Tag Archives: Education
B.C. students won't return to class as originally planned on Sept. 8
VICTORIA - Students in British Columbia won't head back to classrooms on the originally planned date of Sept. 8 as the provincial government looks to a more gradual return. Children wil...
Aug 11, 2020
Judge grants stay to Quebec English school boards as legal challenge plays out
MONTREAL - Quebec Superior Court has granted a stay to English school boards challenging a provincial government law abolishing them, pending the outcome of a legal challenge on it...
Aug 10, 2020
Ratt instructs PBCN students on art of making bows and arrows
Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation youth living in Prince Albert are in La Ronge this week learning how to make handmade bows and arrows. The small group was brought to town by Randy Clarke, who is a fourth...
Aug 10, 2020
Quebec makes masks mandatory for students Grade 5 and up, except in classrooms
MONTREAL - Quebec's updated back-to-school plan requires students in Grade 5 and up to wear masks in all common areas of school buildings, but not in the classroom. Education Minister Jean-F...
Aug 10, 2020
Liberals turn over thousands of pages on WE decision, lawyers now vetting docs
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government has handed over thousands of pages of documents related to the WE controversy to a House of Commons committee, which lawyers are now vetting for personal inform...
Aug 09, 2020
Parents, teachers press Quebec to revise back-to-school plan amid COVID-19
MONTREAL - For Politimi Karounis, August is usually spent buying new backpacks, pencils and notebooks for her two elementary school-aged children as they excitedly prepare to reunite with friends and ...
Aug 09, 2020
University of Victoria and women's rowing coach sued over alleged verbal abuse
VANCOUVER - A former member of the University of Victoria's varsity women's rowing team is suing the head coach and the university over allegations of demeaning and aggressive treatment. A s...
Aug 09, 2020
Teachers and parents protest government's back-to-school plan
Prince Albert's Ian Hecht says he has no issue telling his children to wear a mask when school resumes next month, so he wonders why the provincial government cannot do the same.Hecht was one of nearl...
Aug 07, 2020
Moe stands behind province’s back-to-school plan
Premier Scott Moe defended Saskatchewan's back-to-school plan in an interview with Gormley guest host Mike Couros on Friday.Opinions on the plan have been split, with it garnering both praise and crit...
Aug 07, 2020
Mask Up for Education rally draws 'small but mighty' showing in North Battleford
A "small but mighty" group of participants gathered outside the MLA's office in North Battleford Friday for the Mask Up for Education rally. Community rallies took place outside MLA offices across Sas...
Aug 07, 2020