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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'They came with dogs:' Genomes show canines, humans share long history
EDMONTON - Somewhere near Lake Baikal on the Siberian steppes, archeologists were opening 7,000-year-old graves. The bodies had been carefully interred. One was buried with a long, carved spoon....
Oct 28, 2020
Canadians support professor's use of offensive language, in context: poll
OTTAWA - A new survey suggests Canadians are broadly supportive of freedom of speech on university campuses, at all costs. The poll comes as debate continues over a case at the University of Ott...
Oct 27, 2020
Deaf blind woman's rights breached by how student loan administered: court
TORONTO - An Ontario court has ruled that the provincial and federal governments must operate their student loan program in a way that ensures those with disabilities who take longer to complete their...
Oct 27, 2020
COVID-19 case identified at Saskatoon's St. Joseph High School: GSCS
Another Saskatoon school has been informed of a positive COVID-19 case. According to the Greater Saskatoon Catholic School division, an individual at St. Joseph High School has tested positive for COV...
Oct 25, 2020
SHA declares COVID-19 outbreak at 2 Saskatoon high schools
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has declared COVID-19 outbreaks at two Saskatoon high schools. In a release, Saskatoon Public Schools said it was notified by the SHA about a positive COVID-19 ...
Oct 25, 2020 (Saskatoon Public Schools/submitted)
Blanchet vows to press PM on prof's use of slur, drawing sharp rebukes from Black MPs
OTTAWA - A controversy over a suspended professor who used a notoriously derogatory word for Black people in class has stirred strong emotions on Parliament Hill, over whether, if ever, the term shoul...
Oct 22, 2020
St. Joseph High School records COVID-19 case
St. Joseph High School is dealing with its second case of COVID-19 since the return of school in September. The Saskatchwean Health Authority (SHA) informed the school on Wednesday that an individual ...
Oct 22, 2020
Adviser suggests Alberta students not learn about residential schools before Grade 4
EDMONTON - Leaked advice on proposed Alberta curriculum changes suggests the legacy of residential schools is too upsetting to be taught to young children, but the chairman of the Truth and Reconcilia...
Oct 21, 2020
More suicide, less education, slower internet: A look at Nunavut's infrastructure gap
A report commissioned by Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., the land-claim organization that represents Inuit in the territory, outlines ways in which the region falls behind the rest of Canada. Here are some of...
Oct 21, 2020
Quebec human rights commission urges government action on racism, racial profiling
MONTREAL - Quebec's human rights commission is urging the province to act against systemic racism and says the majority of recommendations it made in a 2011 report on the subject have not been impleme...
Oct 21, 2020
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8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...
