Teacher shortages see some Ontario high school students awarded perfect grades on midterm exams Students at a high school in York Region have been awarded perfect marks on their midterm exams in three subjects – not because of their academic performances however, but because they had no teacher. On Tuesday, York Catholic District School Board (YCDSB) confirmed with CTV News that it had given pupils at St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic High School in Aurora, Ont. perfect marks on exams in two biology classes and one business class. “These classes have not had a permanent teacher for much of the ..read more

Nova Scotia justice minister resigns following domestic violence comments Nova Scotia Justice Minister Brad Johns has resigned, according to a short statement from Premier Tim Houston on Friday evening. “I accepted the resignation of Brad Johns as a minister in my cabinet,” read the statement. Speaking to reporters Thursday, the fourth anniversary of the beginning of the Nova Scotia mass shooting, Johns told reporters he didn’t believe domestic violence was an “epidemic.” “No, I don’t because I think epidemic…you’re seeing it everywhere all the time,” Johns said. “I don’t think that’s t ..read more

ANALYSISDanielle Smith wants ideology ‘balance’ at universities. Alberta academics wonder what she’s tilting atCBC News From the exam-marking trenches to the ivory tower executive suites, Premier Danielle Smith has injected nervousness throughout Alberta’s post-secondary sector. It initially seemed her Bill 18, the Provincial Priorities Act, was intended to make her government play checkstop or gatekeeper whenever the federal government and mayors made deals without provincial involvement. Then it became apparent that Smith’s government would apply the same scrutiny to the higher-learning s ..read more

Partial power outage planned for Iqaluit this weekend Parts of Iqaluit will lose power on April 28 while Qulliq Energy Corp. completes upgrades to its power system. The energy utility company announced the planned outage Wednesday in a news release. The affected areas will be the 600, 700, and 800 block areas between Natsiq Street to Palaugaa Drive, including Mattaaq Crescent and parts of Ben Ell Drive and Queen Elizabeth Way. The outage is expected to last from 8 a.m. until 11 a.m., the company said. Tagging: @newsfromstolenland ..read more

Poilievre won’t commit to keeping new social programs like pharmacareCBC News Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre delivered a fiery speech Thursday that depicted the government’s latest budget as a threat to the country’s future, and suggested a number of new social programs will get a second look if he leads the next government. He also claimed Ottawa’s push into pharmacare could dismantle private drug insurance and leave Canadians with inferior coverage and higher taxes to pay for it all. Health Minister Mark Holland, meanwhile, accused the Conservative leader of tr ..read more

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Manitoba creates $12M spine program to boost surgical capacity for long-suffering patientsCBC News A new provincial spine program is being established to ensure Manitobans requiring acute spinal care are treated sooner, Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara announced on Tuesday. More than $12 million is being spent to create the program, which will reduce wait times for patient consultations with spinal surgeons, establish centralized wait lists and co-ordinate levels of care, Asagwara said, noting the existing Provincial Spine Assessment Clinic will be incorporat ..read more

LGBTQ+ rallies to be held across Canada, billed as largest since push for marriage equality ..read more

gayingupspace: allthecanadianpolitics: National disability benefit in federal budget falls short of what advocates wantedCBC News Tuesday’s federal budget laid the groundwork for a national disability benefit but the funding falls well short of what advocates were seeking. The government passed legislation last year, Bill C-22, to introduce the national benefit, which is meant to lift people out of poverty by topping up provincial support funding. The budget has allocated $6.1 billion over six years toward the new disability benefit, with payments set to begin rolling out in July of ..read more

No school, no job for many Quebecers who received youth protection services: studyCBC News A new study by Quebec researchers paints a stark portrait of education and employment rates among the province’s vulnerable youth.  One-third of young people who have been placed under the care of Quebec’s youth protection services, the Direction de la protection de la jeunesse (DPJ), are unemployed and aren’t enrolled in a school at age 21, according to the study. Commissioned by Quebec’s employment ministry and conducted by the Chaire-Réseau de Recherche sur la Jeunesse du Québec th ..read more