Tag Archives: Education
Alberta Premier Smith can't quantify savings from referendum proposals on immigration
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government isn't sure how much it might save if referendum questions proposing restrictions to social services for some newcomers are approved in the fall. Smit...
Feb 20, 2026
'Increased control over immigration?' Nine questions on Alberta referendum in October
EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith says a referendum is to be held on Oct. 19 to ask Albertans about how they want the province to deal with immigration as well as the Constitution. She says it will in...
Feb 19, 2026
Alberta's Smith to put immigration, Constitution questions on fall referendum
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government is putting nine questions to a provincewide referendum on Oct. 19, including proposals to restrict social services from some immigrants. One ques...
Feb 19, 2026
A B.C. budget few like, with job cuts, higher taxes and increased debt and deficit
VICTORIA - No wonder British Columbia Finance Minister Brenda Bailey thought she was going to be "the least popular person in the province." She tabled a budget Tuesday that boosts taxes, delays proje...
Feb 17, 2026
As portables arrive in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., expert says feeling safe a priority
The co-founder of a group that supports victims and their families after mass shootings says a top priority when bringing students back to school in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., is to make them feel safe agai...
Feb 17, 2026
13-year-old skier from Ottawa dies days after she was injured on Quebec ski lift
MONTREAL - A 13-year-old Ottawa girl who was seriously injured on a Quebec ski lift last week has died. The girl's family confirmed her death on Sunday in a statement released by the Children's Hospit...
Feb 16, 2026
Here's what we know about the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting investigation
TUMBLER RIDGE - The investigation into last week's shootings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., that claimed nine lives has moved into a new phase after police cleared the two crime scenes. While police say the ...
Feb 16, 2026
Portable classrooms for Tumbler Ridge, B.C., as shooting victim is remembered
The British Columbia government says portable facilities are arriving in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., to allow children to return to school after six people were killed at the community's high school last wee...
Feb 16, 2026
How a day of chaos and heartache unspooled in Tumbler Ridge
Nothing is too far apart in tiny Tumbler Ridge, B.C., and there was a well-worn path between the local RCMP detachment and the nondescript brown timber home on Fellers Avenue, less than a kilometre aw...
Feb 15, 2026
Tumbler Ridge, B.C., teacher says he knew school staff would protect students
TUMBLER RIDGE - A teacher who helped to protect his students at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School when a killer began shooting says he never felt alone and knew all the staff were doing their best to she...
Feb 14, 2026