Tag Archives: Education
Alberta bans sexual images in school library books under revised order
EDMONTON - The Alberta government made good Monday on its promise to revise its school book ban, stating that from now on written descriptions of sex are OK, but images and illustrations of sex are no...
Sep 08, 2025
Alberta parents brace for potential teacher strike amid confusion over school policy
EDMONTON - Alberta parents are bracing for a potential teacher strike or lockout as shifting provincial policies on books and sports also add confusion and chaos to the school year. Last week, contrac...
Sep 06, 2025
'Make it financially sustainable:' interim VIU president navigating budgetary challenges
NANAIMO - With a clear mandate to "turn VIU around", the university's new interim president is making his first moves. Hired in June to replace Deborah Saucier, who left in early April amid calls for ...
Sep 05, 2025
Alberta government postpones release of revised school library book ban
EDMONTON - The Alberta government has postponed the release of its revised school library book ban to Monday. The government had promised the new ministerial order for Friday afternoon, with a technic...
Sep 05, 2025
School changing ‘Thunderbirds’ to ‘T-Birds’ to comply with NY ban on Native American team names
BOHEMIA, N.Y. (AP) - A school district in New York City's suburbs agreed this week to change its "Thunderbirds" nickname to simply the "T-Birds" in order to comply with the state's mandate to retire a...
Sep 04, 2025
'It makes people want to read': Stores see sales spike after Alberta book ban
EDMONTON - An Alberta government order banning some books from school libraries doesn't appear to be deterring people from reading them, say managers at several bookstores. Kelly Dyer with Audreys Boo...
Sep 04, 2025
They had to navigate the health-care system growing up. Now they're students at Canada's newest med school
TORONTO - Toronto Metropolitan University opened Canada's newest medical school this week, with 94 students who administrators believe reflect the diversity needed among this country's future doctors....
Sep 03, 2025
System failed Quebec girl whose 2019 killing led to youth protection reforms: coroner
MONTREAL - A seven-year-old girl from Granby, Que., whose death in 2019 galvanized the province into reforming the youth protection system, was failed by both individuals and institutions, a coroner s...
Sep 03, 2025
B.C. court dismisses challenge to university faculty association's Gaza resolutions
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court says the Simon Fraser University faculty association did not go beyond its "stated purposes" by passing resolutions condemning Israel's actions in Gaza and calling f...
Sep 02, 2025
Alberta rewriting order banning school library books to protect classics: Smith
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is rewriting an order directing school divisions to ban books with sexually explicit content to ensure classic books stay on library shelv...
Sep 02, 2025