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Quebec education minister issues directive banning prayer rooms in schools
MONTREAL - Quebec's education minister is moving forward with a promise to ban prayer rooms in schools. Bernard Drainville issued a directive late Wednesday saying schools must ensure that none of the...
Apr 20, 2023
Feds can't say which regulations to cut greenhouse gas emissions are working: audit
OTTAWA - Environment Commissioner Jerry DeMarco says the federal government doesn't know how well its regulations are working to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. One of his spring audits issued today ...
Apr 20, 2023
City of Lethbridge hosts waste round-up on Earth Day
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge is celebrating Earth Day on Saturday, April 22, 2023, by helping keep hazardous and electronic waste out of the landfill. From 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Lethbridg...
Apr 20, 2023
Feds can't say which regulations to cut greenhouse gas emissions are working: audit
OTTAWA - Environment Commissioner Jerry DeMarco says the federal government doesn't know how well its regulations are working to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. One of his spring audits issued today ...
Apr 20, 2023
Family of N.S. student murdered in drug deal deliver impact statements in court
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia judge heard victim impact statements today during a sentencing hearing for a former Halifax medical student who murdered a 22-year-old man during a drug deal. William Sandeson ...
Apr 20, 2023
Canada Soccer says it was not consulted on U.S.-Mexico bid for 2027 Women's World Cup
TORONTO - Canada Soccer says it was not consulted about the joint bid by the U.S. and Mexico to host the 2027 Women's World Cup. The U.S. Soccer Federation and Mexico Football Federation announced the...
Apr 20, 2023
How becoming common-law or getting hitched changes tax-filing season
OTTAWA, ON - As more Canadians enter common-law relationships, experts are encouraging young couples to educate themselves on the tax implications. "There are credits that you may be used to getting, ...
Apr 20, 2023
North Dakota governor signs law limiting trans health care
North Dakota's Republican Gov. Doug Burgum signed a bill into law that restricts transgender health care in the state, immediately making it a crime to give gender-affirming care to people younger tha...
Apr 20, 2023
The federal government promised to plant 2 billion trees by 2030. It's nowhere close.
OTTAWA - Environment Commissioner Jerry DeMarco says Canada is nowhere close to meeting its goal of planting two billion trees in 10 years. The Liberals first made the massive tree-planting promise du...
Apr 20, 2023
Sudanese military rules out negotiations with rival force
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - Sudan's military has ruled out any negotiations with the rival paramilitary forces to end the crisis roiling the country and says it will only accept their surrender. A statemen...
Apr 20, 2023