Ontario high school students will soon be required to pass a technological education course to graduate. Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced Friday that the requirement will start with students who enter Grade 9 in September 2024, framing the move as a way to get more young people into the skilled […]
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Bud Grant, who won four Grey Cups as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers head coach and would later lead the Minnesota Vikings to four Super Bowl losses, has died. He was 95. The Vikings confirmed Grant’s death on social media on Saturday. “We are absolutely devastated to announce legendary Minnesota Vikings […]
By Ken Sweet, Christopher Rugaber, Chris Megerian And Cathy Bussewitz
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NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday told Americans the nation’s financial systems were safe, seeking to project calm following the swift and stunning collapse of two banks that prompted fears of a broader upheaval. “Your deposits will be there when you need them,” he said. U.S. regulators […]
By Jim Bronskill
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The coming federal budget should lower taxes, cap spending and make it easier to build new houses, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Sunday as he pinned blame for current economic woes on the Liberals. Poilievre spelled out his party’s budget priorities in advance of the government’s latest fiscal blueprint, to […]
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Ontario’s highest court is set to hear appeals of the two men convicted of the high-profile murders of Tim Bosma and Laura Babcock. Dellen Millard is also appealing his 2018 conviction for murdering his father, Wayne Millard before the Ontario Court of Appeal. Millard was to be ineligible for parole […]
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The Manitoba government is spending $2.1 million on a new child abuse investigative unit. Premier Heather Stefanson says the provincewide, integrated child response unit will build on services offered by the Toba Centre for Children and Youth in collaboration with the Winnipeg Police Service and RCMP. Stefanson says the money […]
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Canada’s banking regulator says in light of the decision by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation to shut down Silicon Valley Bank, it has temporarily seized assets of the Canadian branch to preserve their value. U.S. banking regulators were forced to urgently close the California-based institution on Friday […]
By Sam Routley, PhD Student, Political Science, Western University
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A series of leaked documents from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) have revealed the ways in which the Chinese government has attempted to tamper with Canadian elections. This gives support to a number of allegations regarding the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) behaviour that have been circulating for a number […]
By Semra Sevi, Banting Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Political Science, Columbia University. Incoming Assistant Professor of Canadian Politics, Department of Political Science, University of Toronto
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Despite progress towards gender equality, women’s representation in Canadian politics continues to fall short. With only 30 per cent of seats in the House of Commons held by women, there is still a long way to go for Parliament to capture the diversity of the population it represents. There […]
By Will Graves
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Kris Letang knows the Pittsburgh Penguins have the NHL’s oldest team. The 35-year-old defenseman is one of the reasons why. The Penguins have never missed the playoffs during Letang’s 17-year career. They know what it takes to get there, even if this time around it may have taken a little […]
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Families at the Fort Frances Nursery School got a chance to get their hands dirty, with some hands-on messy play. A range of sensory activities let parents get in on the fun, without worrying about a messy house.
