Education
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Canadian respiratory therapy grads frustrated over licensing exam delay, mixed messages
By Albert Delitala Digital Journalist
Hundreds of recent respiratory therapy graduates from across the country have been left frustrated following a delay with their licensing exam and what they say are mixed messages from the company involved, according to a graduate of the program at Edmonton’s Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT). Continue reading
Okanagan College offering cannabis training courses
By Megan Turcato North Okanagan Video Journalist
“I think you see a great future in cannabis. I think there is going to be a lot of jobs that are being put forward.” Continue reading
Union tells Ontario elementary teachers they should teach modernized sex-ed curriculum
The Tories have said teachers will use a version of the curriculum developed in 1998 as the government carries out public consultations for a new document. Continue reading
Vanier College is now a smoke-free campus
By Gloria Henriquez Reporter/Weather specialist
Students, staff and visitors at Vanier college will only be able to light up in public property outside of school grounds. Continue reading
Back in the classroom for Edmonton’s year-round students
Students at Mother Teresa, St. Catherine and St. Alphonsus, returned to school on Monday as part of the Catholic School Division’s year-round program. Continue reading
Funeral for former Quebec education minister Paul Gérin-Lajoie held in Montreal
Gérin-Lajoie was the first education minister in modern Quebec history, from 1964 to 1966 under the Jean Lesage government. Continue reading
Human rights challenge being launched against Ontario’s sex-ed curriculum rollback
The lead applicant in the case is an 11-year-old transgender student due to start Grade Six in September. Continue reading
More than 100 students affected in Kingston by Saudi Arabia-Canada dispute
In an act of retaliation, the Saudi government has suspended scholarships for all its foreign students studying at Canadian institutions. Continue reading
Over 170 Sask. students forced to leave after Saudi decree
By Colton Praill Reporter
Rising tensions between Canada and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have upturned the lives of the over 170 Saudi post-secondary students studying across Saskatchewan. Continue reading
Halifax holds ceremony to mark Canada’s Hundred Days during First World War
The final push through Belgium and France that became known as Canada’s Hundred Days was commemorated Wednesday, a century to the day it began, at a monument on the Halifax waterfront. Continue reading
