Tag Archives: Education

Eager students plus gruelling six-hour math exam equals 'fun' at Putnam competition
ST. JOHN'S - Undergraduate students across North America sat down on Saturday to write a gruelling six-hour math exam, many of them unlikely to solve a single problem. The notoriously brutal William L...
The Canadian Press Dec 07, 2025

QuickFacts on the Alberta politicians facing citizen recall petitions
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA - Seventeen Alberta legislature members with Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative Party caucus are officially facing recall petitions from constituents. A recall camp...
The Canadian Press Dec 05, 2025

SD73, CUPE 3500 to pilot new in-house certification program for CEAs in 2026
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson School District (SD73) and CUPE Local 3500 are partnering together on a new pilot program to train Certified Education Assistants (CEAs). The seven-month long, part-ti...
Victor Kaisar Nov 29, 2025

Muslim students concerned as Quebec government tables sweeping new secularism rules
MONTREAL - As the Quebec government tables broad new restrictions on religious practices, Muslim students say they feel unfairly singled out by measures that would forbid them from praying anywhere on...
The Canadian Press Nov 27, 2025

Repair work continuing at Westmount one month after suspicious roof fire; no firm date for student return
KAMLOOPS - After a suspicious fire was set on the roof at Westmount Elementary last month, the school still hasn't been able to re-open. The Kamloops-Thompson School District shared two weeks ago that...
Dylana Kneeshaw Nov 25, 2025

Explainer on Alberta UCP legislature members facing recall petitions
EDMONTON - Fourteen Alberta legislature members with Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative Party caucus are facing recall petitions from constituents. It's the first time the province's Recall ...
The Canadian Press Nov 25, 2025

B.C. launching review of post-secondary education in wake of declining stability
VICTORIA - British Columbia's public post-secondary institutions have seen a 70 per cent decline in international students, requiring the province to launch a review in a bid to stabilize the sector, ...
The Canadian Press Nov 25, 2025

SD73 appoints Ontario educator Mike St. John as new superintendent of schools
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson School District (SD73) has announced the appointment of longtime Ontario educator Mike St. John as its new Superintendent of Schools. St. John is set to begin in his n...
Victor Kaisar Nov 24, 2025

Explainer on Alberta UCP legislature members facing recall petitions
EDMONTON - Nine Alberta legislature members with Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative Party caucus are facing recall petitions from constituents. It's the first time the province's Recall Act ...
The Canadian Press Nov 24, 2025

'Life and death': Chief tells of trauma and bravery in grizzly attack on B.C. pupils
What was to be a short afternoon field trip for about 20 students and staff of a school in Bella Coola, B.C., became a scene of trauma and heroism when a grizzly bear attack badly injured four people,...
The Canadian Press Nov 21, 2025

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