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Minister hopes school settlement will help Sask. community heal
OTTAWA - Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree says he hopes a federal settlement with Mtis who attended a boarding school in Saskatchewan will help them heal. The le--la-Crosse boar...
Mar 04, 2025
Sask. increases graduate retention tax credit, offering up to $24,000
The Government of Saskatchewan has increased the tax credits offered to post-secondary students who remain in the province after graduation. The provincial government announced the increase on Tuesday...
Mar 04, 2025 The provincial government says graduates will see their first increased credit when filing their 2025 taxes. (650 CKOM file photo)
Nova Scotia failing to hold universities account for spending, auditor general says
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's auditor general says the provincial government is not properly keeping track of the billions of dollars it is sending to universities. In a new report today, Kim Adair says Nov...
Mar 04, 2025
Survivors of Sask. boarding school to get millions in proposed settlement
LE--LA-CROSSE - Survivors of a boarding school that housed Mtis and First Nations children in Saskatchewan say they've reached an agreement in principle with the Canadian government. The le--la-Crosse...
Mar 03, 2025 Survivors of the Île-à-la-Crosse residential school at the Whitecap Dakota Dunes Resort Hotel on Jan. 24, 2023. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
University teachers in Nova Scotia accuse government of going too far with new bill
HALIFAX - A group that represents 1,400 university teachers in Nova Scotia is accusing the provincial government of trying to overstep its authority. The Association of Nova Scotia University Teachers...
Mar 03, 2025
Quebec could extend religious symbols ban to school staff other than teachers
MONTREAL - The Quebec government might extend its ban on religious symbols following a report on the state of secularism in several public schools. Education Minister Bernard Drainville announced Frid...
Feb 28, 2025
'Not a priority': Critics say Alberta falls short on health-care, education spending
EDMONTON - Critics say the Alberta government's proposed health-care and education spending in its new budget won't address long-standing problems in either sector. "Public education, once again, with...
Feb 28, 2025
Hundreds of school support workers rally at legislature as Alberta releases budget
EDMONTON - Hundreds of striking school support workers marched through the streets of downtown Edmonton to the Alberta legislature on budget day and stood outside, waving signs, blowing horns and dema...
Feb 27, 2025
Quebec caps international students but is hazy on numbers
QUBEC - Quebec is taking steps to reduce the number of international students in the province, but can't say by how many. On Wednesday, the government announced it will issue 20 per cent fewer accepta...
Feb 26, 2025
A running list of Ontario election promises in campaign for snap Feb. 27 vote
A running list of election promises announced by the Ontario Progressive Conservatives, NDP, Liberals and Greens in the province's snap election campaign. The vote is set for Feb. 27. Progressive Cons...
Feb 24, 2025
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