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Alberta’s government is planning to set new standards for school libraries by the fall, prohibiting books that the province deems age-inappropriate because of what it says is explicit sexual content. Demetrios Nicolaides, the province’s education and childcare minister, said Monday that Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s government has found inconsistent standards among school libraries. That‘s why schools boards are forced to take different approaches to the books available for kindergarten to Grade 12 students, without strong enough safeguards in place, he said.
May 26, 2025 - 13:11 | Temur Durrani | The Globe and Mail
A small Ontario community is mourning the loss of four teen girls and their coach after they all lost their lives in a fatal crash Friday night.
May 26, 2025 - 13:09 | Sawyer Bogdan | Global News - Ottawa
Police have laid 50 new charges against a 27-year-old Ottawa man as part of a human-trafficking investigation. Read More
May 26, 2025 - 13:02 | Sadeen Mohsen | Ottawa Citizen
OTTAWA — Quebec Liberal MP Francis Scarpaleggia is the new speaker of the House of Commons, promising to bring back order and respect to the House as he presides over a new minority Parliament.
The longtime backbench MP was elected by his peers on Monday morning as the 39th speaker of the House of Commons during a jovial first sitting of the House of Commons since December.
It is unclear if the joviality will last in this minority Parliament as the final months of the Justin Trudeau government were tainted by a raucous and bellicose House marked by expulsions of MPs, mostly...
May 26, 2025 - 12:45 | Christopher Nardi | National Post
A small Canadian chewing tobacco tin, originally estimated to sell for around $9,000 to $12,000 fetched a whopping $55,000 at a New Hamburg auction over the weekend.
May 26, 2025 - 12:34 | | CBC News - Canada
Will they lose their jobs? Will their rent be raised? Will they be able to afford groceries? Read More
May 26, 2025 - 12:28 | Peter Hum | Ottawa Citizen
