Tag Archives: Education
Retired Alberta teacher, 87, challenging extradition to U.K. to face abuse charges
EDMONTON - The lawyer for an 87-year-old retired teacher from central Alberta is set to make a pitch this week to stop him from being extradited to Scotland on decades-old abuse charges involving 17 c...
Mar 17, 2026
Researchers call for supports, coping strategies as youth self-harm rises
TORONTO - A new Canadian study showing a steady increase in youth self-harm highlights the need for more mental health support and proactive teaching of coping strategies to deal with emotional anguis...
Mar 17, 2026
'Lives have been divided': Teen who set girl on fire at Saskatoon school gets 3 years
SASKATOON - Two teen girls who were once friends came to court Monday for a final chapter after one set the other's scalp on fire in a school hallway - but they never locked eyes. The victim, now 16, ...
Mar 16, 2026
Justice Department charges man accused of selling gun to Old Dominion University shooter
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - A man was charged Friday with selling a stolen gun to Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a former member of the Army National Guard who used it to kill one person and wound two others at Old D...
Mar 13, 2026
Old Dominion shooter was released from prison early after completing drug program
NEW YORK (AP) - The man who opened fire in a classroom at Virginia's Old Dominion University completed a drug treatment program that allowed him early release from federal prison, even though he was c...
Mar 13, 2026
Ottawa earmarks half a billion dollars for labs and research equipment
OTTAWA - Ottawa committed to $552 million in science funding on Friday for equipment, tools and labs needed for academic research projects across the country. The federal government released a list of...
Mar 13, 2026
ROTC students at Old Dominion University subdued and killed shooter who left 1 dead, 2 hurt
A former Army National Guard member who had spent eight years in prison for attempting to aid the Islamic State opened fire on a classroom at Virginia's Old Dominion University on Thursday before ROTC...
Mar 12, 2026
Ohio State names provost as new president after predecessor's abrupt resignation
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio State acted swiftly on Thursday to move past the abrupt resignation of the university's president over the weekend, elevating its chief academic officer into the role. Trust...
Mar 12, 2026
U.S. museum returns remains of 12 Canadian soldiers from the First World War
OTTAWA - After more than 100 years, an American medical museum has returned the partial human remains of 12 Canadian soldiers from the First World War. The Department of National Defence would not say...
Mar 10, 2026
Montreal teacher challenges policy for trans students to hide identity from parents
MONTREAL - Quebec's Superior Court heard arguments Friday in a case about a high school teacher who alleges her Charter rights were violated when she was ordered to hide a student's gender identity fr...
Mar 06, 2026
