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Quebec to ban cellphones in elementary and high school classrooms
QUEBEC - It's the final bell for cellphones in Quebec classrooms as the province's education minister plans to ban the devices in most teaching settings, calling them a distraction for students. Berna...
Aug 23, 2023
MOTN completes Yard Challenge, reward includes Sask. Roughriders game in Regina
It was a successful summer for Men of the North's (MOTN) 65-Yard Challenge, whose mentors and youth were able to beat their goal and were rewarded with a weekend trip to Regina. This year marked an ex...
Aug 23, 2023
Canada sanctions Russian nuclear sector, assesses reports of Prigozhin death
OTTAWA - Canada is sanctioning more Russians accused of supporting the ongoing invasion of Ukraine, with a focus on banks, defence companies and the nuclear sector. Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Jol...
Aug 23, 2023
‘It’s not their education’: student says they need to have a say too amidst new legislation
A recent graduate of LP Miller School in Nipawin says students should be getting more of a say into their own school experience when it comes to pronoun usage and notifying parents. Kathrine MacDonald...
Aug 23, 2023
Giuliani turns himself in on Georgia 2020 election charges after bond is set at $150,000
ATLANTA (AP) - Rudy Giuliani surrendered to authorities in Georgia on Wednesday on charges alleging he acted as former President Donald Trump's chief co-conspirator in a plot to subvert the 2020 elect...
Aug 23, 2023
Liberals look to tackle international student rackets as part of housing crisis
OTTAWA - Liberal cabinet ministers are suggesting the federal government is ready to tackle long-standing problems related to the international student program, including cases of fraud and exploitati...
Aug 23, 2023
Video captures 'incredibly rare' B.C. wildfire tornado over lake
LILLOOET, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service has shared a video showing what it calls an "incredibly rare" fire tornado, also known as a fire whirl, that was whipped up over Gun Lake in the Central Interi...
Aug 23, 2023
Hospital worker fired after Indigenous woman's death should be reinstated: arbitrator
An arbitration tribunal has ordered the reinstatement of an orderly who was fired after an Indigenous woman filmed Quebec hospital staff insulting her as she died. Arbitrator Serge Brault says that wh...
Aug 23, 2023
CSPA clarifies statement on women's interim deal with Canada Soccer
The Canadian Soccer Players' Association has cleared the air on the interim deal the senior women's team struck with Canada Soccer in July. In a statement released Wednesday, the CSPA said that the co...
Aug 23, 2023
Officials say a jet crash in Russia kills 10 and Wagner chief was on passenger list
MOSCOW (AP) - A business jet en route from Moscow to St. Petersburg crashed Wednesday, killing all 10 people on board, Russian emergency officials said. Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the pa...
Aug 23, 2023