Category Archives: Education
Group calls for free menstrual products in all publicly funded Ontario schools
TORONTO — A group including all four of Ontario's main teachers unions is urging the provincial government to offer free menstrual products in all publicly funded schools. The group, led by the Toronto Youth Cabinet, made the call in an open
Dentists, teachers, bus drivers want Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in B.C.
VANCOUVER — Dentists, teachers and bus drivers are among the essential workers who hope to receive the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in British Columbia, as a provincial committee decides who should be prioritized for the shot. BC Teachers' Federation pre...
Over 100 new projects to get $518 million in federal research funding
OTTAWA — Efforts to boost Canada's ability to produce vaccines are among over 100 research projects receiving new federal money. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced $518 million Wednesday he says will support the work of nearly 1,000 researchers. ...
Rapid response teams in place to support COVID-19 safety in B.C. schools
VICTORIA — Education Minister Jennifer Whiteside says six new rapid response teams will help schools in B.C. identify gaps in COVID-19 safety plans to help reduce exposure risk. The government says in a statement the teams will work with staff at
Union asks why junior school mask rule wouldn’t work in B.C. if it does elsewhere
VANCOUVER — As British Columbia teachers argue for broader mask requirements in elementary schools, some families and educators say it's been easy for kids to adapt to the rules in other provinces. Heather Thompson, a special-education teacher at Whit...
Ontario universities seek govt support in face of $500M shortfall due to COVID: group
TORONTO — Ontario's universities are facing a shortfall of about half a billion dollars this year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, an advocacy group for the sector said Friday in seeking government relief. Schools incurred significant expenses in ...
Supreme Court won’t hear appeal of Saskatchewan school funding case
REGINA — A legal battle that a judge once called one of the most important in Saskatchewan's history is over, after the country's highest court decided against hearing the case about funding non-Catholic students who attend separate schools. The Supre...
Quebec health minister open to vaccine passports as thousands sign up for COVID shot
MONTREAL — As Quebec began booking appointments Thursday for its expanded COVID-19 vaccination campaign, the province's health minister said he's in favour of vaccine passports for those who have been fully inoculated. Christian Dube was asked at a new...
Variant in schools means it’s time for all students in B.C. to wear masks: union
SURREY, B.C. — The head of the teachers' union in British Columbia is urging public health officials to expand guidelines on masks to include elementary students after seven schools reported cases involving a COVID-19 variant of concern. Teri Mooring o...
Further testing finds variant from the United Kingdom in five B.C. schools
SURREY, B.C. — Students or staff at five public schools in British Columbia have tested positive for the faster-spreading COVID-19 variant first discovered in the United Kingdom, health officials said Sunday. A statement from the Fraser Health authori...
