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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 …

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 24, 2023 6:33 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Advocacy groups, teachers’ unions and food banks are calling on the Ontario government to provide a free breakfast and lunch program in schools across the province. In a letter …

Across Canada, students at various post-secondary institutions flocked together to demand one thing: a more fair, livable wage. That was the case for students at the University of Manitoba who staged a walkout outside the institution’s campuses on Monday. The demands for graduate and post-doctoral students boiled down to wanting …

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Six students from Steinbach Regional Secondary School were taken to hospital as a precaution after their bus was involved in a crash Wednesday afternoon. RCMP say the bus was hit by another vehicle at the intersection of Highways 59 and 52 just …

TORONTO — Spaces designated for students from marginalized backgrounds are spreading across Canadian universities, as officials say they are a necessary and overdue response to decades of racism on campus. Toronto Metropolitan University officially opened a space late last month for students who self-identify as Black. Cheryl Thompson, an associate …

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Dogs from across Edmonton donated blood Saturday as part of an initiative from NAIT and the Canadian Animal Blood Bank. Students in NAIT’s animal health technology and veterinary medical assistant programs collected blood from dogs today for the animal blood bank, with …

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A group of students on a hunger strike aimed at getting McMaster University to divest from fossil fuels is over after eight days. In a release on Tuesday morning, the group cited  “deteriorating effects on organs, muscle, cognitive abilities, and immune systems” …

A local students’ association has seen significant increase in demand at their food bank, as the past year’s inflation has stretched some students’ budgets too thin. Chloe Polos, an administrative assistant with Red River College Polytechnic’s Students’ Association (RRCSA), has only been at her job since summer 2022 — but …

Students and Muslims in Durham Region, and across the country are devastated after an act of Islamophobia at a local school. It happened in Courtice, Ont., where community leaders say a group of boys contributed in disrespecting and destroying a Qur’an during an education class about the religion. The act …

A breakfast club at Sisler High School in Winnipeg is providing food security to more than 1,700 students at a time when food prices are at an all-time high. The school has held a daily breakfast program for the past seven years with the help of volunteers to make sure …