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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Nova Scotia Teachers Union will focus on deal after overwhelming strike mandate
HALIFAX - The overwhelming strike mandate that unionized public school teachers in Nova Scotia gave themselves this week is a signal to the provincial government that it needs to get serious at the ba...
Apr 12, 2024
Alberta dismisses fears federal funding veto bill would put chill on academic freedom
EDMONTON - Alberta's advanced education minister is rejecting concerns her government's proposed gatekeeping law would lead to political interference and jeopardize $500 million of federal funding for...
Apr 11, 2024
The board has spoken: Teacher fired after competing on 'Survivor Québec' reality show
MONTREAL - Dborah De Braekeleer knew she would have to face her fear of bugs when she volunteered to be marooned on a remote island in the Philippines. But perhaps her greatest challenge awaited her w...
Apr 11, 2024
Montreal English school board seeks leave to appeal Bill 21 ruling to Supreme Court
MONTREAL - Quebec's justice minister says he intends to defend the province's secularism law to the very end, after the English Montreal School Board said it would seek permission to appeal a decision...
Apr 11, 2024
Nova Scotia teachers vote in favour of strike mandate as conciliation talks near
HALIFAX - Unionized public school teachers in Nova Scotia have voted in favour of a strike mandate. The Nova Scotia Teachers Union said 98 per cent of its more than 10,000 members voted in support Thu...
Apr 11, 2024
B.C. plans law allowing police to arrest or ticket over school disruptions
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has introduced legislation that it says will put in place 20-metre access zones around schools to protect students from disruptive behaviour, including aggre...
Apr 10, 2024
French universities want exemption from foreign student cap, file language complaint
OTTAWA - The office of Canada's official languages commissioner says it has received a complaint from a group representing francophone post-secondary institutions outside Quebec about Ottawa's cap on ...
Apr 10, 2024
Nebraska lawmakers seek to solidify taxpayer-funded school choice before voters can decide it
Nebraska lawmakers are on track to pass a bill that would circumvent an upcoming ballot initiative in which voters could repeal a new state law that funds private school tuition with taxpayer money. T...
Apr 10, 2024
Alberta seeking intervener status in Sask. court case over pronoun policy
The Government of Alberta is looking to join the Saskatchewan government's court battle over its pronoun policy. In February, a Court of King's Bench justice ruled that a court challenge by UR Pride c...
Apr 09, 2024
What to know about Biden's latest attempt at student loan cancellation
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is taking another shot at student loan cancellation, hoping to deliver on a key campaign promise that he has so far failed to fulfill. In a visit to Wisconsin on ...
Apr 08, 2024
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Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
On Thursday's show, Evan welcomes a trio of teens to discuss banning social media for children and teenagers, discusses ...
