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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Saskatchewan teachers hope to be back at bargaining table with government next week
REGINA - Saskatchewan teachers could return to the bargaining table as early as next week to work out their labour dispute with the province. Samantha Becotte, president of the Saskatchewan Teachers' ...
Mar 28, 2024
More security cameras, vape detectors may come to Ontario schools with $30M funding
TORONTO - More security cameras and vape detectors could soon be installed in Ontario schools, with the announcement of $30 million in funding for school safety in the provincial budget this week. Edu...
Mar 28, 2024
Four Ontario school boards sue Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok
TORONTO - Four of Ontario's largest school boards are suing the parent companies of Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok, alleging the social media platforms are disrupting student learning, contr...
Mar 28, 2024
Ontario international student permits to go to in-demand areas
TORONTO - Ontario will prioritize its newly reduced number of international undergraduate student study permits to post-secondary institutions that offer in-demand programs such as in the skilled trad...
Mar 27, 2024
Saskatoon students' trip to Europe cancelled due to STF sanctions
A trip to Switzerland and Paris for students at a Saskatoon high school has been cancelled as a deal between the province and Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation remains up in the air. The union has lev...
Mar 27, 2024
Academics challenge Florida law restricting research exchanges from prohibited countries like China
MIAMI (AP) - Two graduate students from China whose studies were put on hold, and a professor who says he is unable to recruit research assistants, sued Florida education officials on Monday, trying t...
Mar 25, 2024
Quebec parents file $1.6M suit after teacher allegedly puts kids' art for sale online
MONTREAL - Ten Montreal-area parents are suing a high school teacher and a school board after their children's classroom art assignments were allegedly posted for sale online. The lawsuit in Quebec Su...
Mar 25, 2024
'Frozen in time.' Kamala Harris tours bloodstained building where 2018 Parkland massacre happened
PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris toured on Saturday the bloodstained classroom building where the 2018 Parkland high school massacre happened, then announced a program to assist stat...
Mar 23, 2024
Borrow a bee colony? West Vancouver library loans out pollinators
VANCOUVER - Patrons at the West Vancouver Memorial Library are abuzz over a loan program of mason bees that come with their own "bungalow." The bee program is a bid to educate people about the need fo...
Mar 23, 2024
West Virginia governor signs vague law allowing teachers to answer questions about origin of life
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia Republican Gov. Jim Justice signed a law Friday that supporters say promotes the free exchange of ideas in science classrooms, despite objections from opponents ...
Mar 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 ...