Category Archives: Education
Fraser Health changes school notifications for students, staff over COVID-19
SURREY, B.C. — The Fraser Health authority is changing the way it notifies people in schools about their exposures to COVID-19. Jordan Tinney, the superintendent of the Surrey School District, says in a tweet that "significant changes" start today for...
Manitoba expands remote learning to help fight COVID-19 in post-holiday period
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government will require many students to stay home from school and learn remotely for two weeks after the holiday break in an attempt to reduce the spread of COVID-19. From Jan. 4 to Jan. 15, students in
COVID-19 case numbers grow as Nova Scotia announces $14.3 million for education
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia reported 17 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday and New Brunswick reported six as the stream of cases from ongoing outbreaks continued in both provinces. Health officials in Nova Scotia said 16 of the cases identified were
Liberals take step on national child-care system, promise plan coming in 2021 budget
OTTAWA — The federal government is proposing millions of dollars in new spending as a down payment on a planned national child-care system that the Liberals say will be outlined in next spring's budget. As a start, the Liberals are proposing
B.C. homework assignment asks for ‘positive experiences with residential schools’
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — A school superintendent in British Columbia is apologizing to an Indigenous mother who pointed out a homework assignment that asked students to find "positive experiences with residential schools."Krista MacInnis said she began cryin...
Liberals to unveil first step on child-care plan in economic update, sources say
OTTAWA — The federal Liberals will take a small step toward a plan to create a national daycare system, with sources telling The Canadian Press next week's economic update will have money for a new federal child-care body. Sources with knowledge
Indigenous students from Quebec still can’t return to N.B. high school
An intergovernmental dispute has kept more than 100 high school students from a Quebec Indigenous community out of the classroom at their New Brunswick high school for over a month. The chief of their First Nation says for some of the
Mount Allison University says detailed plan to address sexual violence coming soon
SACKVILLE, N.B. — Mount Allison University says it will release details of its plan to address sexual violence on campus in the coming days, following two weeks of criticism from current and former students. The university has been on the defensive
Schools, businesses closed: Nunavut goes into territorywide lockdown today
IQALUIT, Nunavut — Nunavut is shutting down for two weeks starting today to try to get cases of COVID-19 under control. All schools and non-essential businesses are closed, as are libraries, fitness centres, government offices and personal services. He...
Capacity ‘stretched’ as Nunavut deals with rising COVID-19 cases: top doctor
IQALUIT, Nunavut — Nunavut's chief public health officer says capacity to deal with an outbreak of COVID-19 is "stretched," which is why the government has shut down the territory for two weeks to try to get cases of COVID-19 under
