Tag Archives: Education
Union for over 7,000 engineering students at Polytechnique in Montreal to strike
MONTREAL - The union representing more than 7,000 engineering students at Polytechnique in Montreal says it will strike next week, after the university announced it would phase out grants aimed at off...
Sep 15, 2025
School bus fire: Quebec pulls all 1,200 Lion electric buses off roads for inspection
MONTREAL - Schools across Quebec have been forced to cancel bus service after the government pulled all of the roughly 1,200 Lion electric buses in the province off the roads. The provincial governmen...
Sep 12, 2025
Women play active role in protecting wetlands in Northern Sask.
Peatlands, also commonly known as muskegs, are an important part of the eco-system in Northern Saskatchewan and many other parts of the world. They not only provide a crucial role in maintaining the c...
Sep 11, 2025
Province seeks applications for School Playground Equipment Grant program
A recent announcement by the provincial government may be a benefit to schools across the Prince Albert area.Applications for the new School Playground Equipment Grant program are now open. Saskatchew...
Sep 10, 2025
Bell's Point Elementary School receives $4.8 million renovation
A $4.8 million renovation project fully funded by Indigenous Services Canada is currently underway at the Lac La Ronge Indian Band's (LLRIB) Bell's Point Elementary School. A construction crew has bee...
Sep 10, 2025
Alberta bans sexual images in school library books under revised order
EDMONTON - The Alberta government made good Monday on its promise to revise its school book ban, stating that from now on written descriptions of sex are OK, but images and illustrations of sex are no...
Sep 08, 2025
Alberta government postpones release of revised school library book ban
EDMONTON - The Alberta government has postponed the release of its revised school library book ban to Monday. The government had promised the new ministerial order for Friday afternoon, with a technic...
Sep 05, 2025
'It makes people want to read': Stores see sales spike after Alberta book ban
EDMONTON - An Alberta government order banning some books from school libraries doesn't appear to be deterring people from reading them, say managers at several bookstores. Kelly Dyer with Audreys Boo...
Sep 04, 2025
NLSD hires a dozen teachers in recent weeks, still short 21
The Northern Lights School Division (NLSD) has managed to hire an additional 12 teachers in the last two weeks but are still short 21, despite classes now being underway. While the school division wil...
Sep 03, 2025
STF president: Classroom complexity teachers not a perfect solution, but it is a start
School divisions across the province started the new school year with additional teachers. The hirings were made to comply with a new article - established through binding arbitration - in the collect...
Sep 03, 2025