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Labour agreement accepted by Quebec's FAE teachers union by narrow margin
MONTREAL - A Quebec teachers union whose strike late last year closed hundreds of schools for weeks has narrowly accepted a labour agreement with the province. Fdration autonome de l'enseignement, com...
Feb 02, 2024

Minister sorry for 'crappy piece of land' remark that angered pro-Palestinian groups
British Columbia's Post-Secondary Education Minister Selina Robinson has apologized for saying Israel was founded on a "crappy piece of land," remarks that have angered pro-Palestinian groups and othe...
Feb 02, 2024

Supreme Court allows West Point to continue using race as a factor in admissions, for now
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court is allowing West Point to continue taking race into account in admissions, while a lawsuit over its policies continues. The justices on Friday rejected an emergency...
Feb 02, 2024

Former Canada captain Julian de Guzman named New York Red Bulls sporting director
HARRISON, N.J. - The New York Red Bulls have named former Canada captain Julian de Guzman their new sporting director. The 42-year-old de Guzman most recently was founder, managing partner and preside...
Feb 02, 2024

Winnipeg Blue Bombers re-sign veteran Canadian defensive lineman Thomas
WINNIPEG - Jake Thomas is continuing his CFL run with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The veteran Canadian defensive lineman agreed to terms on a one-year extension with Winnipeg on Friday. Thomas was sche...
Feb 02, 2024

Manslaughter trial of Michigan school shooter's mom ends after 7 days of emotional testimony
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) - A groundbreaking trial of involuntary manslaughter against a Michigan school shooter's mother concluded Friday after seven days of emotional testimony and evidence about whether ...
Feb 02, 2024

Lawyer for father of murdered B.C. girl denies client brought gun to Ali verdict
VANCOUVER - A lawyer representing the father of a murdered 13-year-old girl says the man did not bring a gun into a Vancouver courtroom eight weeks ago, on the day Ibrahim Ali was convicted of the kil...
Feb 02, 2024

Judge sets aside ruling that granted U.S. trans woman's refugee status in Canada
VANCOUVER - A Federal Court judge has set aside a decision to grant refugee status to an American transgender woman, sending her application back for redetermination. In a decision released this week,...
Feb 02, 2024

Medicine Hat MLAs ban recording public town hall
Recording will not be allowed at a public town hall featuring Medicine Hat's provincial representatives.Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Justin Wright and Brooks-Medicine Hat MLA Danielle Smith are holding th...
Feb 02, 2024

US begins strikes on militias in Iraq, Syria, retaliating for fatal drone attack, officials tell AP
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. military launched an air assault on dozens of sites in Iraq and Syria used by Iranian-backed militias Friday, in the opening salvo of retaliation for the drone strike that k...
Feb 02, 2024