Murray Wood: April is the most frustrating month on the prairies
As much of Saskatchewan deals with another spring snowstorm, Murray Wood says we're all asking the same question: This i...
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Ontario introducing plan to limit cellphone use, social media and vaping in schools
TORONTO - Ontario will limit cellphone use in classrooms, restrict access to all social media networks and ban vaping on school properties starting this fall, the province's education minister announc...
Apr 28, 2024
Alberta to pilot new social studies curriculum in the fall after facing blowback
EDMONTON - The Alberta government says a draft social studies curriculum for elementary schools is ready for classroom-testing this fall, but the teachers' union says the program is flawed and needs t...
Apr 26, 2024
Manitoba promises review after school trustee's comments on Indigenous people
WINNIPEG - A school trustee's comments on Indigenous people and residential schools have led to condemnation from many quarters and a review by the Manitoba government. Paul Coffey, a trustee in the M...
Apr 26, 2024
USC's move to cancel commencement amid protests draws criticism from students, alumni
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The University of Southern California's decision Thursday to cancel its main graduation ceremony, a move that came 10 days after administrators said the student valedictorian who ha...
Apr 25, 2024
NDP suggests Legacy Christian Academy closure allows school to 'rebrand'
A private Christian school embroiled in controversy will close its doors at the end of this school year, according to a letter from Legacy Christian Academy to the Ministry of Education. While the Sas...
Apr 25, 2024
USDA updates rules for school meals that limit added sugars for the first time
The nation's school meals will get a makeover under new nutrition standards that limit added sugars for the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday. The final rule also trim...
Apr 24, 2024
A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states
A conservative quest to limit diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives is gaining momentum in state capitals and college governing boards, with officials in about one-third of the states now taking...
Apr 23, 2024
Biden tries to navigate the Israel-Hamas war protests roiling college campuses
NEW YORK (AP) - Student protests over the war in Gaza have created a new and unpredictable challenge for President Joe Biden as he resists calls to cut off U.S. support for Israel while trying to hold...
Apr 23, 2024
Transgender Louisianans lost their ally in the governor's seat. Now they're girding for a fight
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - As transgender people in Louisiana watched surrounding states in the deeply conservative South implement a slew of laws targeting nearly every facet of their lives in recent ye...
Apr 23, 2024
Minnesota and other Democratic-led states lead pushback on censorship. They're banning the book ban
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A movement to ban book bans is gaining steam in Minnesota and several other states, in contrast to the trend playing out in more conservative states where book challenges have s...
Apr 22, 2024
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Sarah Mills: A U.S. jury says Live Nation and Ticketmaster's monopoly hurt fans
An appeal is already underway, but Sarah Mills says the court case against Live Nation and Ticketmaster has exposed what...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 16
8:30 - There are no shortages of stories coming from Parliament Hill this week. Following the Liberal majority, the gas ...