78 m. ago Le «cercle vicieux» du gel d’embauches aux ressources matérielles en milieu scolaire

Les centres de services scolaires risquent de peiner encore davantage à rénover leurs écoles.

Society

3 h. ago Former West Vancouver private school teacher banned five years for suggestive online chats with Grade 7 girls

Jeffrey Forden Mooney gave up his teaching certificate in 2021 after the chats containing 'sexual references and innuendo' came to light

Society

6 h. ago Dinsmore Composite School tackles food scarcity in rural Saskatchewan

Students at Dinsmore Composite School, an hour and a half southwest of Saskatoon, have built their own hydroponic garden tower to grow produce year-round.

Society

7 h. ago Alberta school support workers to return to classrooms as massive strike winds down

Thousands of education support staff around Alberta are set to return to their posts in the coming days as a months-long strike winds down, union officials said Tuesday. The Canadian Union of Public Employees said tentative contracts with the Parkland School Division and the Calgary Board of Education were reached pending ratification from members. Over […]

Society

8 h. ago School support workers to return to classrooms as massive strike winds down

Thousands of striking education support workers in Alberta could be back on the job later this week, if they vote in favour of tentative contract settlements.

Society

8 h. ago Thousands of Alberta school support workers could soon return to classrooms: union

Thousands of striking education support workers in Alberta could be back on the job later this week, if they vote in favour of tentative contract settlements.

Society

8 h. ago PIMCO Canada Corp. Announces Special Reinvested Distribution for PIMCO Global Income Opportunities Fund for 2024 Year

Not for distribution to United States newswire services or for dissemination in the United States TORONTO, March 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PIMCO Canada Corp. (“PIMCO Canada”) announced today that a special reinvested income distribution on the Class A Units (the “Units”) of PIMCO Global Income Opportunities Fund (TSX: PGI.UN) (the “Fund”) in the amount […]

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10 h. ago Special education teacher busted after student’s mom sees tawdry texts

An Illinois high school teacher has been charged with sexually abusing a teenage student. Christina Formella, 30, of Downers Grove, Ill., was busted on Sunday, just days after a student told police he was molested by the special education teacher in a Downers Grove South High School classroom in December 2023, the Daily Herald reported. […]

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11 h. ago Gilligan: It's more complicated than just making housing affordable

People need access to a whole range of services: health, employment and education, adequate food. OCH is looking for better ways to coordinate that.

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12 h. ago Cornish Metals Announces Results of Special Meeting of Shareholders

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT FOR PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT AN OFFER OF SECURITIES FOR SALE INTO THE UNITED STATES. THE SECURITIES REFERRED TO HEREIN HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND MAY […]

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12 h. ago Movie theater trade group unveils new name, Cinema United, and renewed mission to promote moviegoing

In hindsight, NATO was an unnecessarily confusing acronym for a trade organization representing movie theater owners. For 60 years, the National Association of Theatre Owners has promoted interests of movie theaters, from the biggest chains to the one screen mom and pop shops. They’ve also regularly gotten mail and phone calls intended for the other […]

Society

12 h. ago Education support workers in Calgary and Parkland School District reach tentative contract agreements

CUPE says striking education support workers with the Parkland School Division and the Calgary Board of Education have reached tentative contract agreements.

Society

13 h. ago COSEBOC FOUNDER RON WALKER JOINS KINGMAKERS OF OAKLAND AT 2025 SPRING SYMPOSIUM AS KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Sliding Scale Fee Introduced to Increase Accessibility for Educators and Community Leaders Oakland, CA, March 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Oakland, CA – March 18, 2025 – Kingmakers of Oakland (KOO) is announces that Ron Walker, founder and director of the Coalition of Schools Educating Boys of Color (COSEBOC), will join the lineup of distinguished […]

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13 h. ago Professors, students say Nova Scotia university bill threatens academic freedoms

Speakers appearing before a Nova Scotia legislature committee say the bill is a case of overreach that could threaten academic freedoms.

Society

13 h. ago Parents of a U.S. student who vanished in the Dominican Republic ask that she be declared dead

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The parents of a U.S. college student who vanished almost two weeks ago in the resort town of Punta Cana have asked authorities to declare her legally dead. In a letter to Dominican police dated Monday, Subbarayudu and Sreedevi Konanki state that after an extensive search, local authorities believe […]

Events

14 h. ago Columbia University student and the U.S. government spar over his detention in Louisiana

NEW YORK (AP) — The federal government and a Columbia University student threatened with deportation for his role in campus protests against Israel have been sparring in court over the Trump administration’s move to ship him halfway across the country to an immigration lockup in Louisiana. The government says he could not be detained at […]

Politics

15 h. ago Byelection held Tuesday in Manitoba to fill seat of former education minister

A provincial byelection is being held to fill the seat formerly held by Nello Altomare, the Manitoba education minister who died in January.

Politics

15 h. ago Tentative deal reached between CUPE and CBE, support staff could be back in schools Friday

Union happy more school districts are following the pattern set in Fort McMurray and Edmonton

Society

16 h. ago Three takeaways from Flames' special teams letdown against Leafs

There weren’t a tonne of things that the Calgary Flames did right. Make no mistake, though, the Flames’ special teams were the biggest issue on Monday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Everything else was secondary to a brutal night on both the penalty-kill and power-play. “Special teams, it’s as easy as that,” Flames defenceman […]

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20 h. ago Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association: Global Beverage Experts Explore Japan’s Sake, Honkaku Shochu, and Awamori Culture

TOKYO — The Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association (JSS) is hosting a special tour inviting top professionals from the global wine and bar industries to explore the depth and heritage of Japan’s sake, honkaku shochu, and awamori culture. This exclusive program offers first-hand experience of Japan’s traditional brewing and distilling techniques, which were recently […]

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