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A challenge of Quebec's secularism law, known as Bill 21, will be heard at the Supreme Court of Canada beginning Monday, with the notwithstanding clause at the heart of arguments.

Education Minister Paul Calandra, however, said he won't use the notwithstanding clause if he moves to eliminate trustees in Ontario.

From the use of the notwithstanding clause to state secularism to Quebec's unique place within Canada, constitutional law experts say the case will result in a major new precedent.

The CMA is seeking to intervene in a Supreme Court case on Saskatchewan’s use of the notwithstanding clause over a landmark pronoun case.

The injunction would put teachers in the same position as they were before the province shut down the strike and imposed a contract by using the Charter's notwithstanding clause.

The judge said the Alberta Teachers' Association didn't prove the issues are so pressing and harmful the law should be put on hold — potentially allowing teachers to strike again.

Petitioners didn't gather enough signatures to recall Justice Minister Mickey Amery, and MLAs Justin Wright, Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk and Ron Wiebe, Elections Alberta said.

The petitions falling short Thursday means at least 17 of the two dozen recall petitions launched against Danielle Smith's UCP caucus late last year have failed.

A recently built protective care centre in Winnipeg has started to detain people intoxicated with meth and other drugs for up to 72 hours, Premier Wab Kinew said Wednesday.

Four premiers are jointly calling on the federal government to give them more of a say in judges who are appointed to their superior and appeal courts.

New rules are now in effect in the Alberta legislature that one opposition member has warned will effectively allow the government to duck some queries for years.

Alberta's premier and education minister are scheduled to make an announcement about future education funding in the province at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday.

Despite welcoming an 'historic investment' in Alberta's education system, it appears there's still a lot of work to do to rebuild the trust between the province and its teachers.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford saw his attempts to stop his cellphone records being partially released blocked by a panel of judges. Critics say he's changing the law as a result.

Elections Alberta said Friday that four more recall petitions against members of Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative Party caucus have failed.

A recall petition against Alberta UCP backbencher Nolan Dyck has failed after organizers failed to gather enough signatures and a fourth has been withdrawn.

Premier Danielle Smith said her government will withhold funds for new judicial appointments in Alberta if the federal government doesn't give the province a say on who is picked.

The results of a survey of 5,700 Alberta teachers and school leaders reveals a vast majority of them feel overwhelmed, unsafe in the classroom and disrespected by the government.

In a rare public statement, Alberta's three chief justices said democracy only functions when all three branches of government operate independently and respect each other's role.

Members of Premier Danielle Smith's caucus used their majority to pass on third and final reading a bill affecting transgender citizens.