Schools Reopening

• COVID-19: Kingston region’s making ‘remarkable progress,’ says medical officer of health

  Dr. Kieran Moore said the local COVID-19 vaccine plan 'could possibly have us having the highest immunization rates in the world for first and second doses combined,' by the fall.

  Canada

  May 28
• Reopening plans but no ‘hard dates’: Experts say provinces can’t rely solely on vaccines

  Experts say there is value in having a roadmap to reopening from tight COVID-19 restrictions, but Canadians need to recognize it still may change.

  Canada

  May 26
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• COVID-19: Ontario faces pushback for lack of clarity on school reopening

  Ontario's government is facing criticism from doctors and teachers alike for failing to say if and when classrooms will reopen this school year.

  Education

  May 21
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• Parents at West Vancouver school call for transparency on COVID-19 ‘exposures’

  Sherrie Robinson said when parents first received a letter telling them there'd been a COVID-19 exposure at the school, there weren't nearly enough details.

  Oct 3, 2020
• Trump ignoring coronavirus pandemic, stoking unrest in U.S., Biden says

  The Democratic presidential nominee's broadsides came a day ahead of his own trip to Kenosha, Wisconsin, where Biden said he wants to help ``heal'' a city reeling from another police shooting of a Black man

  Politics

  Sep 2, 2020
• Coronavirus: Ottawa giving provinces $2B for back-to-school safety

  Trudeau said the money is "designed to support" provinces and territories in making schools safer.

  Politics

  Aug 26, 2020
• Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board reopening schools over 2-week period

  All students will be in attendance full-time on Friday, Sept. 18, according to the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board.

  Education

  Aug 24, 2020
• No outside community user groups allowed at Regina schools this fall, divisions say

  As Regina schools are trying to limit the amount of people through their buildings when classes resume in the fall, they won't be hosting other community

  Health

  Aug 18, 2020
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• Moose Jaw schools saving $125K by cutting custodial staff’s hours during pandemic

  Six schools in Moose Jaw will start the school year during the coronavirus pandemic with less cleaning than the year prior.

  Education

  Aug 6, 2020
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• Music, gym and COVID-19: How non-core classes will operate in Ontario schools

  One education expert and former school teacher said those areas of instruction are very important to many students — and the issue presents a lot of questions.

  Health

  Jul 31, 2020