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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Icy roads have led to a busy Wednesday morning for Manitoba RCMP officers dealing with crashes — including a collision between a school bus and a semi in Headingley around 7:45 a.m. Sgt. Paul Manaigre told 680 CJOB that six students plus …
Read More »School and other cancellations around Manitoba Thursday morning – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Here’s a list of weather-related bus, school and other cancellations around Manitoba for Thursday, Jan. 11. This list is continually updated as new cancellations are announced. Refresh your browser for the latest cancellations. School closures: Border Land School Division Hanover School Division Seine …
Read More »Quebec teachers hopeful but weary as students return to school after strikes
Montreal high school art teacher Marion Miller says she’s looking forward to welcoming her students back to class on Tuesday for the first time since her union went on unlimited strike Nov. 23. “I think a lot of my colleagues are very relieved and happy that we’re finally going back …
Read More »‘It really has rocked us’: Ottawa teens dead after fall through ice from same school
A provincial coroner is investigating after two 17-year-old boys who fell through ice on the Rideau River in Ottawa’s south end Wednesday evening were found dead. Ontario’s Eastern Region Supervising Coroner’s Office confirmed on Friday that it is probing the deaths of Ahmed Ahmed and Riley Cotter. Both of them …
Read More »Teachers in Ontario’s French language public school system to hold strike vote
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 20, 2023 11:27 am Updated December 20, 2023 1:25 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Teachers in Ontario’s French-language public school system will be voting next month on whether to give their union a strike mandate after nearly …
Read More »2 dead, 3 injured after Caledon crash involving school bus; students not among casualties – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two people are dead and three others are in hospital after a crash involving a passenger vehicle and a school bus in Caledon Tuesday morning, provincial police say. Students were not reported to be among the casualties. Ontario Provincial Police said it …
Read More »Halifax-area school put on lockdown after student sprays sensory irritant inside: police
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A high school in the Halifax region was put on lockdown Friday morning after an irritant was said to be sprayed throughout the school. According to recent update from RCMP, it was said that officers remain at Bay View High School in …
Read More »Winnipeg school board accepts resignation of suspended trustee – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Winnipeg school division’s board of trustees has accepted the resignation letter of a suspended colleague. Francine Champagne was suspended from her role as a trustee with the Louis Riel School Division in June this year, after complaints were made regarding her …
Read More »Manitoba premier says previous government’s school plan was not funded – Winnipeg
The new NDP government in Manitoba is reconsidering a plan to build nine new schools started by the previous Progressive Conservative government. Premier Wab Kinew accused the Tories on Wednesday of not setting aside money for the schools, and of adopting a private-public funding model — called a P3 system …
Read More »Ontario reaches tentative deal with elementary school teachers
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario’s Minister of Education says he has agreed on a deal that will avert any upcoming strike action by elementary teachers in the province. Stephen Lecce said Tuesday he had worked out a tentative deal with the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario, …
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