Category Archives: Education
B.C. students to return to school Sept. 10 as part of gradual restart
VICTORIA — Children in British Columbia will return to classrooms two days later than originally planned as part of a gradual restart to schooling, the education minister says. Rob Fleming said earlier this week that students wouldn't be...
Opposition accuses Saskatchewan government of off-loading mask decision
REGINA — The Opposition NDP is accusing the Saskatchewan Party government of dumping a decision about mask use in schools onto local boards instead of making the call itself. Education critic Carla Beck says she's frustrated by what she ...
B.C. students won’t return to class as originally planned on Sept. 8
VICTORIA — Students in British Columbia won't head back to classrooms on the originally planned date of Sept. 8 as the provincial government looks to a more gradual return. Children will be welcomed back to class later in the s...
Saskatchewan leaves making masks mandatory up to school divisions
REGINA — The Saskatchewan government is leaving it up to school divisions to decide whether to make masks mandatory when classes reopen in September. Some teachers, doctors and parents have voiced concerns over the government's...
Private school plans including smaller classes show stark inequities in education
TORONTO — With children in both public and private schools, Toronto mom Karuna Satov is weighing two very different back-to-school pandemic plans. Her younger son and daughter's downtown private elementary school is offering smaller class sizes, an exp...
Liberals turn over thousands of pages on WE decision, lawyers now vetting docs
OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government has handed over thousands of pages of documents related to the WE controversy to a House of Commons committee, which lawyers are now vetting for personal information and cabinet secrets. The finance committee dem...
Ontario reports seventh straight day of fewer than 100 new cases of COVID-19
TORONTO — Ontario has now recorded fewer than 100 new COVID-19 cases for seven days in a row. Health Minister Christine Elliott says the province has 79 new cases of COVID-19 and two new deaths related to the virus. The total number
Parents, teachers press Quebec to revise back-to-school plan amid COVID-19
MONTREAL — For Politimi Karounis, August is usually spent buying new backpacks, pencils and notebooks for her two elementary school-aged children as they excitedly prepare to reunite with friends and teachers. But this year, only weeks away from the fi...
Ontario reports fewer than 100 new cases of COVID-19 for sixth day in a row
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 70 new cases of COVID-19 and one new death related to the virus today. Health Minister Christine Elliott says it marks the sixth consecutive day the province has reported fewer than 100 new cases of the vir...
‘Divisive conversation:’ Saskatchewan premier understands back to school worries
REGINA — Concerns about Saskatchewan's back-to-school plan are legitimate, the premier said Friday as doctors added to calls for more safety measures when schools reopen in September. Premier Scott Moe said the province's chief medical officer and...
