Tag Archives: Education
Quebec premier says pro-Palestinian encampment at McGill 'has to be dismantled'
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault on Thursday called for the end to the pro-Palestinian protest encampment on the lower field of McGill University's downtown campus in Montreal, saying he expe...
May 02, 2024
Students set up pro-Palestinian encampment protest at University of Toronto
TORONTO - Tents, banners and flags cropped up at the centre of the University of Toronto's downtown campus Thursday as students set up an encampment to call on the institution to cut its ties with Isr...
May 02, 2024
Campus protests: Israeli academics say their universities are 'best chance' for peace
MONTREAL - One of the demands of pro-Palestinian activists who have set up protest encampments on university campuses in Canada and the United States is a severing of ties with Israeli universities. T...
May 02, 2024
Royal Purple Elks mark Speech and Hearing Month with donation to Princess Margaret School
The Prince Albert Royal Purple Elks #50 marked the beginning of National Speech and Hearing Month on Wednesday by giving back to a local elementary school. During a flag raising ceremony at the Prince...
May 01, 2024
Quebec policy restricting gender-neutral bathrooms in schools enters into effect
Quebec's new rules banning the construction of shared gender-neutral bathrooms in schools come into effect today. The government directive requires that all new bathrooms and locker rooms in schools a...
May 01, 2024
Court rejects students' request for injunction against McGill encampment
MONTREAL - Pro-Palestinian activists who have pitched their tents on the McGill University campus scored a legal victory on Wednesday when a Quebec judge rejected a request for an injunction to stop t...
May 01, 2024
Carpenter High to offer the Mental Health Capacity Building program in fall
Carpenter High School has been selected to offer Mental Health Capacity Building (MHCB) in Schools program. "It's really an evidence-based approach to improving mental health and wellbeing of the stud...
Apr 30, 2024
McGill requests 'police assistance' to remove pro-Palestinian encampment on campus
MONTREAL - On the fourth day of a pro-Palestinian encampment on the lower field of McGill University, the school said it called police to dismantle the site and two students went to court to suspend p...
Apr 30, 2024
Conestoga is a foreign student mecca. Is its climb to riches leading it off a cliff?
KITCHENER, Ont. - The smell of South Asian spices wafts from the "Blends and Curries" food counter. Conversations in Hindi and Gujurati flood the bustling hallways, which quickly get packed as student...
Apr 30, 2024
SMVS collects 23 medals at PAGC Fine Arts Festival
Students at the Lac La Ronge Indian Band's Senator Myles Venne School (SMVS) collected 23 medals at the 31st annual Prince Albert Grand Council Fine Arts Festival. That's according to Kara Ross, who i...
Apr 29, 2024