Tag Archives: Education

With most campus pro-Palestinian encampments gone, protesters look to the future
MONTREAL - The protest encampment at McGill University was the first of its kind in the country, and its dismantling this week has left activists and observers wondering what comes next for the pro-Pa...
Jul 11, 2024

Three new resident doctors join La Ronge training program
The La Ronge Rural and Remote Residency Training Program has welcomed three new students to Northern Saskatchewan. Camille Mutukistna and Daniel Antonenko, both of Toronto, and Natalie Tinney from Lim...
Jul 10, 2024

Pro-Palestinian encampment on McGill's downtown Montreal campus dismantled
MONTREAL - Under pounding rain, pro-Palestinian protesters carried their belongings off McGill University's downtown Montreal campus on Wednesday, as bulldozers and security forces dismantled the enca...
Jul 10, 2024

Fourth and final year of walk by survivors of Duck Lake residential school underway
There are only about 75 kilometres between Duck Lake and Wahpeton Dakota First Nation, but it's a much longer journey for Scott Bird on the path of reconciliation. "My whole family was part of the [In...
Jul 07, 2024

1 arrest, McGill University windows smashed in pro-Palestinian protest
MONTREAL - One person was arrested during a pro-Palestinian protest at McGill University on Friday night after Montreal police and city workers dismantled a pro-Palestinian encampment at Victoria Squa...
Jul 06, 2024

'Dead to me': Alberta transgender teen takes action after being deadnamed in yearbook
Remi Laboucane says memories of being bullied were finally fading, memories so awful he switched schools. He was graduating from high school this summer, ready for life's next chapter, when he opened ...
Jul 06, 2024

Pro-Palestinian protesters vow to fight on, as numbers dwindle at UBC encampment
VANCOUVER - When the pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver started in late April, the scene resembled a festival. Music played as protesters picnicked and sat i...
Jul 05, 2024

Bison bone discovery near Prince Albert provides window to life over 9,000 years ago
Researchers believe a fossil discovery west of Prince Albert not only shows proof people occupied the area over 9,000 years ago but also may assist future generations to adapt to climate change.A team...
Jul 04, 2024

Rules of the road refresher
Other people's driving. It's a topic that can infuriate even the most patient of motorists.A survey conducted by AutoTrader showed more than three-quarters of respondents found that the behaviour of o...
Jul 03, 2024

Pro-Palestinian protesters leave UofT encampment ahead of court-ordered deadline
TORONTO - Pro-Palestinian protesters who had camped out on the University of Toronto's downtown campus for two months packed up their tents and cleared the site Wednesday to comply with a court order ...
Jul 03, 2024