2 hours ago Enrolment surge lifts London Catholic board from deficit to $9.5M surplus

The London region’s Catholic school board posted a $9.5 million surplus last fiscal year, a budget boon triggered by increased enrolment.  

Economics

4 hours ago Braid: Who's the boss at Calgary City Hall? Council budget debate shows bureaucracy in charge

City administrators have become policy advocates instead of providing council members advice to help make good decisions, says once-time insider

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4 hours ago Supreme Court steps into fight over FCC’s $8 billion subsidies for internet and phone services

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday stepped into a major legal fight over the $8 billion a year the federal government spends to subsidize phone and internet services in schools, libraries and rural areas, in a new test of federal regulatory power. The justices will review an appellate ruling that struck down as […]

Technology

5 hours ago B.C. school bus crash was accident caused by medical emergency: police

Cpl. Michael McLaughlin with B.C. Highway Patrol says the evidence shows there was no criminality involved in the crash near Lac La Hache

Events

6 hours ago Ontario signs deal for $108M over three years in federal school food funding

Ontario has signed an agreement with the federal government for $108 million in funding for school nutrition programs, which officials say will allow the province’s program to serve more children. The federal Liberal government set aside $1 billion over five years to expand access to such programs across the country after pressure from federal New […]

Society

8 hours ago ‘Still want more’: Teens weigh in on screen time impact at Quebec commission

After consulting with health experts, parents and kids, the commission hopes to provide educators with better tools to help young people navigate social media.

Society

10 hours ago Maple Leaf Foods launches defamation lawsuit against Canada Bread and Grupo Bimbo

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. has launched a defamation lawsuit against Canada Bread Co. Ltd. and its parent company Grupo Bimbo. The lawsuit follows allegations by Canada Bread made against Maple Leaf. Canada Bread has accused Maple Leaf of using it as a “shield” to avoid liability in the alleged bread price-fixing scheme that’s the subject […]

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10 hours ago New Hampshire courts hear cases on transgender athletes in girls sports

Two New Hampshire fathers who were barred from school district events for wearing pink wristbands marked “XX” to represent female chromosomes insisted at a federal court hearing Thursday that they didn’t set out to harass or otherwise target a transgender soccer player at the game they attended. But a judge hearing the case suggested the […]

Sport

10 hours ago Nearly 1M Ontario kids will get access to school meals under federal program: sources

The officials say Ottawa will be chipping in $108.5 million over the next three years to Ontario’s existing Student Nutrition Program and First Nations Student Nutrition Program.

Society