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The English Montreal School Board has done something out of the ordinary. On Tuesday, Quebec’s largest English public school board held a news conference entirely in French. The board says it wants to encourage parents to enroll their kids at their schools. EMSB chair Joe Ortona discusses the decision and the upcoming kindergarten registration period...

The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation is calling on the Sask. Party government to take its funding promise and embed it into a new collective agreement.

The EMSB Career Fair at St. Pius X Career Centre gives students the chance to learn more about jobs that may be of interest to them. Global’s Brayden Jagger Haines meets up with academic counsellor Paolo Della Rocca to hear about the various training programs offered by the EMSB.

Grade 11 students got a glimpse of their potential future at the English Montreal School Board’s 23rd annual career fair. From brick laying to mechanical engineering, hundreds of students got their hands dirty at the event. Interacting with dozens of experts in their respective fields, students discussed post-secondary education and different career possibilities. Global’s own...

Parents of students at the English Montreal School Board are outraged over a social media post that was published in support of Israel following Hamas’ attack. The EMSB has since issued another statement addressing victims on both sides of the conflict but some parents insist that’s not enough. Global’s Phil Carpenter reports.

It’s back-to-school week in Quebec and on Wednesday, thousands of students from the English Montreal School Board were back in class. Students, parents and staff were excited to kick off another school year. And despite a lack of staff in some school boards, the EMSB insists it has all needed hands on deck. Global Felicia...

EMSB chairman Joe Ortona joins Global’s Laura Casella to talk about what’s new with back-to-school, including an update on challenges to bill 40, which replaces school boards with service centres.

The English Montreal School Board held a special meeting Wednesday night. On the agenda: tweets made recently by commissioner Sophie De Vito. Some members of the community had been calling for her resignation after she blamed the French-speaking community for problems with Montreal’s newly launched light rail system (REM). Global’s Gloria Henriquez reports.

The implementation of Bill 96, Quebec’s reform of its French language law, has been a thorn on the side of the English-speaking community. One area highly affected is education. That’s why the English Montreal School Board organized an evening of talks, where different community members discussed the legislation’s impact. Global’s Gloria Henriquez has more.

After a two-year hiatus, the English Montreal School Board’s Volunteer Appreciation Gala returned this week. Guests enjoyed a meal prepared by students at St. Pius Career Centre. Honoured volunteers of 2023 included fashion designer Simon Chang. Global’s Tim Sargeant was the MC.

Family members of a Calgary police officer killed in the line of duty speak about their grief during the sentencing hearing for a teen convicted in his death. Alberta says the pilot project to embed sheriffs into the Calgary Police Service appears to be working. And the City of Calgary is introducing new rules restricting...

The English Montreal School Board is launching a public awareness campaign aimed at bolstering enrolment in its east-end schools which have been struggling to fill classes. Global’s Phil Carpenter reports

Alternative United, a basketball team made up of students from the EMSB’s Alternative Outreach high schools, is organizing a fundraiser for their trip to watch the Toronto Raptors in February 2023. Colin Throness, a project development officer for the English Montreal School Board joins Global’s Laura Casella with details on how to help.

Leading up to kindergarten registration for the 2023-24 school year, the EMSB has named January “Le mois du français”. Chair of the English Montreal School Board Joe Ortona joins Global’s Laura to share more on the registration process and the EMSB’s French immersion programs.

Students at the English Montreal School Board wore orange shirts to class to commemorate the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. But the observance didn’t stop there.Teachers taught students, using age-appropriate activities, that the day is about much more than wearing an orange shirt. Global’s Olivia O’Malley reports.

The English Montreal School Board (EMSB) may withdraw from Bill 96 — a legislature aimed at protecting the French language in Quebec. Global’s Elizabeth Zogalis speaks with the EMSB’s Joe Ortona.

The Quebec Human Rights Commission has ruled in favour of a complaint made by a student with learning disabilities and her family against the EMSB for discriminating against her. Olivia O’Malley reports.

In a one-on-one interview, Global News senior anchor Jamie Orchard and English Montreal School Board trustee Marlene Jennings discuss the challenges that lie ahead for Quebec’s largest English-language school board. On Monday, the Quebec government renewed the EMSB’s partial trusteeship through to November 2020.

Sat, Jan 16: The English Montreal School Board applauded a decision Friday, that will allow the board to present a brief at the upcoming hearings on Bill 86.

Edmonton Catholic School Board’s chair is apologizing to anyone offended by an email sent to parents in the latest incident surrounding the controversial gender identity policy. Fletcher Kent reports.