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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 The province's largest school division said it is laying off 80 temporary educational assistants after funding from Ottawa didn't arrive. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
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 Charlene Scrimshaw, deputy director of education for Saskatoon Public Schools, said the decision was not made lightly. (650 CKOM file photo)
B.C. human rights commissioner wants study of police in schools after board's firing
VICTORIA - When the British Columbia government fired the Greater Victoria school board last week, it effectively made police liaison programs mandatory in schools while failing to provide a factual b...
Feb 04, 2025
Don't wait to act on opioid deaths, coroner warns in report on Quebec teen's death
MONTREAL - The 2023 death of a Quebec teen who was poisoned from a synthetic opioid should raise alarm bells for authorities to do more to prevent similar tragedies, says a coroner's report released t...
Jan 31, 2025
International study permit data an 'earthquake' for Canadian university finances
A dramatic decline in international study permits issued last year is quickly becoming an existential threat to the finances of Canadian post-secondary schools, say organizations representing the inst...
Jan 31, 2025
Alberta cuts funding to gambling support group as it eyes private online betting
EDMONTON - Alberta's government has ended a funding contract for a non-profit organization that provides education and resources for gambling addiction. Ray Reshke, executive director of the Edmonton-...
Jan 30, 2025
B.C. fires Victoria School Board over ban on police in schools
VICTORIA - British Columbia's education minister has fired the entire Victoria School Board in a dispute over a safety plan where the board barred police from schools except in emergencies. Minister L...
Jan 30, 2025
Rights group drops legal challenge after New Brunswick reverses trans student policy
FREDERICTON - The Canadian Civil Liberties Association says it has dropped its legal challenge against the New Brunswick government because the province reversed a "harmful" policy on transgender stud...
Jan 29, 2025
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