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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Sask. teachers to withdraw noon-hour supervision Thursday as strikes continue
As Saskatchewan teachers continue to hold rotating strikes, their union is adding more pressure in its push for a new contract. On Monday, the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) said teachers acr...
Feb 05, 2024
Quebec going ahead with out-of-province tuition hikes despite advisory body concern
MONTREAL - Quebec is moving forward with a plan to hike tuition for out-of-province Canadian students by about 30 per cent, despite a letter from a government-mandated advisory committee urging them t...
Feb 04, 2024
Contract talks between Sask. teachers, government remain stalled
The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation and the provincial government both have said they to want to get back to the bargaining table, but neither group is budging on negotiation points. One day after s...
Feb 02, 2024 Saskatchewan Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
N.S. universities given new funding model with conditions to increase accountability
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's universities are getting one-year conditional funding agreements as part of an abrupt government policy change that caught school presidents off guard. The terms announced Frid...
Feb 02, 2024
Sask. student accused of cheating says penalty came before proof
A University of Regina nursing student wrongfully accused of cheating is frustrated he faced consequences before any investigations took place. Tyvan Yee opened his email on Jan. 1 to find a message i...
Feb 02, 2024
Florida House votes to loosen child labor laws a year after tougher immigrant employment law
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A year after Florida enacted a new law making it more difficult for employers to hire immigrants in the country illegally, the House passed a bill Thursday to let 16- and 17-y...
Feb 01, 2024
Ontario municipal staff say $85.5M cut risks success of $10-a-day child-care program
TORONTO - The municipal staff who administer the child-care system across Ontario are telling Education Minister Stephen Lecce that an $85.5-million cut to their budgets puts the success of the $10-a-...
Feb 01, 2024
A look at some reaction to the Alberta government's proposed transgender policies
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has announced changes to rules surrounding transgender youth. Policies include requiring parental consent for children 15 and under who want to change their names or pro...
Feb 01, 2024
Manitoba government boosts school funding, leaves door open to tax increases
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is increasing operating support for public school divisions by an average of 3.4 per cent and leaving the door open to having divisions raise local taxes. Overall fu...
Feb 01, 2024
P.A. teachers back to the picket line as MLAs say a fair deal is on the table
By Derek Craddock Saskatchewan teachers are once again on the picket lines as a series of rotating strikes began on Thursday. Thousands of students at several school divisions in the province are affe...
Feb 01, 2024
OPINION
Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...