Tag Archives: Education

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government says it is closing schools for three weeks because of COVID-19. Education Minister Kelvin Goertzen says classes will be suspended starting March 23. Schools will be ...

TORONTO - From school closures to travel restrictions to limits on large gatherings, Canada entered a new stage in combating the spread of COVID-19 this week with measures that various exper...

Eliano Rexho spent years planning for a semester abroad in Italy, but watched helplessly as a global pandemic wiped out his efforts in days. Rexho, a commerce student at Queen's University, spent only...

MONTREAL - Since 2008, elementary and high school students in Quebec have taken a mandatory course aimed at cultivating respect and tolerance for people of different cultures ...

HALIFAX - As police in Cape Breton investigate a video appearing to show a violent incident in a high school locker room, some experts and educators argue social media firms should act more swiftly to...

VANCOUVER - A private university in downtown Vancouver has closed its doors for three days after two of its students may have been exposed to the new coronavirus. University Canada West said Thur...

TORONTO - In order to learn about how Canada's Indigenous astronomers see the skies, Caroline Ormrod had to look overseas. The Toronto resident was interested in pursuing graduate work that would allo...

Imagine teaching a class where some students are still learning English, some have learning disabilities and others have diagnosed behavioural issues. That's how education experts describe the reality...

EDMONTON - Highlights: Alberta's United Conservative government tabled its budget 2020-21 Thursday. Here are some of the highlights: - A $6.8 billion deficit on revenues of $50 billion. - The bud...

TORONTO - An Ontario judge has sided with a group of former students who sued a Christian boarding school over abuse they suffered decades ago, finding the institution's leaders used their "absolute" ...