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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As Roe v. Wade fell, teenage girls formed a mock government in 'Girls State'
NEW YORK (AP) - In the summer of 2022, days before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, some 500 high school girls gathered in Missouri for a weeklong mock government camp in which they elected t...
Apr 03, 2024
Manitoba NDP government not yet committing to all schools promised by Tories
WINNIPEG - The future of seven schools promised by the former Progressive Conservative government in Manitoba is uncertain. The Tories promised last year to build a total of nine schools by 2027, unde...
Apr 03, 2024
Ford wants '100 per cent' Ontario students at med schools in province
Premier Doug Ford says he wants all spots in Ontario medical schools to be reserved for students from the province. Ford said Wednesday about 18 per cent of students are from foreign countries. "In my...
Apr 03, 2024
New medical school at York University to open in 2028
VAUGHAN, Ont. - A new medical school focused on family medicine at York University will open its doors in 2028. York University president Rhonda Lenton says the university has been planning the medica...
Apr 03, 2024
Maryland lawmakers reach budget deal after debate influenced by fiscal uncertainty, US Senate race
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland lawmakers announced an agreement on Wednesday to resolve differences over proposed tax and fee increases, settling on a far more modest approach after a $1.3 billion pac...
Apr 02, 2024
Ontario may see non-tech teachers in new mandatory tech ed classes
TORONTO - Ontario is proposing to allow teachers without technological credentials to teach certain introductory tech courses for the next school year, which teachers and principals suggest indicates ...
Apr 01, 2024
Trudeau announces national school food program to feed 400,000 more kids per year
OTTAWA - The upcoming federal budget will include funding for a national school food program that will aim to provide meals to 400,000 more kids per year across the country, Prime Minister Justin Trud...
Apr 01, 2024
Georgia teachers and state employees will get pay raises as state budget passes
ATLANTA (AP) - Pay raises for Georgia's public school teachers and state employees were never in doubt politically from the moment Gov. Brian Kemp proposed them, but lawmakers finally clinched the dea...
Mar 28, 2024
Nova Scotia sees 35 per cent cut in international student permit applications in 2024
HALIFAX - The federal government is imposing a 35 per cent cut on international study permits in Nova Scotia, curbing the growth the province's universities and colleges have seen as a result of soari...
Mar 28, 2024
On pre-budget charm offensive, Trudeau announces plans to expand $10-a-day child care
SURREY, B.C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is aiming more of his upcoming budget at young voters with a series of announcements on child care Thursday just a day after he offered supports for renter...
Mar 28, 2024
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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 ...
