Schools Covid-19

• N.S. to close Halifax-area school over growing COVID-19 case count

  At-home learning will begin on Tuesday and a negative COVID-19 test will be required for students to return on Oct. 18.

  Education

  Oct 8, 2021
  
• COVID-19 case confirmed at fifth Halifax-area school this week

  According to the province, the school will remain closed to students until Monday, April 26, while a deep cleaning and contact tracing take place.

  Health

  Apr 21, 2021
  
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• Nova Scotia reports 2 elementary school-related cases of COVID-19 in Halifax region

  The province says these schools will remain closed to students until Thursday while a deep cleaning and contact tracing takes place. 

  Health

  Apr 19, 2021
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• Renewed calls for greater data transparency as COVID-19 school exposures soar in Kelowna, B.C.

  Health officials have been hesitant to release specific school data due to privacy concerns.

  Education

  Apr 12, 2021
• Nova Scotia reports 2 new COVID-19 cases, 1 school-related

  One case is related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada, and the other is related to École Acadienne de Truro, a pre-primary to Grade 12 school.

  Health

  Jan 21, 2021
• New Brunswick reports 21 new COVID-19 cases, outbreak at Edmundston care home

  Zone 4, the Edmundston region, now has 103 active cases, nearly a third of the provincial total. That zone and three others remain under the red level of COVID-19 recovery. 

  Canada

  Jan 20, 2021
• Coronavirus: Four New Brunswick regions now under red level, 31 new cases reported

  On Sunday, chief medical officer of health Dr. Jennifer Russell announced the Edmundston health zone, known as Zone 4, would transition to red phase after a spike in cases there.

  Canada

  Jan 19, 2021
• Coronavirus: Quebec to allow interscholastic sports to resume with restrictions next week

  Roberge asserted that the coronavirus pandemic is generally 'under control' in the province two weeks after most students in the province returned to class.

  Education

  Sep 11, 2020
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• Kingston-area Catholic school board sets out back to school plans

  The Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic District School Board says it may use staggered entry for both elementary and secondary students as COVID-19 safety measures.

  Aug 13, 2020
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• Canadian parents split on whether to send kids back to school amid coronavirus: poll

  As the clock ticks down to September, a new poll suggests many Canadian parents are on the fence about whether to send their kids to school if and when classrooms are reopened.

  Canada

  Jul 28, 2020