachers from discussing critical race theory in the classroom, but he stopped short of more broadly blocking...
May 08, 2024
Cockrill says ratified deal is best for students as teachers vote on offer
Over the next two days, teachers in Saskatchewan will vote on whether to accept or reject a contract offer from the provincial government. The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation agreed to take the offe...
May 08, 2024 Ahead of the teachers' vote on the government contract offer, Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill says what would be best for classrooms is a ratified deal. (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
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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
On Tuesday's show, Evan talks about the Prime Minister's transition from minority to majority government, explores a pro...