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Manitoba premier makes change to cabinet following minister's death
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew has shuffled one of his cabinet ministers and appointed a new one. The change was necessitated by the death last week of Nello Altomare, who served as minister of...
Jan 23, 2025
Saskatchewan government says change room policies will be left to school divisions
REGINA - Months after Premier Scott Moe talked about instituting a firm policy on school change rooms, the Saskatchewan government has decided to leave the issue to school divisions. The government an...
Jan 23, 2025
Centennial College suspends 49 programs as international student enrolment drops
TORONTO - One of Ontario's largest colleges is suspending dozens of programs in the latest round of cuts at post-secondary institutions as the federal government reduces the number of international st...
Jan 22, 2025
Privacy czar concerned about students' personal info as scope of data breach revealed
The federal privacy watchdog says he's "concerned" about a cybersecurity breach involving a student information system used across Canada, as the country's largest school board revealed the scope of t...
Jan 20, 2025
Universities face 'across the board' cuts in wake of international student cap
OTTAWA - Canadian colleges and universities are responding to a cash crunch brought on by Ottawa's cut to international student permits with layoffs, hiring freezes and service reductions, say people ...
Jan 18, 2025
Sask. schools want more funding for students needing 'intensive supports'
Schools in the province are seeing the number of students who need "intensive supports" rising, but the amount of funding earmarked to help those students isn't keeping pace. The special education dep...
Jan 17, 2025
Intolerance toward LGBTQ+ people on the rise in Quebec schools, new study says
MONTREAL - A new survey of thousands of Quebec high school students shows that anti-LGBTQ+ attitudes have risen sharply, with more than 40 per cent of respondents saying they would feel uncomfortable ...
Jan 16, 2025
Unmarked graves: Supreme Court won't hear Mohawk Mothers appeal over McGill expansion
MONTREAL - The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to hear an appeal from Indigenous elders who were seeking greater oversight over a university construction site in Montreal where they suspect unmark...
Jan 16, 2025
Nello Altomare, Manitoba education minister and legislature member, dies at 61
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Education Minister Nello Altomare has died after a battle with cancer. Altomare, who was 61, worked as a school principal before being elected in 2019 to represent Winnipeg's Trans...
Jan 15, 2025
Lion Electric's customers worried about what comes next amid company's struggles
MONTREAL - Andrew Brooks ordered three school buses from Lion Electric Co. on Nov. 20, just before American Thanksgiving. As superintendent of a school district in Illinois, Brooks had been working wi...
Jan 15, 2025
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