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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
Law expert concerned about children, politicking in Alberta pronoun policy
CALGARY - A professor who specializes in the law and children's rights says policy changes affecting transgender Albertans are concerning. The changes include requiring parental consent for students 1...
Feb 01, 2024
Video shows Indiana lawmaker showing holstered gun to students who were advocating for gun control
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A video taken by a high school student shows an Indiana lawmaker flash a gun to students who were visiting the statehouse to talk to legislators about gun control. A student from B...
Jan 31, 2024
Nebraska lawmaker behind school choice law targets the process that could repeal it
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A Nebraska lawmaker behind a new law that allows millions in state income tax to go to private school tuition scholarships is now targeting the referendum petition process that co...
Jan 31, 2024
Becotte wants to get back to bargaining as teachers prepare to picket
Around and around the Government of Saskatchewan and the province's teachers continue to go. On Thursday, many of Saskatchewan's teachers will take to the picket lines for a rotating strike, which fol...
Jan 31, 2024
Doug Ford does not want to raise post-secondary tuition in Ontario
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Wednesday he does not want to raise tuition for post-secondary students, despite colleges and universities struggling financially and a panel that recommended otherwise....
Jan 31, 2024
Ontario seeks municipal daycare audits, raising cost-cutting concerns
TORONTO - Ontario has ordered municipalities that directly operate child-care centres to do a value-for-money audit of their programs to determine if they could instead be operated by a "third party,"...
Jan 31, 2024
Toronto school board cancels classes on day of solar eclipse
TORONTO - Canada's largest school board approved on Wednesday a revision to its school calendar so students can stay home on the day a rare solar eclipse will chart a course through parts of Canada. A...
Jan 31, 2024
Manitoba premier commits $30 million to expand school nutrition program
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is committing $30 million to expand school meal programs across the province. Premier Wab Kinew says the money will be in place for the next school year, following t...
Jan 30, 2024
Provinces knew the deal when they signed on to $10-a-day child care: Liberal minister
OTTAWA - Provinces and territories had their "eyes wide open" when they signed on to the federal $10-a-day child-care program, says Families Minister Jenna Sudds. Her assertion that they must now make...
Jan 29, 2024
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Sarah Mills: Floor crossing should be a choice between sitting as an independent or running in a byelection
Sarah Mills says floor crossing from any party in the House of Commons just one year into a mandate shouldn't be allowed...
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8:30 - After another conservative MP crossed the floor to the Liberals earlier this week, we wanted to get thoughts from...