Sask. teacher job action: Extracurricular, noon-hour supervision cuts next week
Extracurricular activities will be cut from all school divisions from Monday to Thursday next week. Six divisions are also going to be without lunch-hour supervision Monday.
View Article‘Not acceptable’: UBC medical students voice emergency room concerns
Two B.C. medical students told Global News the state of the health-care system is alarming. 'Things are getting worse rather than getting better in emergency departments.'
View ArticleB.C. international students hold protest against permanent resident policy...
A protest was held in downtown Vancouver by international students backing a petition that looks to reverse changes made to B.C.'s provincial nominee program.
View Article‘The major reason why I left’: Former Sask. teacher calls for special needs...
Juliana Bell was hired at Saskatoon's John Dolan School to teach special needs students. She says she was pushed into many roles as a caregiver for which she didn't have expertise.
View Article1,600 McGill teaching assistants to strike over salary dispute starting Monday
The negotiations aim to reduce the disparity between the average $33/hour salaries offered at McGill and those of other similar universities, which stand at $46/hour.
View ArticleStudent charged after teacher injured at Chestermere school
A teacher has been injured and a youth charged with assault following an incident at a school in Chestermere earlier this month.
View ArticleService outage means no classes at U of Winnipeg on Monday
Classes are cancelled Monday at the University of Winnipeg, including the Collegiate, due to a service outage on campus.
View ArticleSaskatoon student walkout and protest to call on Sask. Party to invest in...
Students in Saskatoon are planning a walkout and protest to call on the province to invest in education.
View ArticleEntertaining, educational fun on offer at Winnipeg museums for spring break
It's spring break, and for Winnipeg parents looking to give their little ones some fun that's also educational, many of the city's downtown museums feature special programming.
View ArticleSaskatoon students skip class Tuesday to protest in support of teachers
Students from Saskatoon Public School and Greater Saskatoon Catholic School divisions left class and gathered in protest outside of Sask. Party MLA Don Morgan's office.
View ArticleOntario announces new medical school focused on family doctors
The announcement was made in the government’s 2024 budget, with roughly $9 million set aside for the early stages of planning and launching the medical school.
View ArticleAlmost 3,000 students suspended in Waterloo Region over immunization issues
Close to 3,000 children attending elementary school across Waterloo Region were suspended from school on Wednesday morning for not having up-to-date immunization records.
View ArticleDalhousie students question university’s response to report of gunman in library
On Tuesday, Halifax Police said officers responded to a report of “a man with a gun” in the area of the Killam Library on Dalhousie University's campus.
View ArticleOntario international student permits to go to in-demand areas
The federal government announced earlier this year it would slash the number of international student permits it would hand out, with Ontario seeing its allotment cut in half.
View Article4 Ontario school boards sue Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok
Four Ontario school boards have launched lawsuits against the parent companies of Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok alleging the platforms are disrupting student learning.
View ArticleConestoga College permits for international students cut by more than 50%
Conestoga College says it will have a drop of over 50 per cent to its current international enrolment.
View ArticleMore security cameras, vape detectors may come to Ontario schools with $30M...
More security cameras and vape detectors could soon be installed in Ontario schools, with the announcement of $30 million in funding for school safety in the provincial budget.
View ArticleNova Scotia sees 35 per cent cut in international student permit applications...
Of Nova Scotia’s 11 universities and colleges, Cape Breton University is taking the biggest hit with 5,086 applications — a 52 per cent drop from last year.
View ArticleTrudeau promises $1B loans to expand child care centres
Justin Trudeau says the government plans to provide more than $1 billion in low-cost loans, grants and student loan forgiveness to expand child care across Canada.
View ArticleSask. government MOU has STF ‘cautiously optimistic’ about potential...
Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation president Samantha Becotte said she is cautiously optimistic after the government of Saskatchewan offered an MOU.
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