Tag Archives: Education
Sask Polytech celebrates graduates at Prince Albert campus convocation
If you told Laiken Belliveau four or five years ago that one day she'd be accepting her Sask Polytech diploma after graduating from the Mental Health and Addictions Counsellor program, she never would...
May 30, 2024
Teachers reject deal
Saskatchewan teachers have rejected a tentative contract reached after months of negotiations between the STF, the province and school boards. Teachers voted over the last two days but have turned dow...
May 30, 2024
Pro-Palestinian protesters at UQAM agree to dismantle encampment, say demands met
MONTREAL - Pro-Palestinian protesters at Universit du Qubec Montral said Thursday they will dismantle their encampment by the end of next week after the university agreed to many of their demands. Aft...
May 30, 2024
Judge sets dates to hear University of Toronto's injunction bid against encampment
TORONTO - The University of Toronto's request for a court order to clear a pro-Palestinian encampment on its downtown campus is expected to be heard in three weeks. Ontario Superior Court Justice Mark...
May 29, 2024
Lost memories in Waterhen as community looks to future of school
As the embers continue to smolder, Waterhen Lake First Nation Chief Blaine Fiddler reflects on the lost memories. "That building was the hub centre of the community and (everyone) is pretty devastated...
May 29, 2024
Police clear road, arrest one pro-Palestinian protester on University of B.C. campus
VANCOUVER - Police have arrested one person during the clearance of pro-Palestinian protesters who were blocking a main intersection at the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver. But ther...
May 29, 2024
Five Ontario school boards, two schools join legal fight against social media giants
TORONTO - Five more Ontario school boards and two private schools have joined the multibillion-dollar legal fight against social media giants Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat, accusing their p...
May 29, 2024
Northerners receive Cameco Literacy Learner Award and Bursary
Two residents of northern Saskatchewan were honoured at the 2024 Literacy Awards of Merit at Regina's Government House on May 14. Allan Janvier, 67, and Mary McKenzie, 62, were both recipients of the ...
May 28, 2024
B.C. universities focus on talks with encamped protesters as others take legal action
VANCOUVER - Some Canadian universities are taking legal action to end pro-Palestinian encampments on their campuses, but three schools in British Columbia are taking less confrontational approaches. T...
May 27, 2024
University presidents say there's more work to do to combat antisemitism on campuses
OTTAWA - Four university presidents conceded to members of Parliament today that antisemitism is a problem on their campuses. MPs questioned the presidents of the University of Toronto, McGill Univers...
May 27, 2024