Tag Archives: Education
Saskatchewan universities mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for staff and students
SASKATOON - Two universities in Saskatchewan have joined a growing number of post-secondary institutions in the country requiring staff and students to be vaccinated for COVID-19. The University of Sa...
Aug 13, 2021
Profs hope 'domino' effect will make vaccine mandates the norm on Canadian campuses
TORONTO - The decisions of several top-tier universities to make COVID-19 vaccination a requirement to return to campus is putting added pressure on holdouts to follow suit, with some professors hopin...
Aug 13, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine to be mandatory for federal employees, many travellers
Ottawa will require federal employees, workers in federally regulated industries and many travellers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, marking an "evolution" in the government's position on vaccine m...
Aug 13, 2021
Alberta keeping COVID-19 measures for another six weeks as cases spike
The Alberta government is walking back its decision to eliminate isolation requirements for people who test positive for COVID-19 after weeks of pressure from local leaders, physicians and families. D...
Aug 13, 2021
Saskatchewan signs on to federal government's $10-a-day child-care plan
REGINA - Saskatchewan has become the latest jurisdiction to sign on to the federal government's plan to implement $10-a-day childcare for families. "A child-care centre is as important to our economy,...
Aug 13, 2021
Schools funding to help mental health and youth literacy
The Government of Saskatchewan has provided school districts across the province an extra $21 million dollars to fund programs as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic.The Saskatchewan Rivers Public Sch...
Aug 11, 2021
SouthGrow and MNP issue call for Agri-food Futures Scholarship applicants
LETHBRIDGE, AB. — In a continuing investment in the future of Southern Alberta`s agri-food economy, the SouthGrow Regional Economic Development Alliance has issued a call for applicants to apply...
Aug 09, 2021
Manitoba signs on to federal government's $10-a-day child-care plan
WINNIPEG - Manitoba is signing on to the federal government's plan to implement $10-a-day child care for families by 2023. "It is no exaggeration to say this is the largest child-care deal ever struck...
Aug 09, 2021
Bill Davis, Ontario's 18th premier and a celebrated Tory, dies at 92
TORONTO - Bill Davis, the 18th premier of Ontario and one of the country's longest-serving premiers, has died at 92. A statement from his family says Davis was surrounded by his relatives when he died...
Aug 08, 2021
Moosomin First Nation receives federal funding support for new K to Grade 12 school
It was a proud day for Moosomin First Nation Thursday when it was announced they would be receiving $38 million in federal funding to build a new kindergarten to Grade 12 school.Marc Miller, federal M...
Aug 05, 2021