School Digest

DISTRICT 68

Governor General to Invest 53 Recipients Into the Order of Canada

OTTAWA, ONTARIO-- (Marketwire - Aug. 31, 2010) - Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, will preside over an Order of Canada investiture ceremony at Rideau Hall, on Friday, September 3, 2010, at 10:30 a.m. The Governor General, who is Chancellor and Principal Companion of the Order, will bestow the honour on four Companions, 19 Officers and 30 Members.

Pearse: Greens should let this government fall and learn

The Labor Party might ultimately agree to brave a carbon levy, but you can bet it will be one that is as polluter friendly as its CPRS, writes Guy Pearse .

Dropping RCMP firearms chief not political: Harper

The RCMP is replacing the person who heads its firearms program. The Mounties say Chief Supt. Jeff Francis is now serving as the acting director general of the Canadian Firearms Program, taking over for Chief Supt. Marty Cheliak.

Williamsburg notebook: Need a job? Busch Gardens is hiring

Even though Busch Garden's summer season will wrap up in a few weeks, theme park officials are still looking for people to help them get through the park's busy fall and holiday seasons.