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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 …
Read More »Many support staff positions unfilled in Quebec schools, union warns – Montreal
As Quebec struggles to recruit enough teachers to fill its classrooms ahead of the new school year, a major union is warning that it’s proving equally hard to find enough support staff. The Federation des employees et employes de services publics said Sunday there is a worrying number of vacancies …
Read More »LGBTQ policy in N.B. schools violates Charter rights of kids: child advocate
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 15, 2023 11:18 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size New Brunswick’s child and youth advocate says changes to the province’s policy on sexual orientation and gender identity in schools violate the Charter rights of children. Kelly Lamrock released his findings …
Read More »Manitoba spends $260 million to enhance learning environments for students – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Manitoba government is spending $260 million to enhance learning environments for students in the province, Consumer Protection and Government Services Minister James Teitsma and Education and Early Childhood Learning Minister Wayne Ewasko announced Wednesday. “With growing communities, Manitoba families need quality …
Read More »‘One of the most dangerous jobs’: Former education worker on violence in N.S. schools
Lisa Cail says what happened at Charles P. Allen High School this week was “terrible and heartbreaking,” but is just one example of violence in Nova Scotia schools. A 15-year-old student is facing multiple charges, including two counts of attempted murder, after two staff members at the school were stabbed …
Read More »Rally condemning suspected poisonings of Iranian schools girls held in Vancouver
A large crowd gathered in downtown Vancouver to take part in a Global Rally to condemn a suspected poisoning targeting Iranian school girls. The rally, held Sunday afternoon in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery, was organized by grassroots activist group We are Mahsa. “All of the citizens around the …
Read More »Major winter storm close schools in Quebec, more than 100,000 without power
A major winter storm is descending on Quebec just in time for the holidays, forcing widespread school closures, power outages and travel delays. Environment Canada has issued a mix of warnings for much of the southern half of the province Friday. Many areas are expected to receive a messy cocktail …
Read More »Kamloops doctor advocates for car-free zones around schools
A Kamloops pediatrician has approached the Kamloops-Thompson school board about creating car-free zones around schools to encourage more people in the B.C. Interior city to use their feet instead of a gas pedal. Dr. Trent Smith told CBC Daybreak Kamloops host Shelley Joyce that car-free zones around schools would alleviate …
Read More »New data shows increase in reports of sexual abuse in schools
A group of childhood sexual abuse survivors, along with the Canadian Centre for Child Protection, is calling for government action, as data shows an increasing number of sexual abuse reports from inside this country’s schools. A new study published by the Canadian Centre for Child Protection on Wednesday found, between 2017 and …
Read More »House of Commons gives unanimous consent to recognize residential schools as genocide
Members of Parliament gave unanimous consent Thursday in favour of a motion calling on the federal government to recognize Canada’s residential schools as genocide. Leah Gazan, the NDP member of Parliament for Winnipeg Centre, introduced the motion following Question Period Thursday afternoon. Gazan brought forward a similar motion in June last year, but it did not …
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