Category Archives: Education
Ontario schools will offer online learning option for entire 2021-2022 school year
TORONTO — Students in Ontario can opt to take all their classes online when the new school year begins in September, but the province's education minister could not say Tuesday if a return to physical classrooms to finish the current
Alberta premier promises more COVID-19 rules, expands vaccinations to teachers
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he will be announcing Tuesday a new round of tougher health restrictions to arrest COVID-19 case rates that are the highest in Canada. Kenney said the impetus was a “No More Lockdowns” rodeo in
Two B.C. student-aid websites shut down after possible hacking: ministry
VICTORIA — The Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training says it has temporarily shut down two British Columbia websites after both appear to have been compromised. The home pages of StudentAidBC and LearnLiveBC were altered Sunday and replace...
‘Relatively bleak:’ Post-secondary students face rising debt and few summer jobs
CALGARY — Michelle Benz thought she was playing it smart when she went back to school after being laid off from the oil and gas sector six years ago. She completed her bachelor of urban planning at the University of Calgary,
Ontario freezes college, university tuition fees for residents for second year
TORONTO — Ontario is extending its college and university tuition freeze for residents by another year. The province says it wants to protect students' and families' pocketbooks during the COVID-19 pandemic. The government also froze tuition fees last ...
Ford asks to suspend arrival of international students, Trudeau says
Ontario is seeking to suspend the arrival of international students in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday. Premier Doug Ford made the request on a first ministers' call and was the only premier
Manitoba teachers will have chance to get COVID-19 vaccine at U.S. border
WINNIPEG — Manitoba teachers and other school workers will soon be able to get a COVID-19 vaccine by driving into the United States, but Premier Brian Pallister's announcement Thursday was quickly panned by the teachers union. The province and North Da...
B.C. expands child and youth mental health teams for early support
VICTORIA — British Columbia's mental health and addictions minister says the province will expand services for young children, school-aged youth and their families. Sheila Malcolmson says 60 new full-time family support workers will be added over the ...
Two Quebec teacher’s unions suspend strike, members to vote on contract offer
MONTREAL — A temporary strike by around 73,000 Quebec teachers scheduled to take place Tuesday has been suspended after a breakthrough at the bargaining table.Two major teachers' unions say a proposal from the government contains several elements that ...
Alberta teachers and education minister swap accusations of politicizing curriculum
EDMONTON — Education Minister Adriana LaGrange says the group representing Alberta teachers is playing politics with a proposed new kindergarten to Grade 6 curriculum and isn’t sincere about real bridge-building. The Alberta Teachers' Association has p...
