Category Archives: Education
Lawmakers approve rules for medical pot in public schools
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Department of Education succeeded Monday in its second attempt to get legislators to approve rules for allowing medical marijuana in public schools.
Colleges and universities told to plan for in-person classes and on-campus activities
TORONTO — Ontario colleges and universities should prepare for all in-person classes and activities to resume this fall without capacity limits or physical distancing, the government says, though many institutions will still use a mix of in-person and ...
UK’s France curbs irk travelers; health chief tests positive
LONDON (AP) — Tourists and the travel industry vented frustration and anger on Saturday after Britain reversed a plan to ease travel restrictions on France just two days after they were due to start, citing concerns about a variant of
Ground-penetrating radar search for graves begins in Delmas, Sask.
DELMAS, SASKATCHEWAN — For elder Jenny Spyglass, returning to the site of a former residential school in Saskatchewan where a search for unmarked graves is underway brought back memories of what she lost. Spyglass, now in her 70s, was taken to
UN chief: World faces a `hurricane of humanitarian crises’
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief warned Friday that a “hurricane of humanitarian crises” around the world has left civilians in conflict areas paying the highest price and is compounded by a relentless wave of attacks on humanitarian
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the
Hong Kong national security police raid student union office
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s national security police on Friday raided the office of a university student union after student leaders last week commemorated a man who killed himself after stabbing a police officer.
Mask mandate back on in Los Angeles as virus cases rise
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County residents will again be required to wear masks indoors, regardless of their vaccination status, while the University of California system said that students, faculty and staff must be inoculated against the coronav...
Connecticut diocese files for bankruptcy amid abuse claims
NORWICH, Conn. (AP) — A Roman Catholic diocese in Connecticut filed for federal bankruptcy protection on Thursday to resolve dozens of lawsuits alleging the abuse of teenage students decades ago at the former Academy at Mount Saint John School, a
With virus cases rising, mask mandate back on in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County will again require masks be worn indoors in the nation's largest county, even by those vaccinated against the coronavirus, while the University of California system also said Thursday that students, faculty and sta...
