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Alberta’s education minister is directing school boards to pause a government order to remove books with explicit sexual content from libraries. Demetrios Nicolaides, in an email to school divisions and officials Tuesday, said they should pause any development or distribution of lists of books that are to be removed, “including removing materials containing depictions of explicit sexual content.”He said the pause is in effect until further notice and that more information would be provided to school officials “as soon as possible.”Nicolaides’ office didn’t immediately respond to questions about the pause.The government’s move came after a draft list from Edmonton Public Schools of books to be removed from libraries was leaked online last week. ...

By Morgan Lowrie The Canadian Press Posted September 2, 2025 11:30 am Updated September 2, 2025 2:01 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Quebec Premier François Legault says he only learned about cost overruns at the province’s auto insurance board in February 2025. Legault is testifying at a public inquiry examining how the online platform known as SAAQclic cost at least $500 million more than planned.The premier says it’s “not normal” he wasn’t told about the situa...

Ontario Premier Doug Ford dumped out a bottle of Crown Royal Tuesday in protest of the whisky maker’s decision to shutter its bottling facility in the province. Ford called out Diageo over the shuttering of its Amherstburg, Ont., plant; Diageo said last week it was shifting some operations to the U.S. to improve its North American supply chain.Bottling at the Amherstburg facility intended for the U.S. market would be shifting stateside, while bottling for Canadian consumers would move to its Valleyfield, Que., location.The Ontario facility will close in February 2026, forcing almost 200 people to lose their jobs.At an unrelated press conference on Tuesday, Ford was asked about the move, which he described as “hurting Ontario residents.”“They’re hurting the people that work at Crown Royal,”...

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The New Democratic Party formally launched the race to elect its next federal leader, the party said in a statement Tuesday. Party members will elect the next federal leader from March 27 to 29, 2026. The result of the race will be announced at the party’s Winnipeg convention on March 29, 2026.To be able to vote in the leadership race, new NDP members must be registered before Jan. 28, 2026. Candidates in the leadership race must register on the ballot by Jan. 31. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. “This leadership...

Starting Monday, athletes who wish to play in a female-only sports league may now be asked if they were recorded as female at birth. The province will block transgender athletes from Alberta who are 12 and older from competing in female amateur sports.It’s one of a suite of changes surrounding transgender health, education, and sport introduced last year by Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party government.The policy directs organizations such as school divisions and sports leagues to create and implement regulations that align with the province’s requirements.In a statement, Edmonton Public Schools says it will send home a confirmation form for student athletes who wish to participate in a competitive female-only sport. Get daily National news ...