Vancouver’s Grandview Elementary gets long-awaited new playground
By Robyn Crawford Reporter
A “natural playground” was built at the elementary school in 2011 that included features like a hill slide and climbing boulder. Continue reading
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St. James-Assiniboia School Division opens first gender-neutral washroom
Ecole Ness Middle School now has a brand-new, 15-stall gender-neutral washroom with an open area for students to wash their hands, side by side. Continue reading
Under-construction Winkler elementary school catches fire
By Diana Foxall Reporter
An under-construction school in Winkler caught on fire Wednesday. Continue reading
Parents outraged after Manitoba school vice-principal asks to see kids’ underwear waistbands
By Kevin Hirschfield Anchor/Reporter
Parents in Carman, Man., are incensed after the vice-principal of the town’s elementary school asked Grade 4 and 5 students to show their underwear waistbands. Continue reading
Fredericton breakfast program needs food donations and volunteers
The breakfast club costs over $10,000 a school year to run and they are in need of donations. Continue reading
Nearly 100 students require pediatric follow-up 2 months after Montreal school carbon monoxide leak
By Anne Leclair Reporter
Public health officials set up follow-up clinics to screen 244 students at a LaSalle school who were exposed to carbon monoxide poisoning in January and close to 100 of them were sent to see a specialist. Continue reading
Queen’s releases report detailing on-campus sexual violence
Queen’s University has released a report outlining the number of cases of sexual violence reported on campus. These numbers are the first we’ve seen since the university’s sexual violence policy was updated over two years ago. Continue reading
NBCC Saint John opens new Trades Education Centre as workforce shortage looms
By Andrew Cromwell Digital Broadcast Journalist
The $13.5 million facility has been open to students since September but the official opening was held on Monday. Continue reading
Niagara police release video and photo of ‘suspicious man’ who allegedly approached little girl
Police were called last Thursday morning to Father Hennepin Catholic School on Churchill Street, where a girl says she was approached by a man in a black car, who started a conversation with her. Continue reading
Hamilton students attempt to set new world record for checkers
Forty schools from the Hamilton area, with students from Grades 3 to 8, played checkers simultaneously on Tuesday. Continue reading