Canada Struggles to Address Growing Youth Opioid Use Crisis

Youth opioid use in Canada is escalating at an alarming rate, accompanied by a disturbing increase in emergency department visits and opioid-related fatalities. Despite this mounting crisis, governmental responses remain inadequate, perpetuating a...

‘Go Back to Your Country’: Racist Abuse of Indian Worker at Oakville Store Sparks Outrage in Canada

A video from October 26, 2025, in Oakville, Ontario, shows a young white man verbally assaulting an Indian worker at a McDonald’s with racist slurs. The man told the employee to “Go back to your f****** country,” while a woman filming the incident...

CNN WIRE — Canada and U.S. spotlighted for measles spread

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Monday marked a full year of continuous measles transmission in Canada, a milestone that’s poised to set the country back decades on a global health commitment. Ongoing transmission in the United States puts it...

Canada’s Team Jacobs Achieves Pan Continental Championship Glory

Canada's Team Jacobs triumphed over the United States with a decisive 7-3 victory to clinch gold at the final US Pan Continental Curling Championships. Canada entered the match undefeated, while the US had only one previous loss, which was against...

Criticism over Xizang schools countered

Foreign experts on Monday rejected comparisons between boarding schools in the Xizang autonomous region and colonial-era residential schools in Western countries, stressing that the schools in Xizang ensure children in remote areas gain access to...

EDC Youth Education Program Scholarships open for new applications

Export Development Canada (EDC) is pleased to announce that applications for its 2024/2025 Youth Education Program Scholarships are now open until March 1, 2024. The scholarship program recognizes students and young leaders attending Canadian...

Alberta uses Charter’s notwithstanding clause to order striking teachers back to work

By Canadian Press on October 27, 2025. EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith’s government introduced a bill Monday using the Charter’s notwithstanding clause to order 51,000 striking teachers back to work to end the largest walkout in Alberta history....

Alberta uses Charter clause to end strike, force teachers into contract

Open this photo in gallery:Striking Alberta teachers and supporters hold a protest outside Rogers Place in Edmonton in mid-October. The government has vowed to pass the back-to-work order quickly so students can return to class as early as...

Universities urged to drive next phase of growth

At the third international conference on 'Contemporary Issues in Business and Management', held on October 25 by the University of Economics and Business (UEB) under the Vietnam National University, Hanoi, experts from Vietnam and abroad discussed...

Striking Alberta teachers forced back to work by fast-tracked legislation, notwithstanding clause

The parents of about 750,000 Alberta students can expect to send their children back to classes soon as the provincial government has passed legislation to bring an end to a contract dispute that's kept teachers out of schools since early October....

Entrance Exams to Study Abroad for Indian Students in 2025: Complete List Here

Studying abroad for a bachelor’s or master’s degree is a dream for many students who work hard to achieve it. Candidates who are planning to study in another country will need to take certain exams as part of the admission process, usually one...

Canada needs to tackle escalating opioid use among young people, doctors say

Open this photo in gallery:Naloxone reverses the effects of an opioid overdose. One physician says all parents should have it on hand and teach their children how to use it.CHAD HIPOLITO/The Canadian Press Doctors are calling on provinces to...

Alberta government orders teachers back to work using notwithstanding clause

The Alberta government is expected to table back-to-work legislation Monday, pushing thousands of teachers back to work. CTV Edmonton's Evan Kenny reports. The Alberta government has ordered more than 50,000 teachers back to work through...

Reputational boost in Maclean’s ranking a good sign, Laurentian provost says

Although it dipped in overall ranking among primarily undergraduate universities, Laurentian said it is encouraged by a jump in its national reputation While Laurentian University’s Maclean’s Magazine overall ranking isn’t quite where the...

Oklahoma High School Football All-Classification Rankings: October 27, 2025

Another week of the 2025 Oklahoma high school football season has come and gone, and High School On SI has all of the latest computer rankings for each classification as of October 27, 2025. High School On SI's formula was created using its own...

Food costs are spiralling. Some Canadians are turning to food banks for help.

Sticker shock hit hard when single mom Kristina Kennedy saw the sausages she usually buys were $1.50 more than expected. As the sole caregiver to four children, the 40-year-old says price hikes at the grocery store are especially tough to swallow,...

Football roundup: Savanna and Canadian clash in district battle

Severe weather risks forced several area football games to play Thursday instead of Friday, marking two straight weeks of Thursday games for schools after fall break the week prior. Savanna highlighted week eight action with its district victory...

IRCC extends special measures for people affected by Canada’s 2025 wildfires

Newcomers to Canada—including temporary residents (visitors, work permit holders, study permit holders), permanent residents, and Canadian citizens who are impacted by the 2025 wildfire season can continue to benefit from fee waivers and extended...

CP NewsAlert: Alberta using notwithstanding clause to order striking teachers back

EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith’s government has introduced legislation using the Charter’s notwithstanding clause to order 51,000 striking teachers back to work to end the largest walkout in Alberta history. The move puts the government on a...

Algoma U students collecting donations on Halloween

Members of the Thunderbird community at Algoma University will be collecting donations instead of sweets to support their campus food pantry and refugee initiatives NEWS RELEASE ALGOMA UNIVERSITY ************************ On Friday, October 31,...