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The Winnipeg Indigenous Executive Circle (WIEC) says, according to 2021-2022 data, Winnipeg schools need almost 1,500 more Indigenous teachers to keep up with the 19.1 per cent of Indigenous students. These numbers come from WIEC’s third annual State of Equity in Education Report, which adds that out of 54 school …
Read More »Want to score 20 Gretzky rookie cards? You’ll have to bid at least $1.3M
A Saskatchewan family is in for a major windfall after discovering a massive collection of hockey cards from Wayne Gretzky’s rookie year. The previously unopened case, which holds 16 sealed boxes of 1979 O-Pee-Chee hockey cards, could contain dozens of the most valuable and coveted hockey cards in history — …
Read More »Canucks’ power play thwarts Leafs comeback bid
Vancouver Canucks defenceman Quinn Hughes summed up his team’s 6-4 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday in simple fashion. “We found a way to win,” the captain said after Vancouver twice gave away leads to Toronto but still emerged on top. “Our power play found a way.” Third-period …
Read More »Ottawa, province veto $1.5 million Nova Scotia offshore oil exploration bid – Halifax
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 5, 2023 10:37 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size A $1.5-million bid for an oil and gas exploration licence off Nova Scotia has been denied by the provincial and federal governments. The bid by U.K.-based Inceptio Limited for a shallow …
Read More »True North seeks extension in bid to buy Portage Place – Winnipeg
By Kevin Hirschfield Global News Posted November 29, 2023 8:19 pm Updated November 29, 2023 9:03 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size True North is asking for a little more time to decide whether or not it will buy a beleaguered downtown mall. Back in May, True …
Read More »Ontario boosting ECE wages to $23.86 an hour next year in bid to ease shortage
Ontario is boosting the minimum wage of early childhood educators in most licensed child-care centres to $23.86 an hour next year – up from a planned increase to $20 – in a bid to ease shortages that advocates say are hampering growth of the national $10-a-day program. Education Minister Stephen …
Read More »Sweden’s NATO bid set to be discussed as Trudeau meets Nordic leaders – National
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 26, 2023 6:22 am Updated June 26, 2023 6:25 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Sweden’s bid to join the NATO military alliance will be discussed Monday at a meeting of Nordic leaders in Iceland, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau …
Read More »Bonnie Crombie holds campaign launch for Ontario Liberal leadership bid
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Mississauga, Ont., Mayor Bonnie Crombie has launched a bid to become leader of the Ontario Liberals, saying she wants to renew, rebuild and re-energize the party. Crombie becomes the fourth contestant in the race that includes MP Nate Erskine-Smith, MP and former …
Read More »Ontario to boost early childhood educator wages in bid to ease staff shortage
Ontario is set to increase the wages of early childhood educators in a bid to boost recruitment and retention amid a staff shortage that advocates warn could hamper the growth of the national $10-a-day child-care program. The government has drafted – but not yet released – a child-care workforce strategy …
Read More »Snoop Dogg says Ottawa Senators bid will include equity for First Nations
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 16, 2023 10:30 am Updated May 16, 2023 10:31 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size OTTAWA — Snoop Dogg shouted out Canada’s First Nations in his ongoing social media campaign to promote his bid to buy the NHL’s Ottawa Senators. …
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