Category Archives: Education
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
Former finance minister Bill Morneau takes fellowship at Yale
OTTAWA — Former finance minister Bill Morneau is heading back to the classroom next year.He has been appointed a senior fellow at Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, where he will join other fellows such as former U.S. secretary
Liberals take small step to back off delay tactics on WE Charity affair
OTTAWA — The Liberals said Monday they will cede some ground on the WE Charity affair, which has been mired in filibusters and duelling committee motions for nearly two months — but appeared to yield only minimal turf.Government House
Report suggests Alberta students want more education on climate change
An Alberta non-profit organization says there's a gap between the education students receive in schools and the information they want about energy and the environment. The Alberta Council for Environmental Education has published a report providing tea...
Sir John A. Macdonald High School near Halifax changing its name to be more inclusive
HALIFAX — The principal of Sir John A. Macdonald High School outside Halifax confirmed Thursday the school's name will be changed because of the role Canada's first prime minister played in developing the residential school system. Darlene Fitzgerald s...
With COVID-19 cases on the rise, Quebec considers temporarily shutting schools
MONTREAL — The Quebec government says it's considering shutting schools for up to a month around the holiday season to reduce the spread of COVID-19. In the past two days, 324 classrooms across Quebec have been closed following COVID-19 outbreaks, Prem...
B.C. labour board to provide neutral ‘troubleshooters’ for COVID-19 school plans
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's Labour Relations Board says it will provide neutral third-party "troubleshooters" to help iron out challenges arising from COVID-19 protocols in public schools. The BC Teachers' Federation filed an application to t...
Civil rights group says N.B. must let Indigenous students from Quebec enter province
FREDERICTON — A civil rights group is calling on New Brunswick to allow Indigenous students living in a Quebec border region to cross into the province to go to school. New Brunswick's COVID-19 travel restrictions single out First Nations students and
‘Cultural genocide:’ Nunavut passes changes to education, language protection acts
IQALUIT — A bill passed in the Nunavut legislature that will shape how Inuit languages are taught in school for years to come is being called a form of cultural genocide. The territory's original Education Act guaranteed bilingual education in Inuktut
Kamala Harris’s Canadian classmates celebrate after her vice-presidential win
MONTREAL — Kamala Harris became the first woman and first person of colour elected vice-president of the United States on Saturday, a victory that holds a special meaning for her former schoolmates and current students at the Montreal high school
