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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Ottawa earmarks half a billion dollars for labs and research equipment
OTTAWA - Ottawa committed to $552 million in science funding on Friday for equipment, tools and labs needed for academic research projects across the country. The federal government released a list of...
Mar 13, 2026
Make teaching more attractive for tradespeople, teachers' federation tells Ontario
TORONTO - Ontario must make entering the teaching profession more attractive to skilled tradespeople if it hopes to address a long-standing shortage of technological education teachers and ultimately ...
Mar 12, 2026
Ontario giving elementary teachers $750 cards to buy classroom supplies
TORONTO - Ontario elementary school teachers will be getting $750 purchasing cards starting in the next school year for classroom supplies, Premier Doug Ford announced Wednesday. Ford said he has on n...
Mar 11, 2026
Drivers ed shouldn't just be for high schoolers
A soon-to-be learner drive in Sarah Mills's house is pause for thought about the bad habits drivers have and what they are being taught. The Mills Minute is a daily commentary heard on 650 CKOM and 98...
Mar 09, 2026
Halifax teens lament the loss of government program offering free bus passes
HALIFAX - Halifax high school student Teddie Rofe says the Nova Scotia government has just made a decision that will strip away some of her independence. Rofe, 17, is in Grade 11 and works part-time j...
Mar 06, 2026
Montreal teacher challenges policy for trans students to hide identity from parents
MONTREAL - Quebec's Superior Court heard arguments Friday in a case about a high school teacher who alleges her Charter rights were violated when she was ordered to hide a student's gender identity fr...
Mar 06, 2026
B.C. teachers ratify new four-year agreement for 3% annual wage boost
VANCOUVER - The head of British Columbia's teachers' union says parents will see better supports for their school-aged children after its members ratified a four-year collective agreement with the pro...
Mar 05, 2026
A search for mental health answers amid the trauma of Tumbler Ridge shootings
The metal-clad portable classrooms are arranged in a semicircle on a snowy sports field at Tumbler Ridge Elementary. It's a 15-minute walk from the community's secondary school, where five students an...
Mar 05, 2026 Portable school buildings are seen during installation on the grounds of Tumbler Ridge Elementary School in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., in this undated handout image posted on social media by B.C. Infrastructure Minister Bowinn Ma. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout — B.C. Ministry of Infrastructure
Trial set for Quebec man charged with dangerous driving of a plane
A Quebec student pilot will head to court this month after his plane crashed during a "solo flight" with a friend as a passenger. Jean-Frdric Pinard-Decelles, who was 30 years old at the time, was cha...
Mar 04, 2026
Alberta teachers go to court seeking injunction on Charter notwithstanding case
EDMONTON - Alberta's teachers went to court Wednesday to fight the province's back-to-work legislation, but their union president says if they win, it doesn't necessarily mean their provincewide strik...
Mar 04, 2026
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Sarah Mills: Trying to score World Cup tickets is a fool's game under FIFA
Sarah Mills spent five hours and 50 minutes in a queue for FIFA's general sale for World Cup tickets on Wednesday, only ...
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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...
