Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Erin Anderssen
Publication Date: October 5, 2025 - 21:57
Ahead of Alberta teachers’ strike, thousands rally in Edmonton to support educators
October 5, 2025
Calgary Grade 12 student Blythe Rumjahn expects to sleep in this week. But he’s not happy about it.
The 17-year-old honours student usually shows up at school well before the first bell to study and stays late most afternoons for band and other activities.
Unpublished Newswire
A code of conduct hearing for three BC RCMP officers accused of sending racist and sexist messages is wrapping up, with lawyers on both sides are making their final submissions.
October 20, 2025 - 21:58 | Kristen Robinson | Global News - Canada
B.C. Premier David Eby says he agrees with Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie about the urgent need for clarity regarding the landmark Cowichan Tribes Aboriginal title decision over property rights but pushed back on calls from the opposition to cease all negotiations with First Nations in the meantime.The mayor has argued the decision could dismantle the modern system of property ownership in British Columbia, a claim that the plaintiff First Nations and other Indigenous groups dispute.
October 20, 2025 - 21:49 | Andrea Woo | The Globe and Mail
As more than 50,000 teachers in Alberta enter their third week out of classes, the provincial government is set to table back-to-work legislation when the fall session begins next Monday.Premier Danielle Smith has said such legislation should be expected on Oct. 27 if the strike is unresolved by then. The province and Alberta Teachers’ Association remain at loggerheads, with the union rejecting Alberta’s proposal to enter mediation and end the strike because the province’s conditions mean class-size caps and student-teacher ratios would not be negotiable.
October 20, 2025 - 21:21 | Matthew Scace, Dave McGinn | The Globe and Mail
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