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Not up to premier to dictate how Catholic schools teach sex education: Kenney
EDMONTON - Alberta Conservative Party leadership candidate Jason Kenney says it’s not up to Premier Rachel Notley to dictate how sex education is taught in the Catholic school system. And he say...
Oct 25, 2017
School trustee says parents should review LGBTQ policies before implementation
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - A British Columbia school trustee has apologized for saying in a Facebook post that provincial education policies aimed at supporting LGBTQ students amount to child abuse. Chilliwac...
Oct 25, 2017
Six-year, $760M spending for Canadian embassy security in fiscal update
OTTAWA - Canada’s foreign embassies and diplomatic outposts are getting new funds to bolster their security and some analysts say it is badly needed. The money is earmarked in Tuesday’s ec...
Oct 25, 2017
Canada operates 'apartheid' system for First Nations children: Angus
OTTAWA - NDP Indigenous youth critic Charlie Angus called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Wednesday to end what he calls a “child-focused system of apartheid” in Canada. The federal gover...
Oct 25, 2017
The Wednesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, Oct. 25 --- CENSUS: ‘TYPICAL CANADIAN’ PROVING ANYTHING BUT: Increasingly, the face of the average Canadian is anything but average. There was ...
Oct 25, 2017
Absent-minded shopper takes cart with baby, causing lockdown
PORTLAND, Maine - Police say an absent-minded shopper at a Maine grocery store took somebody else’s cart with a sleeping baby inside, causing a lockdown and a police investigation. Portland poli...
Oct 25, 2017
Reactions to the death of rock pioneer Fats Domino
NEW YORK - Reactions to the death of Fats Domino, the rock ‘n’ roll pioneer who died Tuesday at age 89: “He was one of my greatest inspirations. God was tops - but earthly, Fats was ...
Oct 25, 2017
Olympic slopestyle champ Howell feels rejuvenated after taking break from sport
TORONTO - Canadian freestyle skier Dara Howell wasn’t ready for the whirlwind that followed her slopestyle victory at the 2014 Sochi Games. An Olympic champion at 19, she struggled with the spot...
Oct 25, 2017
Brain changes may persist in teenage athletes months after concussion: study
A new Canadian study suggests teenage athletes who sustain concussions may still be experiencing brain changes even after they have been cleared to return to play. Researchers at Western University...
Oct 25, 2017
Ontario makes it illegal to protest outside and near abortion clinics
TORONTO - It will soon be illegal to protest outside and near abortion clinics in Ontario. The legislature passed a bill Wednesday to create zones around the eight clinics in the province of between 5...
Oct 25, 2017