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Almost a year after the Hamas attack on Israel shook the Middle East and prompted a conflict that continues to reverberate around the world, the Ontario government is giving school boards strict instructions on how to mark the anniversary of Oct. 7. A memo sent to school boards across the …
Read More »Largest school board in Ontario under fire after field trip to downtown protest
Ontario’s largest school board is under fire after students at several schools were taken on a field trip where they appear to have ended up taking part in a protest held in downtown Toronto. Students at a number of Toronto District School Board schools were given permission to head to …
Read More »‘Wide-spread negligence’: Ontario college targeted in $10M class-action lawsuit
Hundreds of current and former students enrolled in Fanshawe College’s paralegal program are suing the school for “wide-spread negligence and misrepresentation.” A proposed class-action lawsuit for more than $10 million has been launched in the Superior Court of Justice, naming Ontario’s Fanshawe College and its board of governors. The claim …
Read More »Ontario school board under fire for $40K Blue Jays stadium retreat
The Thames Valley District School Board has released the expenses for its off-site retreat trip to Toronto after calls for more transparency. In a statement, the board’s chair and interim director said that to maintain “transparency and accountability,” they would release the cost of the off-site planning meeting in Toronto, …
Read More »Specialized school for students with severe autism opens in Alberta
A former car dealership in west Edmonton is now Western Canada’s first specialized school for kids on the autism spectrum. “It’s been a long time coming, it was a lot of work, but it’s so exciting to see the kids and the families in the space,” Terri Duncan, the executive …
Read More »‘We can’t support the growth’: Manitoba schools bursting at seams – Winnipeg
A West St. Paul mom says the growth of the community means her child’s elementary school can’t support the number of students in the area. Kelly Bishop told 680 CJOB’s The News Monday that there aren’t even enough classrooms to properly teach the kids. “They’ve taken the library, and they’ve relocated …
Read More »Oil a bike chain, sew a button: Ontario seeks feedback on school lessons for kids
There were cheers among some segments of the population when Ontario brought back cursive writing in 2023 as some were aghast that kids would not be able to sign a check or mail a letter to a loved one. The province also announced in May that it was bringing back …
Read More »‘The system has fallen apart’: A child dies every 3 days under Ontario’s care network
Every three days, a child who has been involved with Ontario’s care system dies. That’s according to provincial data obtained by Global News using freedom of information laws that tracked the deaths of 354 children between 2020 and 2022 who were under the care of the government in some form. …
Read More »‘It’s frightening’: Young students dropped off alone in Winnipeg school bus mix-up – Winnipeg
A bus mix-up in the Pembina Trails School Division meant a number of children were dropped off at home without supervision, rather than to their daycare, as parents expected. In a statement to Global News, the division says it contacted the families and daycares immediately and offered an apology. The …
Read More »Manitoba premier Wab Kinew wants federal help to avoid potential tuition hikes – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says a new federal policy on international students could lead to higher post-secondary tuition fees for domestic ones. In January, the federal government announced a cap on the number of student visa applications it would accept. That was …
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