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Saskatchewan teachers will begin work-to-rule action on Monday, cutting all teacher voluntary services including lunch supervision and extracurricular activities.  Teachers to cut all voluntary services indefinitely, says teachers’ union. All Saskatchewan teachers will halt extracurricular activities and voluntary supervision on Monday, intensifying job action during drawn-out contract negotiations with the …

Health Canada says thousands of oral health care providers have signed up to start providing care to 1.6 million seniors this May — a number dental associations say is a low turnout. Some seniors are now learning their dentists won’t accept their claims under the new program.  Thousands out of …

Coastal flood risk in Canada’s Metro Vancouver is expected to intensify, according to U.S. research group Climate Central.  The organization’s data predicts at least 325,000 Canadians will be at risk of annual flooding by 2100. A new sea level data map shows flood risk zones will extend higher and further …

For science journalist and CBC radio host Bob McDonald, the journey to the path of totality is part of the adventure of being an eclipse-chaser.  Getting to the path of totality — the best place to experience this cosmic display — is part of the adventure. This First Person column …

The lawsuits launched by Ontario school boards against the social media giants could take years to litigate, involve dozens of experts, thousands of documents and cost lots and lots of money. And they may also encounter significant legal challenges.  School boards seeking $4.5 billion in damages. They were reckless and …

In a public letter shared Friday, Star owners said the decision to close came after the latest effort to sell the business fell through — and following years of financial difficulties.  With ‘gratitude and regret,’ the paper announced its last issue will be published on May 17. The owners of …

Facing the lowest water levels in decades and an impending drought season that threatens water supply across the province, a volunteer advocacy group fears for the worst for the future of one central Alberta lake. Water pumped from the nearby Blindman River has kept Gull Lake, a popular water body …

The father of a boy killed in a dog attack in Edmonton says a flurry of negative public attention has impacted his ability to grieve the loss. Wesley Grist said his son, Kache Grist, was a loving empath who could walk into a room and give a comforting hug to …

One woman has died and another is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after a two-vehicle crash in Mississauga Saturday morning, according to police and paramedics. Peel police responded to the crash near Derry Road and Argentina Road shortly before 9 a.m., the force said in a post on social media. …

Winnipeg in 1874 was an upstart that ignored the odds — an isolated city, untethered by rail or roads to link it with any other urban centre. Those who came arrived by river, and built what would become the third-largest city in Canada in just over three decades.  ‘Somebody from …