Tag Archives: Education
NDP says Sask. Party's Moe needs to answer for campaign comment on children
REGINA - The NDP says the Saskatchewan Party's Scott Moe needs to provide answers after a candidate's two children and their use of a school change room were brought up in the election campaign. Moe s...
Oct 18, 2024
Manitoba second province to sign onto federal school food deal
WINNIPEG - Manitoba is the second province to sign a deal with the federal Liberals to expand school food programs across the province. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland and Manitoba Premier Wab...
Oct 18, 2024
B.C. faces a rain-soaked election day after a campaign drenched in negativity
VANCOUVER - British Columbians go to the polls on Saturday after a too-close-to-call campaign that saw David Eby's New Democrats and John Rustad's B.C. Conservatives tangle over housing, health care a...
Oct 18, 2024
Union concerned about Melfort daycare
The union representing employees of the Melfort Daycare Cooperative wants the Ministry of Education to take action to ensure the daycare's doors stay open. The president of CUPE 5080, which represents...
Oct 16, 2024
Prince Albert youth jazz band creates harmonious connection
It's not Mr. Holland's Opus or the School of Rock, but a new youth club in Prince Albert is hitting all the right notes. Scott Roos, who teaches band and music at Vincent Massey and John Diefenbaker s...
Oct 16, 2024
Quebec government imposes measures to address 'toxic climate' at Montreal school
MONTREAL - The Quebec government has appointed monitors to address a "toxic" climate of fear and intimidation at a French-language Montreal primary school, where some teachers allegedly subjected stud...
Oct 15, 2024
Students are back at Toronto Jewish school that was struck by weekend shooting
TORONTO - Hundreds of students have returned to class at a Jewish girls' school that was the target of a weekend shooting in Toronto's north end, the school's administration said Monday as police cont...
Oct 14, 2024
B.C. Conservatives release education policy plans ahead of election day
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Conservatives have unveiled their education policy plans about six days before the Oct. 19 voting day. The plan includes reinstating provincial exams for Grade 10 and 12 students,...
Oct 13, 2024
'That's my language' : Michif Prekindergarten opens in Battleford aims to revitalize Indigenous languages
The Living Sky School Division celebrated the grand opening of the Michif Prekindergarten Program at St. Vital Catholic School in Battleford, marking a step in allowing the new generation of Mtis to e...
Oct 11, 2024
Many people interested in joining NLSD board
The Northern Lights School Division (NLSD) will hold an election Nov. 13 following a recent call for nominations for board members.In total, there are nine subdivisions represented within the NLSD and...
Oct 11, 2024