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Education, crop insurance, 'Queen of Canada' discussed at SARM convention
Premier Scott Moe and his cabinet faced questions from RMs during Thursday's "bear pit" session at the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities' annual convention in Regina. There was a mixed ...
Mar 15, 2024 Premier Scott Moe reiterated that binding arbitration with the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation won't be considered for the time being. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
B.C. boy, 9, loves hockey, his rabbit and pi, which he has memorized to 2,030 digits
Nine-year-old Lucas Mason Yao loves the Vancouver Canucks, his pet bunny Chomp and pi, the mathematical constant that's celebrated every March 14 around the world. Yao, from Pitt Meadows, B.C., has me...
Mar 14, 2024
Georgia school voucher bill narrowly clears longtime obstacle with state House passage
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia Republicans powered a voucher plan funding private school tuition and home schooling through the state House on Thursday, nearing a goal that has long eluded the state's school ...
Mar 14, 2024
Saskatchewan government rejects offer to go into binding arbitration with teachers
REGINA - Contract negotiations between Saskatchewan teachers and the province have hit another snag, along with a renewed round of finger-pointing. The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation says it would ...
Mar 14, 2024
Gov't rejects STF offer to resolve class size, complexity dispute with arbitration
The provincial government has rejected an offer from the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation that could have ended the group's ongoing sanctions. On Thursday, the federation said it would suspend its sa...
Mar 14, 2024
B.C. couple sold firm for fortune. With last $92M donation, they've given it all away
VICTORIA - British Columbia millionaire Eric Peterson is preparing to do something he's never been comfortable with - ask other very rich people for money. Peterson and his wife, Christina Munck, have...
Mar 13, 2024
Republican senators reveal their version of Kentucky's next two-year budget
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky Senate Republicans revealed their version of the state's next two-year budget Wednesday, proposing more funding for the main K-12 school funding formula and doubling the...
Mar 13, 2024
Parental consent should be required for student pronoun changes: Manitoba Tories
WINNIPEG - The issue of whether parents should consent to their child's name or pronoun changes at school reignited in Manitoba Tuesday. The interim leader of the Opposition Progressive Conservatives ...
Mar 12, 2024
New York's budget season starts with friction over taxes and education funding
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York Democrats who control the state Senate and Assembly have released their budget proposals for the year, setting up potential battles with Gov. Kathy Hochul's office over ed...
Mar 12, 2024
North Battleford band trip to NYC expected to go ahead despite sanctions
Students and parents at a North Battleford high school are breathing a sigh of relief. On Thursday, 29 members of the band program at North Battleford Comprehensive High School are scheduled to fly fr...
Mar 12, 2024
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Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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