21 h. ago St. Albert Public Schools suspends U.S. student trips amid border tensions as other school divisions proceed with caution

St. Albert schools suspend U.S. trips though others proceed; illness absences remain below outbreak levels

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21 h. ago St. Albert Public Schools suspends student trips to U.S. amid border tensions as other school divisions proceed with caution

St. Albert schools suspend U.S. trips though others proceed; illness absences remain below outbreak levels

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5 d. ago Canadians cancelling U.S. business trips amid tariff, border tensions

Canadians are cancelling business trips, withdrawing from conferences and avoiding future bookings to the U.S. as the backlash against Trump hits the world of corporate travel.

Economics

5 d. ago Texas dad furious after daughter suspended for standing up to alleged male bully

A Texas dad is outraged after his daughter was suspended from a high school for defending herself against a male student. Video shows a boy slapping a girl at the front of a classroom in Taylor High School in in Taylor, Texas, last month, KTRK reported. The girl points out what had just happened to […]

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7 d. ago Education minister ‘concerned’ by vaccination rates amidst Ontario measles outbreak

The province has been dealing with a measles outbreak since the end of last year, with hundreds of new cases reported weekly. Some schools have suspended students.

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1 week ago Some schools in Canada are suspending U.S. field trips to prevent ‘negative experiences at the border’

Global Affairs Canada updated its advisory last week warning Canadians that they may face 'scrutiny' from border guards

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1 week ago Some Canadian schools suspend or cancel U.S. field trips amid trade war

At least two Canadian school districts have suspended or cancelled field trips down south over political uncertainty in the United States. 

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1 week ago Some schools in Canada are putting U.S. field trips on hold amid trade war

There are disappointed students, anxious parents and cautious school officials in at least two Canadian school districts that have suspended or cancelled trips over political uncertainty in the United States. British Columbia’s largest school district in Surrey has put all its field trips down south on hold to prevent any “negative experiences at the border,” […]

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1 week ago Ontario schools start suspending students with incomplete immunization

Toronto Public Health says about 10,000 students are not-up-to-date on their vaccinations, and a first group of 173 students in Grade 11 will be suspended Tuesday.

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3 w. ago ‘TOTALITARIAN INSANITY’: Toddler kicked out of nursery school for being transphobic

A toddler was removed from a nursery in the U.K. after it says the child was being transphobic. The child was suspended from a school’s nursery for “abuse against sexual orientation and gender identity,” data from the Department for Education (DfE) shows. The so-called offences took place during the 2022-23 academic year at a state […]

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3 w. ago What you need to know if you're travelling from Canada to the U.S.

Canadians who plan to travel to the U.S. soon may be concerned about crossing the border amid heightened political tensions.While the trade war has dampened many Canucks' interest in travelling down south, there are still cases where people have to go there for work, school, or pre-booked events like weddings or a Disneyland trip.The government of Canada updated its U.S. travel advisory on March 21, stating that foreign nationals (including Canadians) staying in the U.S. for periods longer than 30 days must be registered with the American government. President Donald Trump's government announced this new rule would take effect on April 11.On top of tightening border rules, the harrowing viral story of a B.C. entrepreneur who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the U.S. may be giving some Canadians travel anxiety.We spoke with Calgary-based immigration lawyer Evelyn Ackah about what people should know bef...

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