Murray Wood: Of Easter bunny bells and Juicy Fruit gum
For Murray Wood, Easter brings to mind grandma's practical advice about repurposing, and some of life's little lessons.
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'It makes people want to read': Stores see sales spike after Alberta book ban
EDMONTON - An Alberta government order banning some books from school libraries doesn't appear to be deterring people from reading them, say managers at several bookstores. Kelly Dyer with Audreys Boo...
Sep 04, 2025
New Sask. teachers will tackle complexity classroom challenges
Saskatchewan schools are welcoming new teachers this year to help tackle the growing challenges of complexities in classrooms. Classroom complexity teachers are based on the needs of the school as a w...
Sep 03, 2025 The new position comes from the last round of provincial collective bargaining last spring from an arbitrated decision to provide around 500 additional teachers across the province. Additionally, smaller schools can receive more support through a $20 million class complexity fund. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
Judge reverses Trump administration's cuts of billions of dollars to Harvard University
BOSTON (AP) - A federal judge in Boston on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to reverse its cuts of more than $2.6 billion in research funding for Harvard University, delivering a significant...
Sep 03, 2025
Florida plans to become first state to eliminate all childhood vaccine mandates
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Florida plans to become the first state to eliminate vaccine mandates that have been a cornerstone of public health policy for decades in keeping schoolchildren and adults ...
Sep 03, 2025
They had to navigate the health-care system growing up. Now they're students at Canada's newest med school
TORONTO - Toronto Metropolitan University opened Canada's newest medical school this week, with 94 students who administrators believe reflect the diversity needed among this country's future doctors....
Sep 03, 2025
System failed Quebec girl whose 2019 killing led to youth protection reforms: coroner
MONTREAL - A seven-year-old girl from Granby, Que., whose death in 2019 galvanized the province into reforming the youth protection system, was failed by both individuals and institutions, a coroner s...
Sep 03, 2025
New Brunswick expands subsidized school breakfast program, promises lunch in 2026
UPPER MIRAMICHI - New Brunswick's Liberal government says it has expanded its subsidized breakfast program to all the province's schools. The number of schools offering free breakfasts will expand to ...
Sep 03, 2025
B.C. court dismisses challenge to university faculty association's Gaza resolutions
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court says the Simon Fraser University faculty association did not go beyond its "stated purposes" by passing resolutions condemning Israel's actions in Gaza and calling f...
Sep 02, 2025
Alberta rewriting order banning school library books to protect classics: Smith
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is rewriting an order directing school divisions to ban books with sexually explicit content to ensure classic books stay on library shelv...
Sep 02, 2025
Canadian medical associations 'relieved' as school accreditation splits from U.S.
OTTAWA - Canadian medical associations are marking the first school year of a new accreditation system for medical schools that is fully separate from the United States. A news release from the Canadi...
Sep 02, 2025
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 2
On today's show, Evan asks whether you really relax when you have time off, the economic impact of the industrial carbon...
