Tag Archives: Education
Free transit for first day of school
It's often their first 'big kid' responsibility: taking the bus to school on their own. While it can be exciting to ride with friends or have a bit of independence from parents, it can also be a littl...
Aug 29, 2025
Quebec demanding budget cuts as junior colleges face record enrolment
MONTRAL - The federation representing Quebec's junior colleges is calling on the provincial government to walk back budget cuts as the school year opens with record enrolment. Nearly 194,000 students ...
Aug 28, 2025
'Moral imperative': Teachers say more climate change lessons needed in classrooms
As climate change becomes more evident in Canadians' daily lives, teachers across the country say the education system must better equip younger generations to deal with its fallout. Students will be ...
Aug 28, 2025
PAGC Urban Services supplies 1,500 kids with back-to-school essentials
They may have sweltered in the heat, but hundreds of people who stood in line outside of the Prince Albert Grand (PAGC) Council Urban Service building got a fresh new start and look for the school yea...
Aug 27, 2025
Sask. Poly campuses, Northlands College to get more child care spaces; NDP highlights 'child care desert'
The provincial and federal governments will provide $10.8 million to create 540 child care spaces at Saskatchewan Polytechnic campuses. Campuses located in Regina, Moose Jaw, Prince Albert, and Saskat...
Aug 27, 2025
Montreal's LaSalle College classes resume, impasse endures with Quebec over $30M fine
MONTREAL - A Montreal college has resumed classes even as it faces a $30-million fine by the Quebec government for exceeding enrolment in English-language programs. LaSalle College had postponed the r...
Aug 26, 2025
Quebec committee says government should extend religious symbols ban to daycares
MONTREAL - The Quebec government should phase out public funding of religious private schools and extend the religious symbols ban to daycare workers, says a committee tasked with advising the provinc...
Aug 26, 2025
Horizon School Division Director of Education excited for start of school year
The Horizon School Division is officially back to work, as teachers returned on Monday ahead of next Tuesday's start to the school year. Director of Education Kevin Garinger told northeastNOW they are...
Aug 25, 2025
Quebec college facing $30M fine over English student enrolment postpones first day
MONTREAL - A Quebec college facing a $30-million fine for enrolling too many students in English-language programs, contravening the province's language law, is postponing the first day of classes sch...
Aug 23, 2025
When heat and drought stress trees, the consequences can be tragic
Sometimes it happens without any more warning than the sound of cracking. A tree physiologist said that several years of repeated drought in British Columbia mixed with heat stress increased the likel...
Aug 23, 2025