Category Archives: Education
Schools ordered to move learning online in Sudbury in response to COVID risk
SUDBURY, Ont. — Schools in the Sudbury, Ont., area are being ordered to move classes online starting Monday as the region enters a lockdown to counter concerning COVID-19 trends. The health unit's top doctor ordered the school closure Thursday that aff...
Fewer school divisions, cuts to administration may be part of Manitoba school reform
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government says its long-awaited plan to reform kindergarten to Grade 12 education will be released Monday with the aim of improving student learning and cutting administration costs."We would like to take some of the money that...
Manitoba government introduces bill to expand child care, freeze parent fees
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government has introduced legislation that it says would make child-care and early-learning programs more flexible while freezing parent fees for three years. Families Minister Rochelle Squires says the proposed legislation wou...
Ottawa promises $40M in carbon tax cash to upgrade 172 Ontario schools
The federal government will spend more than $40 million of carbon tax revenue to make Ontario schools more energy efficient, the environment minister announced Wednesday. The money will go to 172 schools across the province, funding projects such as r...
Nunavut community of Arviat to loosen COVID-19 restrictions Wednesday
IQALUIT — Nunavut health officials say some COVID-19 restrictions will be lifted in Arviat on Wednesday, more than 110 days after the community went into lock down. The territory's chief public health officer, Dr. Michael Patterson, says businesses, w...
B.C.’s universities to start preparing for a return to in-person education this fall
VICTORIA — British Columbia's minister of advanced education and skills training says universities and colleges will begin to prepare for a full return to campus starting this fall. In a news release Monday, Anne Kang says she is encouraged by the
B.C.’s universities to start preparing for a return to in-person education this fall
VICTORIA — British Columbia's minister of advanced education and skills training says universities and colleges will begin to prepare for a full return to campus starting this fall. In a news release Monday, Anne Kang says she is encouraged by the
Yukon child-care program will give families $700 per child in licensed care
Yukon has released details of a $25-million early learning and universal child-care program.The territory says in a news release that starting April 1, families will save up to $700 a month per child if they are registered in a licensed
‘Truth to power:’ Lab was not enough for renowned scientist David Schindler
EDMONTON — His research in the lab and the field was published in some of the world's top journals, but that was never enough for David Schindler, who died Thursday at age 80. "The importance of David Schindler was his ability
MPs vote to issue summons for Kielburger brothers to testify at ethics committee
OTTAWA — WE Charity co-founders Craig and Marc Kielburger are proposing to testify after being summoned by a House of Commons committee, but the charity's lawyer says they won't answer questions about their organization's dealings with donors. Members ...
