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“We continue to do a lot of work to attract females to the trades.” We caught up with the Dean of the School of Skilled Trades and Technology Derek Kochenash from Red River Polytech, to find out how they’re working to increase representation in the trades.

It was a busy day at city hall as Calgary City Council received an update on the status of the Indigenous Gathering Place project. Plus, councillors also received an update on the Indian Residential School Memorial project. And, it’s Apprenticeship Day in Alberta. To mark the day, SAIT launched a new program to promote skilled...

Ottawa says it has reached an agreement with Alberta to address encampments and homelessness. It comes the same week the two sides traded terse statements about trying to work together. Erik Bay has more on their plans and the work still ahead.

A grade 11 student was killed Thursday morning in a crash involving a motorcycle and a transport truck. And more arrests in a shocking swarming that sent a Kelowna teen to hospital.

A grade 11 student from Mount Boucherie Senior Secondary was killed in a motorcycle crash on his way to school Thursday morning. Klaudia Van Emmerik reports.

Halifax Transit riders will experience a fare increase for both bus and ferry services, effective Sunday. However, there is some positive news for students in grades 7 to 12, as they will receive free annual bus passes through their schools, thanks to a funding partnership with the province. Plus, the annual New Brunswick 4-H show...

Halifax Transit riders will experience a fare increase for both bus and ferry services, effective Sunday. However, there is some positive news for students in grades 7 to 12, as they will receive free annual bus passes through their schools, thanks to a funding partnership with the province. Plus, the annual New Brunswick 4-H show...

Alberta students in grades 9-12 are getting hands-on health-care experience, to see what it could be like to have a career in the field. As Nicole Stillger reports, students are getting the chance to try health-care techniques, tools and skills, with guidance from those who work in the field.

The New Brunswick government announced a training program on Tuesday aimed at boosting the number of skilled trades people working throughout the province. The initiative aims to provide more jobs while also delivering much-needed homes – as the province looks to build its way out of an ongoing housing crisis. Silas Brown explains.

Ten high school graduates entering into skilled trade apprenticeship programs are getting a helping hand from the Peterborough District Masonic Association. The fraternity held a ceremony at the Masonic Temple on Saturday to present $1,000 bursaries. Typically, each year, Masonic District deputy grand masters select a charity project. Here in Peterborough, a program was set...

Russia, the U.S. and other Western countries have brokered the largest prisoner swap since the end of the Cold War, seeing a total of 24 prisoners freed between them. That includes Wall Street Journalist Evan Gershkovich and Canadian-American Paul Whelan. A look at who else was released, and why the exchange is unlikely to ease...

Peterborough-area school boards and First Nations are working together to fill the labour shortage. An exclusive job fair in Hiawatha First Nation on Thursday opened the doors to a career in the skilled trades. Robert Lothian explains.

Justin Trudeau and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have met for the first time since Canada accused India’s government of playing a role in the killing of BC Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. University of the Fraser Valley Political Scientist Hamish Telford discusses what that meeting means for diplomacy and trade relations between the two...

Skilled trades workers are in dire need in the Okanagan and elsewhere in the country as Canada grapples with a labour shortage. But on Monday, a major federal funding announcement was made in Kelowna that hopes will result in bringing more people into the industry. Klaudia Van Emmerik reports.

The planet’s best male golfer traded his clubs for a pair of handcuffs today. On what was supposed to be a routine drive to work, Masters Tournament champion Scottie Scheffler ended up under arrest — over what the golfer is calling a big misunderstanding. And, there’s some troubling news out of Ontario, as Public health...

BCIT is encouraging more young women to pursue a career in skilled trades. Tamara Pongracz from BCIT’s Trades Access Department and Machinist Instructor Chelsea Barron discuss the importance of opening up trades as a career option for women.

Rapid technological change is having a huge impact on all industries, but perhaps none as much as skilled trades. Steve Robinson, the owner of Pitt Meadows Plumbing and Mechanical Systems, talks about what the industry needs to do to keep pace in the latest installment of our Future of Work series.

With Canada’s housing crisis and an aging workforce in the trades, are enough Albertans becoming carpenters, electricians and plumbers? Jim Szautner, dean of apprenticeship at SAIT and a member of the Skills Alberta Board of Directors, joins Global News Morning Calgary to discuss the numbers and the future role of the trades industry.

Plenty of skills were put to the test at the Skills Manitoba competition today as students took part in contests related to trades and technology.

Eddy Nolan of Montreal has ran Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope for 43 years, raising $1 million for cancer research. But the 67-year-old runner has cancer and will have a medically assisted death. Mike Armstrong looks at Nolan’s incredible strength and determination over decades of remarkable contributions. Canada’s financial crimes watchdog has given many banking...