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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Manitoba government halts school building plan, says other methods will be found
WINNIPEG - After a lengthy review, Manitoba's NDP government has halted a plan hatched by the former Progressive Conservative government to build new schools in partnership with the private sector. Tr...
Oct 16, 2024
Atlantic region records drop of nearly 3,000 foreign students after federal caps
HALIFAX - International enrolment in Atlantic Canada has fallen by nearly 3,000 students this academic year, a drop one university group says is the "devastating effect" of the federal government's po...
Oct 15, 2024
Quebec government imposes measures to address 'toxic climate' at Montreal school
MONTREAL - The Quebec government has appointed monitors to address a "toxic" climate of fear and intimidation at a French-language Montreal primary school, where some teachers allegedly subjected stud...
Oct 15, 2024
Students are back at Toronto Jewish school that was struck by weekend shooting
TORONTO - Hundreds of students have returned to class at a Jewish girls' school that was the target of a weekend shooting in Toronto's north end, the school's administration said Monday as police cont...
Oct 14, 2024
B.C. Conservatives release education policy plans ahead of election day
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Conservatives have unveiled their education policy plans about six days before the Oct. 19 voting day. The plan includes reinstating provincial exams for Grade 10 and 12 students,...
Oct 13, 2024
Saskatchewan Party's Scott Moe releases platform, would spend $1.2B on promises
SASKATOON, Sask. - Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe has released his entire platform to voters before election day on Oct. 28. Moe says his promises would cost $1.2 billion over four years, with de...
Oct 12, 2024
Quebec government tables legislation to limit number of international students
MONTREAL - Quebec has introduced legislation to cap the number of international students in the province, part of a larger push by the government to reduce temporary immigration. The Coalition Avenir ...
Oct 10, 2024
N.B. Liberal leader on defensive, says Bathurst residents are 'differently educated'
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's Liberal leader is on the defensive for comments she made on a podcast months ago that her opponents charge make northern residents in the Bathurst area seem uneducated. I...
Oct 09, 2024
Official languages report questions enrolment cap on Quebec English junior colleges
OTTAWA - Canada's official languages commissioner is expressing concern over Quebec's decision to cap the number of students who can enrol in the province's English-language junior colleges. Raymond T...
Oct 09, 2024
Health care, housing top of mind for seniors ahead of Sask. election
Health care and housing are top of mind for Saskatchewan seniors ahead of the provincial election this month. On Tuesday, 650 CKOM talked to Saskatoon seniors at TCU place about the changes they want ...
Oct 09, 2024 Health care is top of mind for Saskatchewan seniors like Sheri Hathaway ahead of the provincial election this month. Photo taken in Saskatoon on Oct. 10, 2024. (Mia Holowaychuk/650CKOM)
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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...
