Smoking ban to take effect for schools CBC The new school year in Saskatchewan will be smoke-free under a ban that takes effect Aug. 15. (CBC) | No smoking will be allowed in or near schools in Saskatchewan after an expanded tobacco ban takes effect in August. | The provincial government passed the ban in May and announced Wednesday it will ...
Quebec creating new system to determine English schooling National Post By Terrine Friday, National Post August 27, 2010 10:01 PM Sam Gogarty during reading class at Hampstead school | Photograph by: Pierre Obendrauf, Pierre Obendrauf/The Gazette | Following a Quebec court’s ruling that allows students to...
The education of Michael Ignatieff (and Barack Obama) CBC | Barack Obama and Michael Ignatieff have much in common these days. Both are being denounced as elitist, aloof and outsiders. | In the U.S., Maureen Dowd, the caustic New York Times columnist sees Obama as "too lofty" and as a leader who "has failed...
Montreal families win English education battle CBC | The parents of 10 Montreal children have scored a victory in their fight for access to an English-language education in the public school system. | An administrative tribunal ruled in favour of the nine families on Thursday. | The children had been...
Schooling prospects in baseball, life National Post By John Lott, National Post August 18, 2010 12:14 AM Former major-leaguer Sal Fasano has them smiling along with him at the Blue Jays' low Class-A team in Lansing, Mich., with the Lansing Lugnuts. | Photograph by: John Lott for National...
Student to take Ontario to court over new drinking-and-driving law Canada Dot Com | A Toronto business student has filed an application with the Ontario Superior Court arguing the recent law banning those 21 and under from drinking even a sip of alcohol before getting behind the wheel is discriminatory under the Charter of Rights ...
Smoking ban to take effect for schools CBC The new school year in Saskatchewan will be smoke-free under a ban that takes effect Aug. 15. (CBC) | No smoking will be allowed in or near schools in Saskatchewan after an expanded tobacco ban takes effect in August. | The provincial government pass...
Student subject of YouTube arrest files lawsuit Canoe By KATE DUBINSKI, QMI Agency | LONDON, Ont. - The University of Western Ontario student whose violent arrest was shot on a cell phone camera and seen by half a million YouTube viewers has filed a lawsuit. | Irnes Zeljkovik, his mother and father are ...
Dollar falls vs euro, higher-yielding currencies The Guardian * Risk appetite increases; yen, Swiss franc under pressure * U.S. payrolls fall less than expected in August * U.S. service sector activity growth slows in August (Updates prices, adds quotes, details, changes byline) By Aleksandra Michalska NEW YORK, Sept 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar fell against most foreign currencies on Friday after a surprisi...
Why we shouldn't worry about WiFi National Post By Scott Stinson, National Post August 20, 2010 12:00 AM Laptop computer and iPad users enjoy WiFi Internet access at a Starbucks in Fort Worth, Tex. | Photograph by: Tom Pennington, Getty Images, National Post | When I first saw the headlines this week about a group of Simcoe County, Ont., parents asking their local school board to t...
