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Trial for British sailors accused of sexual assault begins Tuesday in Halifax

HALIFAX - The trial of two British sailors accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a Nova Scotia military base begins Tuesday. Darren Smalley and Simon Radford are charged with sexual assault causin...

Syndicated Author Sep 03, 2018

The irony in Quebec politics: Which party deserves the title of most 'progressive'?

MONTREAL - May Chiu, a family and human rights lawyer, ran in a previous provincial election for Quebec solidaire, which bills itself as the most environmentalist, left-leaning and socially conscious ...

Syndicated Author Sep 03, 2018

N.B.'s stealth issue: The language politics of Canada's only bilingual province

New Brunswick is Canada’s only officially bilingual province, with the closest balance in the nation of residents who speak our two official languages. Politically, though, language has long bee...

Syndicated Author Sep 03, 2018

B.C. technology education program aims to shrink industry's diversity gaps

A technology education program officially launching in the fall at the University of Victoria in British Columbia hopes to address a gap in the industry with a novel approach for students. HighTechU i...

Syndicated Author Sep 03, 2018

B.C. students learning for 'real life' but teachers say reality needs funding

VANCOUVER - Waking up for school won’t be the only reality facing British Columbia students entering their senior high school years as ongoing curriculum changes aimed at connecting them to real...

Syndicated Author Sep 03, 2018

Myanmar court sentences Reuters reporters to 7 years in jail

YANGON, Myanmar - A Myanmar court sentenced two Reuters journalists to seven years in prison Monday on charges of illegal possession of official documents, a ruling met with international condemnation...