48 h. ago Reduced funds for Sask. educational assistants sends some complex needs kids home

Some students requiring special attention in schools are being sent home early as some schools no longer have all the resources to help them.

Society

52 h. ago ‘Uniquely difficult case’: Halifax high school student sentenced for weapons offences

The 16-year-old was arrested in April after police said a credible threat was made against students at Citadel High School.

Society

2 d. ago Parents ask Manitoba to offer insulin help for younger students in schools

Some Manitoba parents whose children have Type 1 diabetes are asking the provincial government to help their kids in school.

Society

4 d. ago Teen receives four years in custody for fatal stabbing of Halifax high school student

The 16-year-old accused, who was 14 at the time of the attack, received the maximum sentence under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

Society

7 d. ago York Region Council approves $25M to support York University’s new School of Medicine

Toronto, Nov. 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — York University welcomes York Region’s decision to make a significant contribution of $25 million to support the new School of Medicine set to open to students in 2028.  The $25 million commitment will help fund the physical infrastructure and development of the School of Medicine, which will be built […]

Society

8 d. ago St. Thomas High School students offered support after explicit image displayed in presentation

The presentation by the Montreal police dealt with the issues of sexual assault and consent.

Society

8 d. ago Montreal police accidentally show explicit image in presentation to high school students

St. Thomas High School is offering support to students who saw the presentation, which dealt with the issues of sexual assault and consent.

Events

8 d. ago Media Advisory: MADD Canada and Provincial Sponsor PEI Liquor Share Sober Driving Messages with PEI Students

CHARLOTTETOWN, Prince Edward Island, Nov. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Media is invited to attend a special screening showcasing MADD Canada’s 2025-2026 School Program in partnership with Provincial Sponsor, Prince Edward Island Liquor Control Commission (PEI Liquor). The event, which will be held at Stonepark Intermediate School in Charlottetown, will bring together students in Grades […]

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9 d. ago ZWAAGSTRA: Early student screening good first step but it’s not enough

By testing all Kindergarten-to-Grade 3 students, the province can identify which schools are seeing academic growth among students on a yearly basis and which ones are struggling. This makes it possible to target additional resources to schools that need support.

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1 week ago Rescuers ‘punched and kicked’ grizzly during attack, says Nuxalk Nation chief

Eye witnesses say teachers used their bare hands, crutches and bear spray to defend students from a grizzly bear that attacked them during a school trip. in Bella Coola, B.C.

Events

2 w. ago Villa Maria school rallies as lease standoff with Sisters of Notre Dame clouds future

Hundreds of students and parents turned out Friday to save the school and send a "really good message to the nuns."

Society

2 w. ago SFU athletes, students balk at school looking at leaving NCAA for Canadian competition

SFU groups put out open letter that states that a study the school commissioned on a move “does not capture the full picture"

Society

2 w. ago Pupils flee as grizzly attacks elementary class in B.C., injuring 11

A grizzly bear has attacked a group of elementary school students and teachers in the B.C. central coast community of Bella Coola, leaving two people critically injured and two others seriously hurt. B.C. Emergency Health Services said seven more people were treated at the scene of the attack in the community about 700 kilometres northwest […]

Events

2 w. ago Officials investigating possible grizzly bear attack in Bella Coola

The number of victims remains unclear, but RCMP confirm that students at a school in the community were hurt in the attack Thursday afternoon.

Economics

2 w. ago Pathways to Education Canada appoints Owen Charters as new President & CEO

TORONTO, Nov. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pathways to Education Canada, a national charitable organization supporting students in low-income communities to graduate from high school, is pleased to announce the appointment of Owen Charters as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective January 15th, 2026. With extensive experience in leading high-impact, youth-focused charities, Owen is uniquely […]

Culture

2 w. ago Ontario’s school boards need funding and accountability, not random Conservative schemes: CUPE Ontario

TORONTO — With Ontario’s Minister of Education doubling down on creating chaos across the province’s school boards – and undermining local democratic control in the process – CUPE Ontario is reminding the government that Ontarians blame Conservatives’ underfunding, not school board trustees, for cuts in schools and the continuing lack of services for students. Commenting […]

Society

2 w. ago Why Ontario school trustees may be doomed, and what that means for students

Queen’s Park is signaling it may eliminate the elected officials who oversee the province’s 76 school boards.

Society

2 w. ago School boards caught unprepared in mass student data breach: Watchdogs

Privacy watchdogs in Ontario and Alberta issued their findings Tuesday after investigating a mass data breach of a student information system used across Canada, concluding that school boards lacked adequate breach response plans, among other issues. Ontario’s privacy commissioner says PowerSchool, a software and storage company for school systems in the U.S. and Canada, was […]

Society

2 w. ago Alberta invokes notwithstanding clause to stop court challenges of transgender laws

The clause relates to laws that put restrictions on student pronoun changes at school, on girls' sports, and on medical therapies for young people looking to transition.

Other

2 w. ago Bill 9: Alberta invokes notwithstanding clause on its three laws impacting transgender people

The Alberta government has tabled legislation to invoke the notwithstanding clause for three controversial laws that affect transgender people. Bill 9 — the Protecting Alberta’s Children Statutes Amendment Act — proposes changes to three pieces of legislation passed last year that require parental consent for students changing their names or pronouns in schools, limit gender-affirming […]

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