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Saskatchewan teachers to go back into bargaining with province following dispute
April 12, 2024 - 2:42 PM

REGINA - Saskatchewan teachers are returning to the bargaining table and ending job action that had threatened to upend extracurricular activities, including graduation ceremonies.
B.C. First Nation, Catholic Church announce 'Sacred Covenant' to be signed on Easter
March 28, 2024 - 4:32 PM

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Vancouver's Catholic archdiocese is marking Easter with a commitment towards reconciliation with First Nations in B.C., Archbishop J. Michael Miller says.
'I missed screaming about stuff': The Jerry Cans' Andrew Morrison on his solo project
March 09, 2024 - 3:00 AM

TORONTO - Sometimes Andrew Morrison felt as if his Nunavut-based rock band the Jerry Cans was suffocated by the expectations put upon them.
B.C. blocks new colleges seeking to enrol international students, adds language rules
January 29, 2024 - 2:31 PM

SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia is banning new post-secondary institutions from applying to enrol international students for the next two years, as the province roots out "exploitive practices" plaguing the system.
Mark Critch looks back on his awkward teen years in Season 3 of 'Son of a Critch'
January 08, 2024 - 9:09 AM

TORONTO - There are times when Mark Critch completely forgets he’s filming a show about his own childhood on the set of “Son of a Critch."
B.C. school district told to pay student $5,000 for failing to address her anxiety
January 03, 2024 - 2:43 PM

VANCOUVER - An unnamed school district in British Columbia has been ordered by the province's human rights tribunal to pay $5,000 to a student for failing to accommodate her anxiety disorder.
Man died in Christmas Day tent fire in downtown Vancouver
December 27, 2023 - 5:52 PM

VANCOUVER - In the concrete bowels of Canada Place in downtown Vancouver, below a luxury hotel and near the berths of ocean liners, are the charred signs of a Christmas Day tragedy.
Canadian universities bet on international students, but global shifts present risks
October 08, 2023 - 1:00 AM

VANCOUVER - When the University of British Columbia announced the launch of Vantage College in 2013, the school said it envisioned the program for fee-paying international students would have enrolment of 1,000 by August 2016.
It's joy mixed with sorrow as Ukrainian children go back to school in the midst of war
September 01, 2023 - 7:45 AM

BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — In a small courtyard at a school in Bucha, scene of some of the worst atrocities committed by Russian soldiers during the war, Ukrainian children gathered Friday to celebrate the first day of the new school year.
In the news today: Universities pull course info and BC kids head back to school soon
August 30, 2023 - 1:15 AM

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo

Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Penticton business set to launch cannabis consumption patio on 4/20
A Penticton cannabis retailer will be opening its consumption patio this weekend and the owner says it'll be the perfect spot for customers to safely enjoy a toke. Cannabis Cottage is hosting a launch party for its all-new designat

Thousands of short-term rentals in B.C. go back to long-term May 1
LANGLEY, B.C. - British Columbia Premier David Eby is warning real estate investors and speculators that his government is tilting the rules towards families seeking homes as it tightens the rules on short-term rentals. Eby said Thursday th

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Saskatchewan teachers to go back into bargaining with province following dispute

B.C. First Nation, Catholic Church announce 'Sacred Covenant' to be signed on Easter

'I missed screaming about stuff': The Jerry Cans' Andrew Morrison on his solo project

B.C. blocks new colleges seeking to enrol international students, adds language rules

Mark Critch looks back on his awkward teen years in Season 3 of 'Son of a Critch'

B.C. school district told to pay student $5,000 for failing to address her anxiety

Man died in Christmas Day tent fire in downtown Vancouver

Canadian universities bet on international students, but global shifts present risks

It's joy mixed with sorrow as Ukrainian children go back to school in the midst of war

In the news today: Universities pull course info and BC kids head back to school soon

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