Tag Archives: Education
Ottawa announces $6-billion transfer to Quebec aimed at strengthening child care
MONTREAL - The federal government will transfer about $6 billion to Quebec over five years in connection with Ottawa's national child-care program, but the money comes without conditions and Quebec's ...
Aug 05, 2021
Free Flow Dance Theatre Company show coming to North Battleford
UPDATE: Free Flow Dance Theatre Company are announcing they will not be having the Sunday, August 8 afternoon performance in North Battleford that was originally scheduled. The show, called A Prairie ...
Aug 03, 2021
North West President Notay resigning
North West College President and CEO Jay Notay has resigned his position for a new posting in Alberta.Notay is leaving NWC to become president and CEO of Keyano College, located in Fort McMurray, on O...
Jul 30, 2021
Residential school survivors lied: priest
WINNIPEG - An archdiocese in Manitoba will no longer allow a Catholic priest to preach publicly or teach after he suggested during a sermon that residential school survivors lied to get settlement mon...
Jul 29, 2021
Wilfrid Laurier University launches project to examine life and legacy of namesake
Southern Ontario's Wilfrid Laurier University says it will examine the "complex legacy" and present-day impact of its namesake in a new, multi-year public history project. The Waterloo, Ont., institut...
Jul 29, 2021
International students face vaccine hurdles as they prep for campus life in Canada
TORONTO - Like many students eyeing in-class learning this fall, Nyle Maker is on the hunt for his second dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine before starting university in Hamilton. But unlike most, the...
Jul 29, 2021
Group calls for integration of early childhood education and school systems
Canada is losing out on the benefits of early childhood education due to a disconnect between daycares and schools, says a newly released report that recommends integrating child care into the broader...
Jul 28, 2021
Wheelchair accessible Liberty Swing now added to natural playground in NB
North Battleford is now a little more accessible for people with mobility challenges.The Battlefords Early Childhood Intervention Program (ECIP) in partnership with the City of North Battleford offici...
Jul 27, 2021
Manitoba RCMP have spent years investigating abuse allegations at residential school
WINNIPEG - A residential school in Manitoba known for harsh discipline and fatal runaway attempts has been the focus of a large-scale, years-long investigation into sexual abuse allegations. Mounties ...
Jul 27, 2021
P.E.I. becomes latest province to sign on to Liberals' national child-care program
CHARLOTTETOWN - Prince Edward Island has become the third province to sign on to the federal government's national child-care program, allowing it to receive about $120 million from Ottawa for $10-dol...
Jul 27, 2021