Tag Archives: Education
Danielle Smith becomes first Alberta premier in 90 years to face citizen recall
EDMONTON - Danielle Smith has become the second Alberta premier - and the first in almost 90 years - to face a citizen-led petition drive to get her removed from her seat in the legislature. Smith and...
Dec 10, 2025
Academics call on immigration minister to get Palestinian students out of Gaza
OTTAWA - A group of academics and activists wants the federal government to help Palestinians accepted for postgraduate studies in Canada get out of Gaza - but the immigration minister says she can't ...
Dec 09, 2025
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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, ...
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...
Nov 24, 2025
