School Safety

• Manitoba doubles down on school safety after St. Vital bathroom incident

  A harrowing incident at a Winnipeg school last week was the catalyst for the provincial government to increase safety measures at schools across Manitoba.

  Politics

  Dec 1, 2025
  
• Concerns over aging concrete spark inspections at some Hamilton Catholic schools

  HWCDSB chair Pat Daly says an order for inspections came from the province last November after some schools were believed to have suspect concrete panels.

  Education

  Jun 26, 2024
  
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• N.S. parents ‘terrified’ over bullying, violence in schools. One student speaks out

  Two parents in Nova Scotia say they haven't received support from school administrators after their children were allegedly physically assaulted and repeatedly bullied at school.

  Education

  May 10, 2024
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• ETFO Thames Valley says more than 950 violent school incidents reported in October

  Craig Smith, president of ETFO Thames Valley, told Global News those figures are up from 512 violent incidents reported in September.

  Canada

  Nov 21, 2023
• Montreal steps up safety in school zones as pedestrian deaths increase

  The City of Montreal has announced plans to speed up the implementation of safety measures in school zones as part of its school safety program.

  Canada

  Sep 5, 2023
• More Guelph police officers to be deployed for first week of school

  Guelph police will be taking part in a couple of safety campaigns: Safe Return to School and Project Safe Semester.

  Canada

  Sep 4, 2023
• Lethbridge school zones transition to playground zones in September

  Next month, Lethbridge residents will have to pump the breaks when cruising through school zones as the city implements a year-round playground zone. Sarah Jones reports.

  Canada

  Aug 11, 2023
• Weapons complaint at Haliburton high school remains under investigation: OPP

  Haliburton Highlands OPP say as a precaution, the high school issued a shelter-in-place order on April 4. No weapon was found at the school.

  Crime

  Apr 18, 2023
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• Mother voices concern after bus driver left children at stop unsupervised

  A Toronto-area mother is demanding changes after her two children, aged four and six, were left unattended at a school bus drop-off despite having tags requiring driver attention.

  Canada

  Mar 23, 2023
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• TDSB could see record high number of violent incidents if current trend continues

  The Toronto District School Board held meetings this week to look for ways to deal with a spike in violent incidents at its schools.

  Education

  Dec 8, 2022