Category Archives: Education
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...
In-person classes at Quebec junior colleges and universities to resume next week
MONTREAL — The Quebec government will gradually permit junior college and university students to return to campus next week, giving them a reprieve from the largely online education they've received since last March. Junior college and university stude...
Ontario to reopen most schools on Monday, Toronto, Peel, York on Feb. 16
Students in Ontario regions hit hard by COVID-19 will begin returning to physical classrooms next week as the province said new infections were gradually declining and additional measures had been put in place to ensure schools would be safe. Education...
List of Ontario regions where schools are reopening for in-person classes
The Ontario government announced Wednesday that most schools will reopen for in-person learning next week, though some hotspot regions will have to wait until the following week. Here's a breakdown of which public health units can reopen shuttered scho...
List of Ontario regions where schools are reopening for in-person classes
The Ontario government announced Wednesday that most schools will reopen for in-person learning next week, though some hotspot regions will have to wait until the following week. Here's a breakdown of which public health units can reopen shuttered scho...
Ontario to reopen most schools on Monday, Toronto, Peel, York on Feb. 16
TORONTO — Ontario will reopen the majority of its shuttered schools on Monday, while those in Toronto, Peel Region and York Region will resume in-person learning the following week.Students in 13 public health units, including Hamilton and Windsor, wil...
Nova Scotia first to officially adopt Hansen Foundation curriculum for schools
HALIFAX — Teachers in Nova Scotia's public schools now have access to an inclusion and accessibility curriculum thanks to the Rick Hansen Foundation. The free online programs include access to foundation ambassadors and to a series of lesson plan ideas...
Tripping hazard: Protest penguins destroyed at Alberta legislature grounds
EDMONTON — A colony of 800 snow penguins was set up on the grounds of the Alberta legislature to send a strong message. But before student union representatives from Edmonton's two universities could use their frozen creations Friday as a backdrop
Laurentian University applies for court protection amid financial challenges
SUDBURY, Ont. — A northern Ontario university is filing for creditor protection amid “unprecedented" financial challenges, as the province warned it may introduce legislation granting it greater oversight of every university's finances. Laurentian Univ...
Ontario school reopening announcement coming Wednesday: Lecce
TORONTO — Ontario is still aiming to have all schools reopen for in-person learning by the middle of next week and expects to make a final decision on the issue on Wednesday, the education minister said. Stephen Lecce said Ontario's chief
