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Alberta’s decades-old practice of partly funding private schools is coming under fresh scrutiny as public schools sit empty with teachers on strike for the third day this week.On Tuesday, a citizen-initiated petition was approved by Alberta’s chief electoral officer that would ask if the Government of Alberta should stop allocating public funds to accredited independent schools.
October 8, 2025 - 21:00 | Matthew Scace | The Globe and Mail
Charges of sex assault and unlawful confinement have been stayed against former fashion mogul Peter Nygard due to missing documents.
October 8, 2025 - 19:43 | | The Globe and Mail
Ontario announced on Wednesday that 25 fertility clinics will receive the first round of funding as a part of its $250-million plan to reduce waiting lists for in vitro fertilization and “triple” the number of families that can access expensive fertility treatments.The announcement provided details from the province’s first major expansion of its Ontario Fertility Program, which launched in 2015 to help people struggling with infertility pay for procedures such as IVF.
October 8, 2025 - 19:34 | Jennifer Yang | The Globe and Mail
Canada and the United States “are much more coordinated” than it may appear, says Prime Minister Mark Carney.
“There is still a very deep, enduring and reinforcing relationship between Canada and the United States. As Canadians, we benefit from that,” said Carney via video call to the U.S.-Canada Summit in Toronto on Wednesday.
The comments were made in conversation with Gerald Butts, the vice chairman of Eurasia Group, a political risk analysis and consulting company. Butts was former prime minister Justin Trudeau’s principal secretary from 2015 to 2019.
Carney pointed out that...
October 8, 2025 - 18:52 | Courtney Greenberg | National Post
The province-implemented supervisor of the OCDSB has scrapped the controversial changes to Ottawa’s elementary school program. And when it comes to the planned boundary changes, and where today’s kids will be attending their classes, students and parents are sleeping a little easier following this change of heart. Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Christine Burke, a mother of 2 kids who lives in Orleans. Then, we turn things over to Westboro resident Laura D'Angelo, whose son is in Junior Kindergarten and whose daughter is slated to hit the books in 2028.
October 8, 2025 - 18:45 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is again facing calls to stand up for farmers after new figures shows exports from the province to China have drastically fallen.
October 8, 2025 - 18:35 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
