Hay River, N.W.T., issues partial fire banCBC News Hay River, N.W.T., residents can no longer have outdoor fires, except ones that are contained in an outdoor fire pit.  The town announced the fire ban in a Facebook post Tuesday evening.  “Due to dry conditions around town and the current unknown risk rating, the Town of Hay River has issued a partial fire ban,” the town wrote. It also means any previously approved fire permits are now revoked.  Fort Smith announced a similar ban community on Monday.  Tagging: @newsfromstolenland ..read more

B.C. puts online harms bill on hold after agreement with social media companies Globalnews.ca The B.C. government is putting its proposed online harms legislation on hold after reaching an agreement with some of the largest social media platforms to make people safer online. Premier David Eby says in a joint statement with representatives of the firms Meta, TikTok, X and Snap that they will form an online safety action table, where they’ll discuss “tangible steps” towards protecting people from online harms. Eby says the social media companies have “agreed to work collaboratively” with th ..read more

Family identifies man killed in White Rock, B.C., waterfront stabbingCBC News Police in White Rock, B.C., say they are increasing patrols along the city’s waterfront area after a man was stabbed to death Tuesday night, two days after another man was stabbed and injured while sitting on a bench in the same area. Family members have identified the victim in the fatal stabbing as 27-year-old Kulwinder Sohi of Surrey. White Rock RCMP says it received a report of a man suffering from apparent stab wounds around 9:30 p.m. PT in the 15400 block of Marine Drive, a few blocks eas ..read more

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Ontario scrapping sick notes to cut down on doctors’ paperworkCBC News Ontario says it will force employers to scrap requirements for sick notes as part of an effort to cut down on paperwork for family physicians. The change will be part of new legislation tabled by the minister of labour in coming weeks, a government official says. The amendments would eliminate the need for a doctor’s note from employees who want to use part or all of their three days of provincially-mandated annual sick leave. Employers will retain the right to require another form of evidence that an empl ..read more

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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