Tag Archives: Education
Second B.C. university issues trespass notice to pro-Palestinian protesters
VICTORIA - The University of Victoria in British Columbia says it has told the pro-Palestinian protesters at an on-campus encampment that they are trespassing, setting the stage for the camp's removal...
Jul 21, 2024
Melfort native named department head at University of Saskatchewan
The newest department head at the University of Saskatchewan is originally from Melfort. Dr. Linda Chelico was introduced as the new head of the College of Medicine's Department of Biochemistry, Micro...
Jul 19, 2024
School consolidation project underway in Kelvington
A new era in Kelvington has begun, as the two schools are being amalgamated into one. The Kelvington School Consolidation Project is underway, as Robert Melrose Elementary will soon be consolidated wi...
Jul 18, 2024
Quebec court rules against Concordia University's attempt to pause tuition hike
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has denied Concordia University's request to delay a controversial tuition hike for out-of-province and international students. Justice ric Dufour ruled on Jul...
Jul 18, 2024
Just 15 per cent of Ontarians say they're affected by the ongoing LCBO strike: poll
A new poll suggests that just 15 per cent of Ontarians are personally affected by the LCBO's ongoing strike, as the provincial government expands access to alcohol at other retailers. That's despite n...
Jul 17, 2024
B.C. caps international post-secondary student enrolment at 30 per cent of total
VICTORIA - British Columbia's government has introduced new guidelines for public post-secondary education institutions, capping the number of international students at 30 per cent of their total enro...
Jul 16, 2024
Sucker River students rewarded with trip to Alberta
A group of children and teens from Sucker River have returned from a weeklong trip in Alberta. The group, consisting of six youth, recreation worker Brent Berscheid and teacher Megan Roberts, left the...
Jul 16, 2024
'Damn, so close': UBC looks into professor's social media after Trump rally shooting
VANCOUVER - The University of British Columbia says it is "aware" of a social media post that was apparently made by a professor at its faculty of medicine shortly after the attempted assassination of...
Jul 15, 2024
Western University pauses Alice Munro Chair in Creativity program amid reckoning
LONDON, Ont. - Alice Munro's alma mater has paused the endowed chair program that bears her name over revelations the writer protected her husband after learning he had sexually abused her daughter. W...
Jul 12, 2024
B.C. university gives pro-Palestinian protesters trespass notice, deadline to vacate
NANAIMO, B.C. - Vancouver Island University has issued a trespass notice to pro-Palestinian protesters, telling them to vacate their encampment on the campus in Nanaimo, B.C., by Monday. The universit...
Jul 12, 2024