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Manitoba school board under review, province appoints oversight panel
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government has appointed a panel to oversee a school board that has been shaken by controversy and seen board trustees quit. The three-member oversight panel is to ensure that ...
Jun 12, 2024
Canada's largest school board says systems operational after cyberattack
TORONTO - Canada's largest public school board says it is working with police to assess the impact of a recent cyberattack, but its main system remains operational and has not been affected. In a lett...
Jun 12, 2024
McGill makes new offer to pro-Palestinian protesters occupying its downtown campus
MONTREAL - Montreal's McGill University is proposing to review its investments in weapons manufacturers and grant amnesty to protesting students as part of a new offer to members of a pro-Palestinian ...
Jun 11, 2024
Auditor says Nova Scotia needs better prevention to address rising school violence
HALIFAX - Training and prevention measures have failed to keep pace with a sharp rise in school violence in Nova Scotia, leaving teachers and administrators unprepared to deal with the concerning tren...
Jun 11, 2024
Canadian universities flag foreign influence registry's potential 'chilling effect'
OTTAWA - Canada's leading research universities warn that a proposed foreign influence transparency registry could have an unintended "chilling effect" on international partnerships, meaning Canada mi...
Jun 10, 2024
Police say McGill occupation won't change approach to pro-Palestinian encampment
MONTREAL - Montreal police say that despite the occupation Thursday of a McGill University administration building that ended with 15 arrests, they have no plans to move in on a pro-Palestinian encamp...
Jun 07, 2024
Police arrest 15, disperse protesters at McGill administration building Thursday
MONTREAL - Police in Montreal say 15 people have been arrested after a protest was forcefully dispersed at McGill University Thursday. The arrests came after demonstrators occupied the main administra...
Jun 06, 2024
STF president explains decision to turn down arbitration in contract dispute
Back in March, it was seen as part of the solution. Now, teachers are saying no. The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation rejected an offer to take contract negotiations to binding arbitration on Wednesd...
Jun 06, 2024
B.C. teachers' union denies Holocaust education group funds, recognition: advocates
VANCOUVER - Jewish organizations say the British Columbia Teachers' Federation has denied specialist recognition of a Holocaust education group, making it ineligible to receive union funding as a teac...
Jun 05, 2024
STF declines binding arbitration, declares bargaining impasse
The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation rejected an offer to take contract negotiations to binding arbitration. In a statement, the federation declared a bargaining impasse and said work-to-rule sanctio...
Jun 05, 2024
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8:30 - Canada's industrial carbon tax is set to rise again, and it's sparking a lot of debate about what that means for ...