Tag Archives: Education

Tensions linger as students prep for return to campus after pro-Palestinian protests
TORONTO - As students prepare to head back to post-secondary campuses for the fall term, tensions sparked by the pro-Palestinian protest encampments that cropped up at several Ontario universities ove...
Aug 23, 2024

Nurses recruited from West Africa say Quebec training program has left them destitute
MONTREAL - A Montreal civil rights organization says a Quebec program to recruit and train nurses from overseas is leaving some participants in dire straits and dependent on food banks. Some nurses re...
Aug 23, 2024

Despite efforts to turn the tide, Quebec's education system struggling with shortages
MONTREAL - Lately, Karine Boudreau has toyed with the idea of quitting. For most of her 18-year career as a school psychologist, the thought of doing something else never crossed her mind. But in the ...
Aug 22, 2024

Moosomin First Nation celebrates opening of new K-12 school
It's been years in the making and now the ribbon has been cut on a new school for Kindergarten to Grade 12 students on Moosomin First Nation, about 30 kilometres north of North Battleford.Chief Cheryl...
Aug 20, 2024

Local First Nations gather to heal and empower the future
The First Nations communities in Saskatchewan have united in annual gatherings to heal from the past and embrace the future. The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) and Mosquito Grizzly ...
Aug 19, 2024
Pro-Palestinian encampment dismantled at Vancouver Island University
NANAIMO, B.C. - A months-long pro-Palestinian encampment at Vancouver Island University has been dismantled following a court order, but protesters suggest more demonstrations could be on the way. Pro...
Aug 18, 2024

Days before school year begins, more than 5,700 teaching positions unfilled in Quebec
MONTREAL - There are still 5,704 vacant teaching positions in Quebec with the new school year less than two weeks away, and Education Minister Bernard Drainville said Friday the gap is partly due to i...
Aug 16, 2024

Banning phones in school not a one-size-fits-all solution: U of S professor
Like most school superintendents across the province, Garette Tebay is waiting for more directive from the provincial government when it comes to the recently announced ban on cell phone use across K-...
Aug 16, 2024

B.C. court orders pro-Palestinian camp at Vancouver Island University to shut down
VANCOUVER - Pro-Palestinian protesters who set up an encampment at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, B.C., have been told to pack up within 72 hours. The B.C. Civil Liberties Association says a ...
Aug 15, 2024

Alberta Premier Smith says legislation on school pronouns coming after September
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government will introduce legislation on pronouns in schools after classes begin in September. Smith said the new policy requiring parents to consent...
Aug 15, 2024