Tag Archives: Education
'Eliminate the fraudsters': Report delves into Indigenous identity at universities
SASKATOON - A report commissioned after controversy circled a health professor's claims of being Mtis says the University of Saskatchewan was unprepared for Indigenous identity fraud and uneducated on...
Nov 03, 2022
New Inuit Research Network aims to support self-determination in research
OTTAWA - The federal government and an organization representing Inuit in Canada have announced $6.4 million in funding to establish an Inuit Research Network. Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami said the funding...
Nov 03, 2022
Canadian War Museum oral history project examines war's aftermath
HALIFAX - The pride in Blanche Bennett's voice was evident as she vividly recounted the day 80 years ago when she volunteered to serve in the Canadian Women's Army Corps. Bennett, who turns 100 on Nov...
Nov 03, 2022
Trudeau tells Ford use of notwithstanding clause is 'wrong and inappropriate' in call
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Wednesday that his pre-emptive use of the notwithstanding clause in legislation intended to keep education workers from strikin...
Nov 02, 2022
New Brunswick university had to remain quiet about Mastriano controversy: UNB head
FREDERICTON - The president of the University of New Brunswick says he's kept a lid on publicly discussing the controversy surrounding an American politician's PhD because the institution did not want...
Nov 02, 2022
Quebec judge says McGill work halted to avoid 'irreparable harm' to Mohawk plaintiffs
MONTREAL - McGill University said Tuesday it will begin discussions with an Indigenous group that has raised concerns about unmarked graves after a court ruled that excavation work on a university exp...
Nov 01, 2022
B.C. teachers union says new contract puts teachers in 'top tier' in Canada
VANCOUVER - A tentative contract has been reached for British Columbia's 49,000 public school teachers in a deal the union says would take them from near the bottom to the "top tier" of pay in Canada....
Oct 31, 2022
St. Mary wins bronze at provincials
The 5A boys provincial soccer championships were held in Yorkton over the weekend, and the St. Mary Seniors boys returned home with a bronze medal.After posting an 8-1 over Regina O'Neill in their ope...
Oct 31, 2022
Quebec judge grants interim injunction stopping McGill project over Mohawk concerns
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has ordered a temporary halt to excavation work on a major McGill University project after an Indigenous group raised concerns about possible unmarked graves. ...
Oct 28, 2022
Concordia University issues apology to Black community for history of racism
Montreal's Concordia University issued a formal apology to Black communities on Friday for the harm caused by institutional racism and in particular for events that led to a landmark 1969 student prot...
Oct 28, 2022