The head of the Alberta Teachers’ Association says the rollout of new policies banning cellphone use in classrooms starting this fall has some teachers confused about how they’ll be expected to follow them. ATA president Jason Schilling said about two weeks before most kindergarten to Grade 12 students go back to class, it’s unclear why…
Heidi Peters joined the Canadian women’s sitting volleyball squad in 2013, one year after the team missed out on qualification for London and essentially disbanded. “I think literally two athletes didn’t retire. The whole team just, poof, gone,” Peters recalls. It was, essentially, rock bottom. Over the past decade, the team has steadily rebuilt itself….
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A 24-hour gas and convivence bar is going up at Naawi-Oodena, the site of the former Kapyong Barracks. It’s a small part of an extensive redevelopment of the site, which was laid out in a master plan four years ago. The former military base on Kenaston Boulevard…
Milena Khazanavicius and her guide dog, Hope, find it difficult to negotiate the streets in her north-end Halifax neighbourhood in the best of circumstances. But after she was nearly struck by a vehicle last week while struggling to cross an intersection being reconfigured to accommodate bike lanes, she says the city needs to step up its game to improve…
Polish rider Kasia Niewiadoma did just enough in a thrilling battle with rival Demi Vollering on the iconic Alpe d’Huez to win the women’s Tour de France by four seconds overall. Ottawa cyclist just 3rd Canadian to finish in the top 10 The Associated Press · Posted: Aug 18, 2024 1:30 PM EDT | Last…
The condition of infrastructure across the country is dire and action needs to be taken now to prevent the kind of massive water pipe break that continues to plague Alberta’s biggest city, says the president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. Geoff Stewart was in Calgary as part of the federation’s annual general meeting in…
When John Scott heard on the radio Friday that four people were found dead near the community of McCreary, Man., and three of those deaths were being investigated as homicides, he couldn’t believe what he was hearing. Scott, a lifelong resident of the western Manitoba municipality located on east side of Riding Mountain National Park, said the incident is something he…
Canada’s batting attack, after a fast start, crumbled in a 63-run loss to the Netherlands in ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 play Saturday in Rotterdam. Dutch pace bowler Paul van Meekeren did most of the damage, taking five wickets in 9.4 overs at the expense of 28 runs. Vivian Kingma took three wickets for…
The WHO declared Mpox a global health emergency, Canada is bracing for a year of extreme weather events and Ukrainian troops are in Russia. Here are some of the big stories you may have missed this week. What happened in Canadian news? Trudeau says Poilievre urging EV tariff is ‘baloney’ as industry awaits decision Prime…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named two new senators on Saturday, with broadcaster Charles Adler and health-care executive Tracy Muggli joining the ranks of members of Canada’s upper legislative chamber. “The Senate of Canada will be stronger with its newest independent senators. Mr. Adler and Ms. Muggli will put their vast experience and knowledge to work for all Canadians in their…
