Tag Archives: Education
Sask. researchers receive funding for expanding work on plant pathogens
A research initiative looking into plant pathogens has received nearly $800,000 in funding from the John R. Evans Leaders Fund. The fund, which is run through the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (C...
Aug 29, 2023
A look at how Canada's housing woes are straining the budgets of foreign students
Housing woes for international students have made headlines in recent weeks as they grapple with lack of housing, inadequate placements or fake admissions offers. Some say what drove them to come to C...
Aug 28, 2023
Hundreds gather to protest Saskatchewan’s new school gender and naming policy
Hundreds of protesters lined up in front of Don Morgan's office in Saskatoon on Sunday afternoon to voice their displeasure about a new gender and naming policy implemented by the provincial governmen...
Aug 27, 2023
Many support staff positions unfilled in Quebec schools, union warns
MONTREAL - As Quebec struggles to recruit enough teachers to fill its classrooms ahead of the new school year, a major union is warning that it's proving equally hard to find enough support staff. The...
Aug 27, 2023
Teachers turn to AI to make workload more manageable, chart lesson plans
Jessica Reid has thought about quitting the career she'd dreamed of since childhood hundreds of times. Until recently, she was overwhelmed by her workload as an elementary school teacher- planning les...
Aug 27, 2023
Teachers turn to AI to make workload more manageable, chart lesson plans
Jessica Reid has thought about quitting the career she'd dreamed of since childhood hundreds of times. Until recently, she was overwhelmed by her workload as an elementary school teacher- planning les...
Aug 27, 2023
Receiving death threats not regular part of Quebec elementary teacher's job: tribunal
LVIS, Que. - The psychological harm suffered by a Quebec elementary teacher after a student brought knives to school and told classmates he planned to kill her was a workplace injury, the province's l...
Aug 26, 2023
University students struggling to find housing in Calgary and other cities
CALGARY - Luis Sanchez Diaz didn't win a lottery this year for on-campus housing at the University of Calgary, but he still considers himself lucky. The international student, who's in his fourth year...
Aug 26, 2023
'A protected right': Saskatchewan family speaks out over pronoun and name changes
REGINA - Kik Dueck loves gym class, especially long-distance running. The 10-year-old, who is nonbinary, says everyone at school "is really good about gender," but knows not all parents are accepting....
Aug 26, 2023
Montreal English junior colleges bracing for new Quebec language law requirements
Montreal English-language junior colleges are bracing for the year ahead as parts of Quebec's language law reform take effect, threatening financial penalties for non-compliant schools. The law, known...
Aug 25, 2023