Murray Wood: Going to seed, in a good way
Murray Wood says seed sales are taking off this spring. Food prices are likely convincing some to grow their own vegetab...
Tag Archives: Education
B.C. teachers appeal to labour board over COVID-19 classroom concerns
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Teachers' Federation is asking the Labour Relations Board to address its concerns about health and safety measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Documents filed with t...
Sep 18, 2020
Students anxious for more time as federal loan repayment freeze winds down
Ottawa's freeze on federal student loan payments and interest is weeks away from its end date, but students and graduates say extending the measure would offer relief from the lasting financial p...
Sep 18, 2020
Appeals court sides with English school boards fighting Quebec law that abolishes them
MONTREAL - Quebec's highest court has upheld a stay granted last month to English school boards that are challenging the provincial government's attempt to abolish them. Thursday's ruling by the ...
Sep 17, 2020
'Not funny inside': Edmonton’s renovated, ridiculed library opens to the public
EDMONTON - Some Edmontonians who got a peek inside the city's new downtown library say it's what's inside that matters. The Stanley A. Milner Library opened its doors to the public Thursday, four year...
Sep 17, 2020
Welcome to Twitch U: Pandemic has some profs streaming lectures on gaming platform
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - David Churchill is just 20 minutes into his first lecture of the semester at Memorial University of Newfoundland, and already students are expressing their enthusiasm. Not with lit-...
Sep 17, 2020
Post-secondary students paying for inaccessible services as they study online
OTTAWA - Brandon Rheal Amyot is taking on debt to pay about $3,000 in tuition this semester, including fees for services and facilities that cannot be used. With classes having moved online due to the...
Sep 16, 2020
Rampant COVID-19 school closures, lack of online learning plague poorer countries
OTTAWA - As fretful Canadian parents mull sending their children to school or opting for at-home learning, poorer countries are coming to grips with no school at all as the only option. Lebanon ...
Sep 15, 2020
One in 10 female post-secondary students sexually assaulted in school setting: study
A new study says more Canadian university and college students who identify as women were sexually assaulted in a postsecondary setting over a year than those who identify as men, with the majority of...
Sep 14, 2020
International students call for COVID-19 immigration changes in Toronto
TORONTO - Current and former international students called for changes to Canada's immigration rules on Saturday as they face a job market still recovering from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Do...
Sep 12, 2020
Teachers, students doing well with some exceptions as first school week winds down
It’s been one for the books, as the saying goes. A start to the 2020-21 school year unlike any other in recent memory. Parents sent their children either back to school or enrolled them in onlin...
Sep 11, 2020
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Sarah Mills: We are feeling the pinch of rising prices, even beyond the gas pumps
Costs have already gone up with airlines. Parcel and delivery services could also increase, and even ride sharing may ja...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 14
8:30 - With the by-elections now decided, Mark Carney's Liberals have secured a majority in the House of Commons, comple...