Tag Archives: Education
College football coach John Beam from ‘Last Chance U’ has died after being shot, Oakland police say
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Laney College football coach John Beam, who was featured in the Netflix series "Last Chance U", has died after being shot on campus, the Oakland Police Department said Friday, a...
Nov 14, 2025
Smith defends back-to-work law, says decision is the democratic job of lawmakers
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is defending her government's move to quickly pass back-to-work legislation invoking the Charter's notwithstanding clause, saying democracy is when elected officials mak...
Nov 07, 2025
Cornell University to pay $60M in deal with Trump administration to restore federal funding
WASHINGTON (AP) - Cornell University has agreed to pay $60 million and accept the Trump administration's interpretation of civil rights laws in order to restore federal funding and end investigations ...
Nov 07, 2025
Concordia defers sabbaticals, offers retirement program due to foreign student drop
MONTREAL - Montreal's Concordia University says it's not renewing some teaching contracts and deferring previously approved sabbaticals because of major budget shortfalls due in part to federal and pr...
Nov 07, 2025
B.C. couple who ran bogus anti-tax school lose CRA assessment appeal
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia couple who ran educational seminars promoting the bogus notion that people don't have to pay taxes have lost their appeal against tax bills on $1.4 million in revenue fr...
Nov 06, 2025
Candles spark significant Nanaimo house fire
NANAIMO - A serious late-night Nanaimo house fire has been deemed accidental. Nanaimo Fire Rescue deputy chief Stu Kenning said an investigation revealed lit candles in the basement near where a man w...
Nov 06, 2025
B.C. couple who ran bogus anti-tax school lose CRA assessment appeal
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia couple who ran educational seminars promoting the bogus notion that people don't have to pay taxes have lost their appeal against tax bills on $1.4 million in revenue fr...
Nov 06, 2025
Parliamentary committee revises order to share federal grant applicant data
A parliamentary committee has amended a controversial order that seeks 25 years' worth of data on researchers who applied for health and science grants. The Standing Committee on Health and Research h...
Nov 06, 2025
Teachers challenge Alberta law using notwithstanding clause to end strike
EDMONTON - Alberta teachers say they're taking Premier Danielle Smith's government to court for overriding their Charter rights to end their strike, while some members of her caucus say public outrage...
Nov 06, 2025
Supreme Court agrees to weigh in on Saskatchewan's school pronoun case
REGINA - The Supreme Court of Canada granted leave Thursday to hear appeals in a challenge of Saskatchewan's school pronoun law and the notwithstanding clause that underpins it. No date has been set f...
Nov 06, 2025