Category Archives: Education
Schools in four more Ontario public health units to reopen for in-person learning
TORONTO — Schools in four more public health units in southern Ontario will reopen for in-person learning on Monday, but students in several other regions will continue to learn online. Education Minister Stephen Lecce said Thursday that students will...
Students who report sexual violence can’t be asked about sexual history: Ontario govt
Ontario is moving to bar colleges and universities from asking students who report sexual violence or harassment about their sexual history. The province is also proposing to prohibit post-secondary institutions from punishing complainants for drinking...
Students who report sexual violence can’t be asked about sexual history: Ontario govt
Ontario is moving to bar colleges and universities from asking students who report sexual violence or harassment about their sexual history. The province is also proposing to prohibit post-secondary institutions from punishing complainants for drinking...
Saskatchewan to build monument for residential school survivors at Government House
REGINA — Saskatchewan plans to build a monument to honour survivors of Canada's residential schools. Premier Scott Moe says in a statement the monument is to be located at Government House and will serve to heal and educate. Lt.-Gov. Russell Mirasty, t...
Two Edmonton high schools move online after high COVID-19 caseloads confirmed
EDMONTON — Two Edmonton high schools have moved classes online after a sudden spike in COVID-19 cases among students and staff. There have been 20 confirmed cases at M.E. LaZerte School in northeastern Edmonton, where nearly 1,300 students been attend...
Ontario focuses on COVID-19 vaccines for long-term care residents amid dose delay
TORONTO — Ontario is pausing COVID-19 vaccinations of long-term care staff and essential caregivers so that it can focus on administering the shots to all nursing home residents amid a shortage of doses. The province announced the change of focus for
Medical experts urge more masking, distancing for schools planning to reopen
TORONTO — Experts at a leading children's hospital say schools need to ramp up COVID-19 testing and masking in order to have all kids return safely to the classroom as soon as possible. The guidance comes a day after Ontario said
Students at VP Kamala Harris’s Montreal alma mater say her rise serves as inspiration
MONTREAL — Students at Montreal's Westmount High School spent Wednesday morning watching a former graduate ascend to one of the highest political offices in the world, with Kamala Harris's new post as U.S. vice-president sending a message that nothing ...
Students at VP Kamala Harris’s Montreal alma mater say her rise serves as inspiration
MONTREAL — Students at Montreal's Westmount High School spent Wednesday morning watching a former graduate ascend to one of the highest political offices in the world, with Kamala Harris's new post as U.S. vice-president sending a message that nothing ...
COVID-19: Quebec high school students back in classroom after month-long layoff
MONTREAL — Quebec high school students returned to classrooms on Monday following a month-long, extended winter break imposed by the government to reduce the spread of COVID-19. The return of high schoolers came one week after primary schools reopened ...
