Committee issued call for briefs regarding MAID’s expansion to mentally ill, received hundreds of responses and may now exclude them
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Asian countries score high in key education survey
Singapore won the top spot, with students scoring on average almost three to five years of schooling ahead of their peers from other countries
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School boards across Canada fight for their survival
Many provinces have abolished school boards — or tried to. But finding a better alternative that ensures locals are heard has proved challenging
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Canada unemployment rate rises to 5.8% in November
Unemployment has affected all age groups, but was more pronounced among younger workers aged 15 to 24
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New Zealand to ban cellphones in schools
New Zealand now faces a “literacy crisis” with more than one-third of 15-year-olds barely able to read or write
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Could better criminal records mean better job outcomes?
A criminal record tells the worst part of someone’s story. Could including positive details give former inmates a better shot at employment?
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Amazon releases AI chatbot called ‘Q’ for businesses
Amazon Q will cost $20 monthly, and perform tasks like summarizing uploaded documents and answer questions about data in the company’s server
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Clowning around: How Quebec became an epicentre for spreading joy
‘The clown is like an everyman figure that exists in all cultures,’ said Quebec clown Melissa Holland. The clown ‘connects us all’
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‘Existential risk’: Quebec’s English universities already hurt by tuition hikes
Quebec’s move to raise tuition for non-Quebec residents at anglophone universities is already affecting the schools’ recruitment efforts
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Fake AI porn leads to real harassment in US high schools
As AI has boomed, so has deepfake pornography, with hyperrealistic images and videos created with minimal effort and money