10 h. ago Alberta special needs families say they’re left in lurch during teachers’ strike

For Michelle Godard-Richer, who has two children living with autism, the Alberta teachers' strike has left her at home providing full-time care for her 17-year-old daughter.

Other

12 h. ago Alberta Teachers' Association to return to bargaining table Tuesday

More than a week after a strike began, bargaining for 51,000 Alberta public and Catholic teachers will resume

Other

12 h. ago Alberta teachers' strike: Bargaining to restart | Camps, programs planned for students | Food program helps kids

Continuing coverage of the Alberta teachers' strike

Society

12 h. ago Day camps, athletic classes and ordinary Calgarians stepping up to help kids amid teachers' strike

To fill the days and make it easier for working parents, community clubs and the city have offered a variety of day camps and activities for kids to attend

Society

13 h. ago Food program for youth running at Lethbridge, Coaldale and Taber libraries during teachers' strike

The libraries have sandwiches, granola bars, fruit, juice boxes and yogurt, said Alex Hladun, Healthy Heroes program director

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13 h. ago Striking Alberta teachers, province to resume bargaining talks after Thanksgiving

The union representing 51,000 striking Alberta teachers is set to resume negotiations with the provincial government's bargaining team after the Thanksgiving long weekend.

Other

15 h. ago Alberta teachers' strike: Bargaining between ATA and province to resume Tuesday

As thousands of teachers enter Day 4 of the provincewide strike, the Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) said bargaining will resume next Tuesday. In a Thursday press release, the ATA said it has initiated a formal bargaining meeting with the Teacher’s Employer Bargaining Association (TEBA) — the official government negotiator — and the mediator on Oct. […]

Other

16 h. ago Alberta teachers' strike: Bargaining to restart | Camps, programs planned for students | Lockout notice issued to teachers

Continuing coverage of the Alberta teachers' strike

Culture

23 h. ago Labour expert questions why Alberta government delayed lockout of teachers

As an Alberta-wide teachers strike drags into its fourth day, a labour relations expert doesn't see why the group in charge of bargaining delayed their lockout.

Politics

24 h. ago Thursday's letters: School boards responsible for classroom funding problems

As a parent of two boys in Grades 8 and 10, I am disappointed about the teachers’ strike and my boys being away from their studies and extracurricular sports. The deal the union rejected sounded reasonable. Teacher salary ranges are high compared to professions with similar complexity. If there’s a problem with how funding is […]

Society

42 h. ago Edmonton Elks organize free camp for high school football players sidelined by Alberta teachers' strike

Most high school leagues have cancelled this week's games as an immediate response to the strike

Society

48 h. ago J.D. Tuccille: School vouchers offer escape from teacher strike chaos 

A decentralized environment of competing public, private, and home schools resists disruption

Society

56 h. ago Alberta education support workers continue to work during teachers’ strike

Thousands of support workers at Alberta schools continue to clock in each day during an Alberta teachers' strike. There's work to go around, but it's still an uncertain road ahead.

Society

60 h. ago 'Political opportunism:' Mayoral hopefuls wade in to teachers' strike

The teachers' strike is a provincial matter, but some Calgary mayoral candidates are sharing their opinions

Politics

60 h. ago Alberta teachers look for ways to make ends meet on second day of historic strike

With no resolution in sight to the historic strike by Alberta teachers, some teachers are being forced to try to find other ways to make ends meet.

Other

62 h. ago Alberta teachers' strike: Union representing education support staff raises alarm over potential layoffs

"If the province chooses to cut funding to school districts, like they did during the pandemic, there would likely be large-scale layoffs"

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66 h. ago Alberta teachers' strike: Kids camps, programs planned for students | Lockout notice issued to teachers | Businesses affected

Continuing coverage of the Alberta teachers' strike

Society

2 d. ago Letters: Alberta teachers and government both need a reality check

Do you like the Connor McDavid deal? Vote in our daily poll! The government has decided to pay parents $150 per week for each child they have 12 years and under while the teachers strike. There are a lot of parents who work from home and have no babysitting expenses because they are at home […]

Politics

2 d. ago Breakenridge: Alberta Next exists to criticize Ottawa, and that's been laid bare

Ottawa can’t be blamed for a teachers’ strike, and there’s little desire for conversations that involve anything that isn’t Ottawa’s fault

Other

3 d. ago Alberta teachers' strike: Lockout notice issued to teachers | Businesses affected | Parent payment portal to open Oct. 14 | Classes cancelled

Continuing coverage of the Alberta teachers' strike

Economics