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Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) said on Friday that talks with the Government-Trustee Bargaining Committee (GTBC) are set to resume next week. The federation said all sanctions involved in the work action will be lifted Friday at 11:59 p.m. with talks resuming …
Read More »Piano teacher at Burlington music store facing charges in sex assault probe: police
A Hamilton, Ont. piano teacher is facing a pair of charges in connection with an alleged sex assault at a Burlington music store, say police. Investigators say the offences involve a young girl and took place over some time at a Long & McQuade outlet in the city where the …
Read More »Sask. school lunch hour supervision to be disrupted as part of teacher job action
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Noon-hour supervision is being withdrawn for one day in schools across Saskatchewan on Thursday. The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation said teachers will not be available to supervise students who are eating lunch at school or taking part in noon-hour activities, adding that the …
Read More »Ontario teacher charged for allegedly failing to help student in medical distress
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A teacher with the Thames Valley District School Board is facing charges after St. Thomas Police say the person failed to help a student who had a “medical episode” in their classroom. Police said in a release Friday that the incident happened …
Read More »Toronto high school teacher bargaining team doesn’t support deal to avoid strikes
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 …
Read More »Winnipeg man accused of child porn was teacher for 15 years, police say – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Winnipeg man who worked as a teacher for a decade and a half has been arrested for possessing child pornography. Police say an investigation that began in January led to a raid at a home in the Seven Oaks neighbourhood Wednesday, …
Read More »Advocates, teacher unions call for free school breakfast, lunch for Ontario students
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 …
Read More »Halton elementary teacher faces more charges in child exploitation investigation
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A man who once taught at elementary schools in Halton Region is facing more charges in connection with a child luring and child pornography probe that began early in 2022. Halton police allege the man lured children online from locations across the …
Read More »2 teen girls repeatedly sexually assaulted by Toronto private school teacher, police allege – Toronto
An arrest has been made after a Toronto private school teacher repeatedly sexually assaulted two teenage girls whom he taught, police say. Toronto police said in a news release Thursday that between January 2012 and June 2020, the man worked as a teacher at Bond Academy Private School, located on …
Read More »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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