Tag Archives: Education
B.C. Residential school survivor says he heals from sharing his stories
VANCOUVER - Squamish Nation elder Sam George says he gets his healing from the violence and abuse he suffered during nine years of residential school by sharing his stories. The crowd dressed in orang...
Sep 30, 2025
About one in three Canadians say country belongs to Indigenous people: poll
OTTAWA - As people across the country gather for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a new poll suggests Canadians are divided about whether the country belongs primarily to Indigenous Peop...
Sep 30, 2025
CUPE to meet on layoffs, bumping rights in response to TRU job cuts
KAMLOOPS - International student enrolment rates have taken a dive at Thompson Rivers University, which has subsequently taken a significant chunk out of the university's expected revenue from tuition...
Sep 26, 2025
Concordia University celebrates 'landmark' fundraising year amid financial challenges
MONTREAL - The president of Montreal's Concordia University says the success of the school's most ambitious funding campaign ever is a heartening "statement of faith" that comes at a difficult time fo...
Sep 26, 2025
TRU budget cuts could put 40 CUPE positions on the chopping block
KAMLOOPS - Federal immigration policies have caused a drop in international student enrolment at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) and without that expected revenue coming in, the university says dozen...
Sep 25, 2025
Offer for Alberta teachers includes same pay with COVID shots, voting starts Saturday
EDMONTON - The Alberta government announced Wednesday it had struck a tentative deal with the union representing 51,000 teachers provincewide, though the proposal is largely the same as the province's...
Sep 24, 2025
Kamloops-Thompson student literacy and numeracy rates examined at latest board meeting
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson Board of Education held its regular meeting Monday night (Sept. 22) and was given an update on how students are progressing. While the report showed strong graduation ...
Sep 23, 2025
YMCA-operated child care facility opens at Parkcrest elementary
KAMLOOPS - The newest child care centre in the city had its grand opening Monday (Sept. 22), operating out of re-built Parkcrest elementary. Including the latest centre at Parkcrest, about half of the...
Sep 22, 2025
Navy still struggling to fill recruitment gaps throughout the service: vice-admiral
OTTAWA - Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee says the Royal Canadian Navy is "not out of the woods" yet on its recruitment crisis and the next four to five years are going to be "really hard." It's been two ye...
Sep 21, 2025
Former Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel, a political rookie, decides not to run for governor
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Former Ohio State football coach and current Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel said Friday he won't run for Ohio governor in 2026, easing the path toward a Republican nomination for biotech e...
Sep 19, 2025
