Murray Wood: Is this one of those times when money might be better in the government's pockets?
Windfall profits on oil are prompting a break in the federal fuel excise, but Saskatchewan isn't following suit. Murray ...
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West Virginia lawmakers OK bill drawing back one of the country's strictest child vaccination laws
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia's GOP-controlled state Legislature voted Saturday to allow some students who don't attend traditional public schools to be exempt from state vaccination requirem...
Mar 09, 2024
Gov't boosts funding in four-year deal with school boards association
The Government of Saskatchewan says it's committing to ensure long-term, sustainable funding is available for classrooms in the province. According to the Ministry of Education, the government has sig...
Mar 08, 2024
Saskatchewan teachers announce sanctions to continue Monday
As the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation and Premier Scott Moe continue to spar amid stalled contract negotiations, the union has announced its latest round of sanctions. In a media release issued Fri...
Mar 08, 2024 Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation president Samantha Becotte says that because the government won't put classroom size and complexity into the teachers' contract, she doesn't believe it intends to keep classroom support funding where it is. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Manitoba eyes penalties for schools that fall short on sexual violence policies
WINNIPEG - Post-secondary institutions in Manitoba could soon lose funding if they don't abide by the province's requirements for policies on sexual violence. A bill before the legislature would allow...
Mar 07, 2024
Scott Moe joins Evan Bray after STF accuses premier of dodging accountability
A big funding boost is coming for education in the upcoming provincial budget, but the union representing thousands of teachers across the province says that doesn't address their concerns, and sancti...
Mar 07, 2024
B.C. researcher says liver oil, meat trade threaten deepwater shark populations
Prof. Nick Dulvy recalls when the northern cod fishery collapsed back in 1992. "That was nothing short of a social and economic disaster for Canada," Dulvy said, who's a biology professor at Simon Fra...
Mar 07, 2024
Tennessee lawmakers propose changes to how books get removed from school libraries
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee's Republican-controlled Statehouse is once again looking to tweak how books can be removed from school library shelves despite concerns that the latest proposal could...
Mar 07, 2024
Saskatchewan premier announces more education spending to address teachers dispute
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says his government will put up millions of dollars in new education funding to help resolve a bargaining impasse with teachers. The teachers, however, say they...
Mar 07, 2024
STF president says Moe 'avoiding accountability' with education budget announcement
The head of Saskatchewan's teachers' union says Premier Scott Moe is avoiding accountability by increasing education funding without enshrining it in a new contract. Moe made the surprise announcement...
Mar 07, 2024
North Carolina schools chief loses primary to home-schooling parent critical of 'radical agendas'
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina's public schools superintendent and some state legislators won't be returning to their positions in 2025 after primary defeats by challengers who questioned their r...
Mar 06, 2024
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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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TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 15
8:30 - With a clear majority now secured, Mark Carney no longer has to bargain to survive confidence votes and can focus...