By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 2, 2024 7:11 pm Updated July 2, 2024 10:16 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Vancouver labour lawyer says a group of British Columbia teachers has launched a human rights complaint against their union, saying the BC Teachers’ Federation “has engaged
The Ford government announced it is introducing new limits on cellphone use in schools and banning vaping devices in a move to reduce distractions in classrooms and improve the health of children. During an announcement Sunday morning, Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce said the province is implementing a back-to-basics plan that will be implemented in
A controversial presentation by a school trustee in western Manitoba has members of nearby communities in disbelief. At a public meeting of the Mountain View School Division on Monday, trustee Paul Coffey gave a half-hour long talk on the topic of “racism and anti-racism,” a speech subsequently criticized as ignorant and offensive by local leaders.In
The president of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union is highlighting the issue of violence in schools by sharing a photo of a teacher who was injured, amid accusations teachers’ voices are being stifled by the provincial government. NSTU president, Ryan Lutes, shared a photo on social media of a bruised wrist where an elementary school
Megan Saunders, 34, thought she was doing everything right to secure child care early on, but now she is finding herself in an impossible situation because of her daughter’s school zone. “I can put her in school, but I’d…lose my job because there is no before-and-after-school care available at the school,” she says.“I have an
The Surrey School District has quietly pulled four books from the reading curriculum for students in Grade 10 and above due to concerns about controversial themes. In November 2023, a panel of 12 teachers decided to pull the books from the recommended reading curriculum.The books will still be available in the library and teachers can
Ontario’s education minister says he is “not comfortable” with school boards closing “unilaterally” amidst safety concerns during a spring solar eclipse, but has suggested he will stop short of telling trustees what to do. Several school boards across Ontario are planning changes to their schedules on April 8, when a rare, near-total solar eclipse is
Hackers have stolen an undisclosed number of student images, including roughly 160 from four schools in Calgary, following a data breach. Kristen Gobeil alerted Motorcycle accident toronto today after receiving an email from the Calgary Board of Education (CBE) on February 11, advising that her daughter’s school had been hit by the privacy breach.“Pictures were stolen — of
A woman from Dartmouth, N.S. now holds the most academic degrees of any woman in history, making her an official world record holder, according to the World Record Academy. “I have 32 of them,” Dr. Stephanie Attwater said.But her diplomas and degrees didn’t come easily.Attwater was involved in a severe car accident 20 years ago
McGill University officials painted a dire picture Thursday of the impact already being felt by the institution over the government’s planned tuition hike for out-of-province students. In October, Higher Education Minister Pascale Déry announced fees for Canadian students from other provinces would jump from $8,992 to $17,000 starting in fall, 2024.The changes are expected to