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Sask. student accused of cheating says penalty came before proof
A University of Regina nursing student wrongfully accused of cheating is frustrated he faced consequences before any investigations took place. Tyvan Yee opened his email on Jan. 1 to find a message i...
Feb 02, 2024 Tyvan Yee is a second-year nursing student who was accused of cheating early this year. He has since been cleared of the accusation. (Tyvan Yee/Submitted)
Florida House votes to loosen child labor laws a year after tougher immigrant employment law
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A year after Florida enacted a new law making it more difficult for employers to hire immigrants in the country illegally, the House passed a bill Thursday to let 16- and 17-y...
Feb 01, 2024
Ontario municipal staff say $85.5M cut risks success of $10-a-day child-care program
TORONTO - The municipal staff who administer the child-care system across Ontario are telling Education Minister Stephen Lecce that an $85.5-million cut to their budgets puts the success of the $10-a-...
Feb 01, 2024
A look at some reaction to the Alberta government's proposed transgender policies
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has announced changes to rules surrounding transgender youth. Policies include requiring parental consent for children 15 and under who want to change their names or pro...
Feb 01, 2024
Manitoba government boosts school funding, leaves door open to tax increases
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is increasing operating support for public school divisions by an average of 3.4 per cent and leaving the door open to having divisions raise local taxes. Overall fu...
Feb 01, 2024
P.A. teachers back to the picket line as MLAs say a fair deal is on the table
By Derek Craddock Saskatchewan teachers are once again on the picket lines as a series of rotating strikes began on Thursday. Thousands of students at several school divisions in the province are affe...
Feb 01, 2024 P.A. teachers and supporters lined up on 15th Street East on the last one-day strike on Jan. 22. (Prince Albert & Area Teachers' Association/Facebook)
Law expert concerned about children, politicking in Alberta pronoun policy
CALGARY - A professor who specializes in the law and children's rights says policy changes affecting transgender Albertans are concerning. The changes include requiring parental consent for students 1...
Feb 01, 2024
Video shows Indiana lawmaker showing holstered gun to students who were advocating for gun control
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A video taken by a high school student shows an Indiana lawmaker flash a gun to students who were visiting the statehouse to talk to legislators about gun control. A student from B...
Jan 31, 2024
Nebraska lawmaker behind school choice law targets the process that could repeal it
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A Nebraska lawmaker behind a new law that allows millions in state income tax to go to private school tuition scholarships is now targeting the referendum petition process that co...
Jan 31, 2024
Becotte wants to get back to bargaining as teachers prepare to picket
Around and around the Government of Saskatchewan and the province's teachers continue to go. On Thursday, many of Saskatchewan's teachers will take to the picket lines for a rotating strike, which fol...
Jan 31, 2024 STF members picket in Saskatoon during a single-day strike held earlier this month. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
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