Tag Archives: Education
Provinces to receive large shipments of rapid tests this month: prime minister
Federal officials are adding more COVID-19 rapid tests to Canada's arsenal as surging infections from the Omicron variant push some public sectors to the brink. Health care is facing serious pressures...
Jan 05, 2022
Provinces announce new measures as Omicron fuels rise in COVID cases, hospitalization
Provinces are putting new measures in place to deal with an Omicron-fuelled rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, including delaying in-person schooling in Ontario by two weeks and bringing in ...
Jan 03, 2022
Parts of Canada begin 2022 with record COVID-19 cases after low-key New Year's Eve
Several parts of Canada ushered in 2022 by documenting record-setting COVID-19 case counts after a quiet New Year's Eve dampened by tightened public health restrictions and fears of getting sick in th...
Jan 01, 2022
More provinces reduce COVID-19 isolation requirements as cases continue to mount
More provinces reduced isolation requirements for people who test positive for COVID-19 Friday in an effort to lessen staffing shortages as the Omicron variant continued to drive diagnoses at record r...
Dec 31, 2021
'She was our glue': community pays respects to longtime early childhood educator
The small office where Gail Szauter spent her days now sits dark and on Thursday, a young child walking by was overheard saying 'Oh I will miss you, Gail' just prior to being comforted by staff.The lo...
Dec 30, 2021
B.C. delays return to class for most students until Jan. 10 over COVID
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is delaying the full return to classrooms in January to allow public health officials to assess the impact of the COVID-19 Omicron variant and give school staff time to im...
Dec 29, 2021
Canada Child Benefit still needed alongside national daycare system, minister says
OTTAWA - The federal minister in charge of child-care efforts says she still sees a need for the government's cornerstone children's benefit even in a Canada with a national daycare system. Families M...
Dec 28, 2021
Canadian scientists involved in James Webb space telescope say it's a dream come true
MONTREAL - As the world tuned in on Christmas morning to see NASA's James Webb Space Telescope lift off, Canadian scientists who played a crucial part in its creation were emotional. The collaboration...
Dec 25, 2021
PACSD provides update on staff vaccines and vaccination clinics
Nearly 100 per cent of all staff in the Prince Albert Catholic School Division (PACSD) have declared being fully vaccinated.During a regular board meeting on Monday, the Board of Trustees was presente...
Dec 22, 2021
Students, representatives worry about spread of COVID-19 at in-person exams at UBC
VANCOUVER - Fears over hundreds of students being packed tightly together in exam halls while people with COVID-19 symptoms could show up to write finals has prompted a call for the cancellation of in...
Dec 18, 2021