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Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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Alberta to ban explicit sex books in school libraries starting Oct. 1
EDMONTON - Alberta's education minister says sexually explicit content must be gone from school library shelves as of Oct. 1, but the move is not about book banning. Demetrios Nicolaides says the anno...
Jul 10, 2025
Academics call on Ottawa to speed up Palestinian student visas
OTTAWA - A group of Canadian academics is calling on the federal government to speed up approvals of student visas for Palestinians after two students who were accepted at a Canadian university died b...
Jul 04, 2025
Memorial University gets advice from staff as it aims to cut spending by $20 million
ST. JOHN'S - Students and staff at Newfoundland and Labrador's only university have offered the administration suggestions to reduce costs, increase revenue, and boost morale as the school looks to cu...
Jul 03, 2025
Montreal colleges dispute findings of government investigation
MONTREAL - A recent Quebec government investigation into the climate at two Montreal junior colleges may have had a chilling effect on teachers, according to the director general of one of the schools...
Jul 03, 2025
UPenn to update swimming records set by Lia Thomas, settling with feds on transgender athletes case
WASHINGTON (AP) - The University of Pennsylvania says it will update records set by transgender swimmer Lia Thomas and apologize to female athletes "disadvantaged" by Thomas' participation on the wome...
Jul 01, 2025
Alberta government seeking advice to tackle classroom violence, aggression
CALGARY - Alberta's government is seeking advice to address violence and aggression in schools. Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides says it's a serious problem as learning disruptions and mental h...
Jun 30, 2025
Trump administration finds Harvard failed to protect Jewish students, threatens to cut all funding
WASHINGTON (AP) - Harvard University failed to protect Jewish students from harassment, the Trump administration concluded after an investigation, threatening to cut all federal funding from the Ivy L...
Jun 30, 2025 This Nov. 13, 2008 file photo shows the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Lisa Poole, File)
Captain Kirk would be 'appalled' at state of Earth's decline, William Shatner says
Captain James T. Kirk would be appalled at the rapid acceleration of climate change on Earth, says William Shatner, the Montreal-born actor who played the head of the USS Enterprise in the "Star Trek"...
Jun 29, 2025
Ontario taking control of four school boards, including TDSB
TORONTO - Ontario has taken control of four more school boards due to "mismanagement," the education minister announced Friday while saying it's time for a broader rethink of board governance. The pro...
Jun 27, 2025
Prayer rooms, student groups causing tension in Quebec colleges, new report says
MONTREAL - Prayer rooms, political student groups and controversial course content are fuelling a climate of tension and mistrust at two of Quebec's junior colleges, according to a new government repo...
Jun 27, 2025
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Sarah Mills: Cancelled ferries on west coast put the short Saskatchewan commutes into perspective
Using the ferry system is a great way to enjoy BC from the water, but Sarah Mills says recent issues have had a big impa...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 7
8:30 - Today is Green Shirt Day, which falls one day after the eighth anniversary of the Humboldt Bus Crash. The anniver...
