Category Archives: Education
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...
Writers’ Trust unveils $60K Balsillie Prize for Public Policy
Smartphone pioneer Jim Balsillie is backing a $60,000 prize to recognize books that advance Canada's public policy debate.The Writers' Trust of Canada announced the creation of the Balsillie Prize for Public Policy on Wednesday as part of a $3-million ...
University unions, students and faculty summon Ottawa for more education funding
MONTREAL — Ottawa needs to address the funding and access problems regarding post-secondary education that have been aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a coalition of university faculty, student and labour groups. Rising tuition coupled ...
Snow day disrupts anticipated return to schools in Ontario virus hot spots
TORONTO — Winter weather in Ontario disrupted the students' anticipated return to in-class learning in some COVID-19 hot spots Tuesday, as the education minister reassured parents that new safety measures were sufficient to controlling COVID-19 spread ...
Laurentian ran deficits dating back to 2014, government adviser says in report
A northern Ontario university seeking creditor protection ran deficits dating back to at least 2014, a government adviser probing the school's financial troubles says in an interim report obtained by The Canadian Press.In a Jan. 29 letter to the provin...
Ontario announces framework designations for regions to reopen Tuesday
TORONTO — Pandemic restrictions will loosen in 27 Ontario health units next week as the province moves ahead with a reopening plan criticized in light of projections showing a likely third wave of COVID-19 in the near future without strict
Investigator report on Laurentian University expected in six to eight weeks: minister
TORONTO — An upcoming report on the finances of a northern Ontario university that has filed for creditor protection should be made public, the province's official Opposition said Tuesday. The report by a government adviser tasked with investigating th...
B.C.’s post-secondary ‘micro credentials’ program aims to build fast track to jobs
BURNABY, B.C. — British Columbia is launching a post-secondary training program that aims to put students on the fast track to high-demand jobs. Advanced Education Minister Anne Kang says the program focuses on short-term courses designed for students ...
Penguins protest: Calgary students set up display in fight against education cuts
CALGARY — A snow penguin protest that generated buzz in Edmonton is now in Alberta's biggest city.Representatives in Calgary for the Council of Alberta University Students say they have built about 250 snow penguins outside the provincial government's ...
B.C. strengthens mask rules for middle, high school students and K-12 staff
VICTORIA — British Columbia's education minister said safety protocols must evolve alongside the COVID-19 pandemic as she announced an expansion of mask requirements in schools. Jennifer Whiteside said Thursday that students in middle and secondary sc...
