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Ontario English Catholic teachers vote to hand union strike mandate

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The day after elementary school teachers in Ontario voted in favour of a strike mandate, Catholic teachers have handed their union the same bargaining tool. Teachers represented by the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association (OECTA) voted 97 percent in favour of a …

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English Montreal School Board hosts community leaders to speak about Bill 96 impact – Montreal

The implementation of Bill 96, Quebec’s reform of its French language law, has been a thorn in the side of the province’s English-speaking community. One area highly affected is education. That’s why the English Montreal School Board (EMSB) organized an evening of talks, where different community members discussed the legislation’s …

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TDSB makes Indigenous course required English credit for Grade 11 – Toronto

TORONTO — Canada’s largest school board has voted to make its required English credit for Grade 11 students a class focused on Indigenous works. Trustees with the Toronto District School Board voted Wednesday night to replace the current mandatory course with Understanding Contemporary First Nations, Metis and Inuit Voices. Board …

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English Bay Barge shipping off soon, City of Vancouver says

Deconstruction of the English Bay Barge is nearing completion. The City of Vancouver says the hull of the barge is expected to be demolished by the end of next week.  “Weather permitting, the next steps will include pile removal, site cleanup and equipment removal,” the city said in a statement.  …

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Many in Markham don’t speak English. So candidates are pitching plans in Cantonese, Mandarin

When candidate Ritch Lau is out knocking on doors, he starts by saying “hi” in all the languages he knows — English, Mandarin and Cantonese, his mother tongue. Lau is running for municipal council in Markham, where nearly 17 per cent of residents predominantly speak Cantonese at home; for Mandarin, it’s just over 12 per cent. He feels his approach especially …

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Years later, author reconnects with Grade 2 teacher who helped him learn English

As It Happens13:22Years later, author reconnects with Grade 2 teacher who helped him learn English Jamil Jan Kochai knows exactly how much one teacher can change a child’s entire life. Kochai is the author of 99 Nights in Logar, a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel, and The Haunting of …

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Calgary teen behind online learning project helping Chinese immigrant kids learn English

Sixteen-year-old Ivy Peng says her tutoring project starts with her own parents’ story. They arrived in Alberta 20 years ago, struggling with the language barrier, and financially. There was no money for private tutoring to help with learning a new language. Peng says she had difficulty with English herself in her early grades at school …

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