3 h. ago PrairieSky Announces Results of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders

CALGARY, Alberta, April 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. (“PrairieSky” or the “Company“) (TSX: PSK) is pleased to announce that its shareholders approved all resolutions at the annual general meeting of shareholders of the Company held on April 14, 2025 (the “Meeting“) in Calgary, Alberta. The resolutions approved at the Meeting were as […]

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8 h. ago Looks like Toronto has to wait a little longer for 2025's cherry blossom bloom

As the spring weather blooms into full effect, Toronto residents are eagerly awaiting one of the most highly anticipated events — the cherry blossoms in High Park.Local cherry blossom expert, Sakura Steve, has been keeping his weekly updates, and given an update on when we can expect the cherry blossoms to hit full bloom.After a recent visit to High Park, he showcased that the current buds are sitting at Stage Two in their blooming process. That means little progress has been made from last week's green-tipped babies into fuller, rounder buds — but that’s a good thing.Because Toronto experienced colder-than-usual weather during April, this stage of the process has kept the buds safe and secure to combat the harsher climate.Steven notes that, if the buds had progressed to Stage Three or Four, they would've likely been damaged.But this comes with the downside of the cherry blossoms being stuck at Stage Two, delaying their development by a short while — as ...

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9 h. ago Parents outraged after U.K. school axes Easter celebration because it’s not ‘inclusive’

A secular primary school in England is under fire from Christians after announcing it was cancelling annual Easter celebrations over inclusivity concerns. About 50 protesters gathered outside Norwood Primary School in Eastleigh, Hampshire, on April 4 after a letter was sent home to parents informing them of the decision to scrap the Easter Bonnet Parade […]

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9 h. ago High school basketball player faces felony charges for alleged on

This was not what anybody meant when using the phrase “elbows up.” A high school athlete in West Virginia has been arrested after being accused of hitting a rival in the face with a stiff elbow during a basketball game. According to court documents, Gage Ketterman, a student and basketball player at Harman High School, […]

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12 h. ago Deachman: Teens want a better city too, so let's listen to them

Grade 12 students at Colonel By Secondary School recently made fixing the ByWard Market a priority. And they had great suggestions.

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15 h. ago Leong: Viscount Bennett redevelopment debate reveals tired excuses against densification

Many tropes were trotted out against the proposal to add more than 1,200 homes to the old Viscount Bennett High School site

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15 h. ago Woodroffe High School presents Anne of Green Gables: The Musical

Show # 9 Woodroffe High School Anne of Green Gables: The Musical Director: Terry Duncan Samuel Kholsa, Critic Colonel By Secondary School What we want may differ considerably from what we need. The students of Woodroffe High School showed this to be through their enchanting production of Anne of Green Gables: The Musical, the story […]

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35 h. ago Canucks: What’s next for Tom Willander after his Boston University season ends?

Speculation has been that he'll leave school to sign join Vancouver organization but will it be with the big club or AHL farm team in Abbotsford?

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39 h. ago School tax increases raise questions about Manitoba’s property tax changes

Recent increases in school taxes have put a dent in the Manitoba government’s estimate of how many homeowners are better off under its new tax-credit system.

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3 d. ago Letters to the Sun: Cuts to school lunches, Vancouver byelection voting problems draw criticism

Motivation for recent cuts to City of Vancouver programs and operations was cost.

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3 d. ago Alberta elementary students create their own school news channel

From current events to weather, the Coalbanks Channel 17 School News team has passion for journalism, and an undeniable hunger for storytelling.

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3 d. ago Surrey School District cancels all U.S. field trips over ‘border safety’

Mark Pearmain, Supt. and CEO of the Surrey School District, told Global News that the district has a "vibrant and diverse" community of 85,000 students.

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3 d. ago 'Shocking': Vancouver school bus drivers face pay cut, as district abandons 'living wage' policy

The VSB's decision to slash wages for lowest-paid workers, including bus drivers and attendants who help disabled kids, is "shocking and disgraceful," said Anastasia French, manager of Living Wage for Families B.C.

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3 d. ago Canadian woman goes viral over tense exchange with U.S. border agents

A Canadian woman travelling in the U.S. shared an unusual comment she received from an agent at a U.S.-Canada border crossing, drawing mixed comments from netizens.Erin Rafferty, 35, who goes by the username @ecomera on TikTok, is a business owner and content creator from the Moncton area in New Brunswick. Since 2019, Rafferty and her husband have been spending extensive time in the U.S. and visiting different states in a trailer.The couple wanted to make the most of the opportunity to travel while their children were still too young to attend school. So, in 2024, they invested in a new trailer, a truck, and a lifetime campground membership with access to all U.S. parks. Considering current tensions between Canada and the U.S., Rafferty said they did have second thoughts."I was genuinely nervous about coming down. My family asked us to cancel, and we seriously considered it," she said in an email statement. "But in the end, we had made a big investment into this lifes...

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3 d. ago High school baseball player charged after allegedly urinating in rival’s water cooler

'Outrageous behaviour like this must be met with swift consequences to send the message that it's unacceptable.'

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3 d. ago London high schoolers head to U.S. event, with a bit of extra caution

Oakridge secondary school principal will be following a bus load of high schoolers as they make their way across the Canada-U.S. border next week.

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3 d. ago Mark Johnson: TDSB goes out of its way to cancel Canadian history

The board failed to consult historians and then arguably violated its own bylaws in its quest to scrub the names of historical figures from school buildings

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3 d. ago Canucks: Tom Willander question remains as Boston University makes NCAA Frozen Four final

Speculation has been that the sophomore defenceman will leave school and join the Canucks organization once his NCAA season is over

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4 d. ago Mark Carney shows major love to Toronto band in latest Nardwuar interview

Prime Minister Mark Carney has a special place in his heart for a particular Toronto band, and he showed it on full display in a new interview with the iconic Nardwuar the Human Serviette.Like with every federal election, Nardwuar invites all party leaders to be interviewed and have a quintessential Nardwuar convo.And this time around, Carney was down for the ride.As the customary Nardwuarpresents roll on out, Carney is gifted with the classic Time to Win EP from Toronto's Down with Webster (DTW), to which he laughs and immediately throws up the DTW 'W.' Admitting to being a huge fan, the PM dishes on the lore with the legendary rockers (shout out the Beaches!) and reminisces on first hearing them at a live show."From the first tuba sounds of 'Time to Win,' I was hooked," he said, referencing the 2009 tune that dominated middle school halls at the time.That tune was also on heavy rotation during Carney's campaign trails, where it was played after his rallies...

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4 d. ago Woman stranded in Puerto Rico amid fight with airline over emotional support parrot

A New York woman says she is stuck in Puerto Rico after Frontier Airlines refused to allow her to fly with her pet parrot. Maria Fraterrigo, 76, of the Bronx, said she was able to fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport with her emotional support bird Plucky in a TSA-approved carrier with zero issues. […]

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