Sarah Mills: Teachers deserve gratitude as school year wraps up
There's a collective sigh coming from Saskatchewan's teachers as the school year ends. Sarah Mills says teachers are ask...
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Quebec minister to order probe after complaint about QMJHL English-only playoff garb
MONTREAL - The Quebec government says it will ask the province's language watchdog to investigate after the leader of the Parti Qubcois complained about a lack of French on a QMJHL team's playoff garb...
Mar 28, 2024
Alberta to offer seniors 25 per cent discount for registry services
EDMONTON - The Alberta government says it's making good on its promise to offer seniors a 25 per cent discount for registry services. It says the move is expected to benefit more than 725,000 Albertan...
Mar 28, 2024
South Carolina to hold 2024 congressional elections with map previously ruled unconstitutional
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A federal court on Thursday ruled that this year's congressional elections in South Carolina will be held under a map that it had already deemed unconstitutional and discriminato...
Mar 28, 2024
House Speaker Mike Johnson will send Mayorkas impeachment to the Senate next month
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker Mike Johnson on Thursday indicated he will send articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate shortly after Congress retu...
Mar 28, 2024
Federal Court orders revisions to deal between Ottawa and Métis Nation of Alberta
EDMONTON - Ottawa must make changes to a self-government deal it struck with the Mtis Nation of Alberta, says a Federal Court ruling. The ruling, released Thursday, says the deal is too broad in its d...
Mar 28, 2024
Yet another N.B. Tory who dissented against Premier Higgs won't run in next election
FREDERICTON - The longest-serving member of the New Brunswick Progressive Conservatives says he won't be running in the upcoming election. Trevor Holder is the 10th Tory who has publicly broken ranks ...
Mar 28, 2024
Ontario minimum wage to increase Oct. 1 to $17.20 an hour
TORONTO - Ontario's minimum wage will rise later this year to $17.20 an hour. The annual Oct. 1 increase is tied to inflation and is a boost of 3.9 per cent from the current rate of $16.55 per hour. L...
Mar 28, 2024
Over 300,000 public sector workers earn more than $100K; OPG CEO tops the list
TORONTO - The five top paid public employees in Ontario are all at Ontario Power Generation, with the CEO earning $1.9 million last year. A list of public sector workers who were paid more than $100,0...
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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