Tag Archives: Education
'Alive and well': Wandering Spirit narrative re-examined at commemoration event
At Fort Battleford, there is a headstone with the names of eight men who were part of Canada's largest mass hanging following the resistance of 1885. Among the names etched in the stone is Wandering S...
Feb 22, 2025
'Alive and well': Wandering Spirit narrative reexamined at commemoration event
At Fort Battleford, there is a headstone with the names of eight men who were part of Canada's largest mass hanging following the resistance of 1885. Among the names etched in the stone is Wandering S...
Feb 22, 2025
Rob Lantz sworn in as Prince Edward Island's next premier, after Dennis King resigns
CHARLOTTETOWN - Rob Lantz was sworn in on Friday as the 34th premier of Prince Edward Island, taking over from Dennis King, who resigned earlier in the day after leading the province since 2019. Lantz...
Feb 21, 2025
NWC welcomes Brownie
Brownie the Buffalo has grown up and is now a new college student, said North West College who unveiled the fluffy new mascot with a goal to bring "energy, pride, and a community spirit." According to...
Feb 20, 2025
Climate groups push for transparency in alleged fossil fuel education influence
Climate advocacy groups are calling on officials to crack down on the fossil fuel industry's role in K-12 education, suggesting its alleged influence has gone largely unchecked in the absence of robus...
Feb 19, 2025
'They are not alone': Meadow Lake to host life-saving suicide intervention workshop
A family-run mental health organization is bringing life-saving skills to Meadow Lake on Feb. 27 and 28, offering a workshop to help individuals intervene when someone is experiencing thoughts of suic...
Feb 18, 2025
Quebec teachers should be evaluated every two years, new plan says after Bedford saga
MONTREAL - Quebec teachers should be evaluated every two years, according to new recommendations that stem from a controversy at a Montreal elementary school in which teachers allegedly used physical ...
Feb 14, 2025
Inquest scheduled for April into overdose death in Victoria university dorm room
VICTORIA - A coroner's inquest has been scheduled for April 28 into the overdose death of a University of Victoria student last year after her family says there were delays in administering naloxone a...
Feb 13, 2025
Aid groups ask Canada to prevent child soldiers by rallying G7 heads around education
OTTAWA - Some of Canada's aid sector is rallying around a call for Ottawa to prioritize education initiatives abroad as a way of bolstering security at home, as the U.S. pullback from foreign aid rais...
Feb 13, 2025
McGill University announces budget cuts in response to new Quebec policies
MONTREAL - McGill University is planning cost cuts and layoffs to address a projected $45-million deficit next fiscal year, which it blames partly on new Quebec government policies. Administrators at ...
Feb 10, 2025