Tag Archives: Education
Canadian medical associations 'relieved' as school accreditation splits from U.S.
OTTAWA - Canadian medical associations are marking the first school year of a new accreditation system for medical schools that is fully separate from the United States. A news release from the Canadi...
Sep 02, 2025
Study shows children in Sask. performing poorly on mental health metrics
Children First Canada has been tracking the Top 10 threats of Canadian school children since 2018. Today, the national charity that advocates for the well-being of youth, released its annual Raising C...
Sep 02, 2025
Margaret Atwood takes aim at Alberta's school library books ban with satirical story
EDMONTON - Margaret Atwood is taking aim at Alberta's controversial ban on school library books containing sexual content with a new, satirical short story after the famed author's novel "The Handmaid...
Aug 31, 2025
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