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NDP, parents call for provincial funding after EA layoffs
Erin Gerwing fears that her son Luca will struggle in class without the support of an educational assistant. Gerwing's son is in Grade 2 at Silverspring School in Saskatoon, and has autism, ADHD, and ...
Feb 11, 2025 NDP education critic Matt Love called on the provincial government to fund the 80 laid off EA positions. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Manitoba government boosts school funding, but formula overhaul has yet to come
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government announced Monday an increase in school operating funding while saying a long-anticipated overhaul of the way schools are funded is still a work in progress. The 3.4 ...
Feb 10, 2025
McGill University announces budget cuts in response to new Quebec policies
MONTREAL - McGill University is planning cost cuts and layoffs to address a projected $45-million deficit next fiscal year, which it blames partly on new Quebec government policies. Administrators at ...
Feb 10, 2025
Campbell Collegiate to undergo renovations for structural issues
Regina's largest high school will undergo construction to address structural issues of the building, beginning this summer. In a letter sent out to parents, the Regina Public School Division said that...
Feb 10, 2025 Campbell Collegiate said it will not take in students who live outside of the school's designated area during the renovation, planned to begin this summer. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
A running list of Ontario election promises in campaign for snap Feb. 27 vote
TORONTO - A running list of election promises announced by the Ontario Progressive Conservatives, NDP, Liberals and Greens in the province's snap election campaign. The vote is set for Feb. 27. Progre...
Feb 08, 2025
A running list of Ontario election promises in campaign for snap Feb. 27 vote
TORONTO - A running list of election promises announced by the Ontario Progressive Conservatives, NDP, Liberals and Greens in the province's snap election campaign. The vote is set for Feb. 27. Progre...
Feb 07, 2025
Jordan's Principle funding must be used 'in responsible ways,' Ottawa says
The federal government is responding to funding concerns expressed by the Saskatoon Public Schools, after the division announced that 80 temporary educational assistants would be laid off. This week, ...
Feb 06, 2025
A running list of Ontairo election promises in campaign for snap Feb. 27 vote
TORONTO - A running list of election promises announced by the Ontario Progressive Conservatives, NDP, Liberals and Greens in the province's snap election campaign. The vote is set for Feb. 27. Progre...
Feb 05, 2025
International grads more likely to hold jobs below their education levels: StatCan
OTTAWA - International students who graduated from Canadian schools are more likely to be underemployed than their Canadian peers - and many are living with lower incomes as a result. Statistics Canad...
Feb 05, 2025
Saskatoon Public Schools to lay off 80 EAs after federal funds don't arrive
Saskatoon Public Schools says it is being forced to lay off 80 temporary educational assistants over the next two weeks after federal funding from Indigenous Services Canada meant to help pay for the ...
Feb 05, 2025
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