Tag Archives: Education
Reopening schools safely tied to other COVID-19 measures: B.C. model
VANCOUVER - A group of COVID-19 modellers says the British Columbia government should increase physical distancing measures to help it more safely reopen schools next month. P...
Aug 28, 2020
Communication, increased testing, and Public Health official paramount for Safe Schools Plan
More details of the Government of Saskatchewan's Safe Schools Plan came to light between Aug. 26 and 27, with the province's 27 school divisions releasing their respective plans.During a separate anno...
Aug 27, 2020
Local First Nation schools prepare for return of students
A couple of our local First Nations schools have announced their back to school plans of the 2020/21 academic school year. Like all other schools throughout the province, the protocols around the wear...
Aug 27, 2020
Fewer than 10 per cent of students expected on P.A. Sask Poly campus
Not surprisingly, the COVID-19 pandemic will mean a much quieter start to the academic year at the Prince Albert campus of Saskatchewan Polytechnic in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, the student body is ...
Aug 27, 2020
Gov't info package details illness protocols ahead of new school year
The Government of Saskatchewan has given new details on how schools should respond if a student, teacher of other member of staff become ill once the new year gets underway Sept.8.The Ministry of Educ...
Aug 27, 2020
Officials try to calm nerves and reassure parents as Montreal-area kids back in school
MONTREAL - As tens of thousands of Montreal-area children returned to class Thursday for the first time since the emergence of COVID-19, government officials spent the day trying t...
Aug 27, 2020
Living Sky School Division to release video on re-opening plans
Living Sky School Division is offering parents an opportunity to have their questions answered about plans for reopening its schools next month.The division is broadcasting a video it created called a...
Aug 27, 2020
Many students in Quebec are back to school today amid COVID-19 worries
MONTREAL - There was a mixture of anxiety and regular back-to-school excitement this morning as tens of thousands of Montreal-area children returned to class for the first tim...
Aug 27, 2020
Tories ask speaking agency to release records on WE's payments to Trudeau family
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives are calling on a speaking agency through which WE Charity paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to members of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's family to hand over all...
Aug 27, 2020
Back-to-school safety plan developed for Hutterite colonies
Health authorities in Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba, along with the Hutterian Safety Council and local school divisions, have come up with a plan they believe will keep people safe when schools r...
Aug 26, 2020