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A Saskatchewan judge is to hear an injunction application that seeks to halt the province’s policy affecting children who use different pronouns at school. Lawyers for UR Pride, an organization representing LGBTQ2 people in Regina, are to argue in favour of the injunction. The lawyers from Egale Canada and McCarthy Tetrault LLP …

Saskatchewan’s Children’s Advocate said the new rules surrounding the use of preferred pronouns and first names in schools violate provincial human rights laws and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In August, former Education Minister Dustin Duncan announced children in Saskatchewan schools will need permission from parents or guardians to …

A thousand Winnipeg students spent Friday morning marching around the Canadian Museum for Human Rights for the tenth annual elementary school Peace Walk. The march is a way for students to get involved when it comes to advocating for a more peaceful world. “We cannot, as adults, think that children …

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A man went inside a Toronto school two days in a row last week, recorded students, and then posted the videos online, police say, in what officers are calling a “suspicious incident.” Toronto police said they’ve launched a mischief investigation and are …

The largest local bargaining unit of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation has told members it opposes a tentative agreement between the provincial union and the government that would avoid the possibility of strikes. The OSSTF reached a deal last month with the province that would see the parties keep …

Thousands of Ottawa parents are still scrambling to find a way to get their kids to school after their buses were suddenly cancelled because of a driver shortage. About 7,500 students were affected after the bus service for both the Ottawa public and catholic school boards cancelled 300 routes just …

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 5, 2023 11:25 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Some families of students heading back to school in New Brunswick are worried about bullying because of the province’s changes to the policy on gender identity in schools. Policy 713 says …

Some of the largest school boards across Canada will begin the new school year without formal policies on the use of artificial intelligence in the classroom, despite concerns about how the technology will impact learning and academic integrity. But while there seems to be wide consensus on the need for …

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Toronto-area school board, previously at the centre of a heated debate about raising the Pride flag in June, will have its finances audited by provincial officials. The audit at the York Catholic District School Board, confirmed by the Ford government, comes after …

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 1, 2023 6:20 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — A custodian has been arrested following an alleged sexual assault at a Toronto school earlier this year. Toronto police say they were called to a school in the Wilson …