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Splitting the ATA is all about payback and diminishing the profession
When it began life as the Alberta Teachers' Alliance in 1917, the ATA had as one of its first policy objectives that the teaching profession should be fully self-regulating. The profession itself, thr...
Mar 30, 2022
Henderson debuts new driver at The Chevron Championship, first major of LPGA season
Brooke Henderson has lost count of all the tweaks and adjustments that have been made to her driver heading into The Chevron Championship. Henderson, from Smiths Falls, Ont., estimates that she's trie...
Mar 30, 2022
Family Easter photos at Bower Place
For the first time since 2019, family photos with the Easter Bunny will be available at Bower Place in Red Deer next month.A rustic chic barn display will be at Centre Court as a photo back drop, with...
Mar 30, 2022
Winnipeg Jets place Connor and Schmidt in COVID-19 protocol
Winnipeg Jets forward Kyle Connor and defenceman Nate Schmidt have been added to the NHL's COVID-19 protocol. The move was made just hours ahead of tonight's road game against the Buffalo Sabres. Conn...
Mar 30, 2022
Long-awaited victims' rights for military coming into effect in June
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces says long-awaited rights for victims of military-related crimes will come into effect in June. Yet senior legal officers say in an update today progress in a number ...
Mar 30, 2022
B.C.'s UN Indigenous rights plan commits to changing history through actions
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has released a five-year action plan towards implementing its law on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The government's rep...
Mar 30, 2022
Mighty Carleton will need to walk humble road back to U Sports glory
The Carleton University men's basketball team is on a mission to, once again, prove itself as the best hoops program in the country - regardless of the road it must take. "We're about winning national...
Mar 30, 2022
Feds looking to protect carbon price with legislation or compensation
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the government wants to "future proof" the carbon price against political decisions to cancel or lower it down the road. The new emissions reductio...
Mar 30, 2022
RCMP's bias-free policing policy inadequate: Mountie watchdog
OTTAWA - The civilian watchdog agency that oversees the RCMP says the Mounties' bias-free policing policy is inadequate and unclear. The Civilian Review and Complaints Commission's report released tod...
Mar 30, 2022
Government working to find out which Ukrainians coming to Canada need most help
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says Canada will extend some settlement services to fleeing Ukrainians, but they will not receive all of the same supports as typical refugees. Many Ukrainian...
Mar 30, 2022