Tag Archives: Education
Feds should have put $912M into Canada Summer Jobs program: Opposition
OTTAWA - Federal opposition parties are demanding to know why the Liberal government created a $900-million program to help students find volunteer positions rather than putting the much-needed funds ...
Jul 14, 2020
Students at St. Francis Xavier University protest wording of COVID-19 waiver
HALIFAX - A group of students, alumni and some staff at St. Francis Xavier University are pushing back against a legal waiver that students are required to sign if they want to return to cla...
Jul 13, 2020
North East School Division preparing for schools to reopen this fall
Summer holidays are well underway for students and teachers, but work continues behind the scenes with schools reopening this fall.Schools across Saskatchewan closed in March due to the COVID-19 pande...
Jul 13, 2020
Northern schools face additional challenges for reopening — and staying closed
Teachers in Ontario's northern school boards are sounding the alarm about back-to-school plans, saying the region's vast geography and sparse population present challenges not considered in ...
Jul 13, 2020
Conservatives call for Trudeau to testify at committee on WE Charity deal
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives want Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to testify before a parliamentary committee about his government's controversial decision to enlist WE Charity to administer a $90...
Jul 12, 2020
'Best career in the world': Andrews retires from teaching after 35 years
Born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario, retired educator Marian Andrews dedicated her career to the residents of northern Saskatchewan. "I think teaching is the best career in the world and I wouldn't h...
Jul 10, 2020
'Stunning:' Scientists surprised at Fort McMurray fire's long impact on rivers
EDMONTON - Four years after its flames guttered out, the record-breaking Fort McMurray wildfire continues to astound - this time with its lasting impact on an extensive river system. "It's actual...
Jul 10, 2020
WE details thousands in fees for Trudeaus as volunteers await revamped program
OTTAWA - The WE organization has paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in speaking fees to members of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's family, it acknowledged Thursday, as organizations that need volun...
Jul 09, 2020
'They change too:' Rockies photo archive documents high-altitude shifts
An astonishing trove of century-old photographs of the Rocky Mountains shows those rugged symbols of permanence and endurance are just as mutable as anything else. "Almost all the mountains that we we...
Jul 09, 2020
Federal website advertising hundreds of non-existent student-volunteer positions
OTTAWA - The federal website advertising volunteer positions for students hoping to earn money for their educations through a $900-million government aid program contains hundreds of positions th...
Jul 08, 2020