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Country schools, modern problems and the long haul to help kids
Rural school boards use roving wellness counsellors to help address increasingly complex issues in Alberta’s classrooms.
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Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Windsor-Essex, Chatham-Kent, Sarnia
Severe thunderstorms could bring strong wind gusts, large hail and heavy rain to Windsor-Essex, Chatham-Kent and Sarnia Thursday afternoon and evening.
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Tumbler Ridge survivor Maya Gebala may go to U.S. for ‘top tier’ care paid for by UFC’s Dana White
Ultimate Fighting Championship boss Dana White has offered to bring Tumbler Ridge shooting survivor Maya Gebala to the U.S. for medical care, according to the girl’s mother. Cia Edmonds made the revelation Wednesday evening in a social media post updating 12-year-old Maya’s condition. “So today I (finally) got some good news,” the mother wrote. An…
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NATO confirms Canada met 2% defence spending target, including some creative accounting
OTTAWA — The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) confirmed on Thursday that Canada’s defence spending has reached the target of two per cent of gross domestic product, a commitment that has been 20 years in the making. “We control our destiny,” Carney told reporters in Halifax. “I am pleased to announce today that we have…
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Liberals put forward bill to curb long ballots
OTTAWA — The Liberal government is taking action to curtail the super-sized ballots seen in recent elections as part of a sweeping elections security bill. Bill C-25, the Strong and Free Elections Act, includes provisions to close nomination loopholes that electoral-reform protest group the Longest Ballot Committee has used, in recent years, to flood high-profile…
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Winnipeg woman on the hook for $1.3K cable bill she says isn’t hers
A Winnipeg woman is being held responsible for an overdue bill on an account she says she never opened. Last summer, Christina McKay noticed her credit score had dropped significantly. When she looked into it, she found a $1,300 debt from Rogers Communications she didn’t recognize.
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1 man guilty of 1st-degree murder for killing 15-year-old Montreal girl in drive-by shooting, another acquitted
One man has been found guilty of first-degree murder and another acquitted on all charges in the trial of a 15-year-old girl who was gunned down in Montreal during a drive-by shooting in 2021.
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For his 80th birthday, Ted Martindale and his friends baked a 2,500-kilogram carrot cake
Wednesday was an 80th birthday party to remember for Ted Martindale, the owner of Granville Coffee in Quesnel. In a project that united the entire central B.C. community, he and numerous volunteers created a 2,500-kilogram carrot cake.
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How these southwestern Ontario farmers are stepping up to fight global hunger
Farmers in southwestern Ontario say it’s more important now than ever to help a growing number of people experiencing hunger and food insecurity around the world. On Wednesday, many learned firsthand the impact their crops, seeds and donations are making for people affected by geopolitical conflicts and the climate crisis.