Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Dave McGinn
Publication Date: September 18, 2025 - 04:15
Alberta schools are overcrowded as province struggles to keep up with population growth
September 18, 2025
Kira Schulz is standing in the field behind her daughter’s elementary school in the Alberta city of Airdrie and trying to make sense of space.
If the school adds modular classrooms to accommodate new students – the local school division has asked the government for several – where will the children play, Ms. Schulz wonders.
Michael McLeod, one of five members of Canada’s 2018 junior team recently acquitted of sexual assault charges, has signed a three-year contract with Avangard Omsk of the Russian-based Kontinental Hockey League.Omsk confirmed the signing on Thursday in a post on the social media platform X.
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Canada's income divide remains at record high levels, according to Statistics Canada, which adds that the top 20 per cent hold the majority of household net worth in Canada.
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In the Canadian imagination, Prince Edward Island is the land of the potato. While smaller, the lesser-known upper Saint John River Valley in New Brunswick punches above its weight in the spud industry, with high-yield crops that many farmers attribute to fertile soil. The valley, which runs down the western edge of New Brunswick from Grand Falls to Woodstock, is home to potato-growing hubs such as Florenceville-Bristol, the self-appointed “French Fry Capital of the World” and birthplace of the founders of McCain Foods.
October 9, 2025 - 13:43 | Reporting and photography by Chris Donovan | The Globe and Mail
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