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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
The B.C. ombudsperson investigates complaints that some students are being sent home
The office of the B.C. ombudsperson says it is investigating complaints that some public schools are excluding students who are disruptive or who have disabilities. Ombudsperson Jay Chalke says his of...
Jan 14, 2025
Quebec school criticized for making kids choose between sports and advanced academics
MONTREAL - Quebec's education minister is asking a high school in the Charlevoix region to reconsider its decision to force students to choose between sports-oriented programs and advanced math and sc...
Jan 14, 2025
Cybersecurity breach of Nova Scotia school system could have financial impact
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's Education Department has asked for help from IBM as it investigates a cybersecurity breach involving a student information system used across North America, saying the breach c...
Jan 11, 2025
Tough lesson: Thousands of uncertified teachers in Quebec schools
MONTREAL - Monique Henry has been teaching English in Quebec for the better part of two decades without official certification. As a non-legally qualified teacher, she has had to learn her profession ...
Jan 11, 2025
Alberta schools drafting contingency plans ahead of looming support worker strike
EDMONTON - Two Alberta school divisions gearing up for a strike by more than 3,000 support workers say they're drawing up contingency plans but encourage parents to keep in touch with their school's p...
Jan 10, 2025
Canadian school boards among those affected by cyber incident involving third party
School boards in multiple provinces have been affected by a data breach involving software used by schools across North America to store student information. Ontario's Toronto, Peel and Durham distric...
Jan 08, 2025
Alberta Education Minister rejects teachers' association concern over mandatory tests
EDMONTON - Alberta's education minister is dismissing concerns from the province's teachers' association that more mandatory testing cuts into classroom learning and can be detrimental to students. St...
Jan 08, 2025
'Time for a refresh': University of Alberta rebrands DEI policy to ACB
EDMONTON - The president of the University of Alberta says the decision to rebrand its diversity, equity and inclusion policy was not influenced by critics of the initiative in North America. Bill Fla...
Jan 08, 2025
Sask. NDP slams government over decline in teaching positions
Student enrolment has steadily increased over the past five years, and the Saskatchewan NDP is raising the alarm over the lack of teachers to accommodate the growing number of students. Citing numbers...
Jan 08, 2025 NDP Leader Carla Beck said the Government of Saskatchewan has failed to meaningfully address growing demand for services like health care and education. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
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8:30 - What will be the outcome of today's sentencing for Chris Barber and Tamara Lich? As an anticipated ending to the ...