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Ontario bans drug consumption sites near schools, child-care centres

Ontario has banned supervised drug consumption sites within 200 metres of schools and child-care centres. Ten facilities across the province will…

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Canada

Some kids are back in class already. Why aren’t more schools open year-round?

July just ended, but for some, school’s already back in session.  Mohan Mathews started Monday as the new principal of Tony…

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Nova Scotia

Police charge 6th youth in relation to bomb threats at Halifax-area schools

Police have charged a male youth in relation to a bomb threat that was made at a Halifax-area school in…

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Canada

School’s out for summer, but these courses are enticing teachers to hit the books

For kids, the school year’s done. For many teachers, however, summer is a prime stretch of time to hunker down for…

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Nova Scotia

Poverty, mental health keeping secondary students out of Cape Breton-Victoria schools

Nova Scotia teachers, principals and education officials are trying a variety of ways to get kids back into class after…

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Health

Extreme heat days are overheating schools more often — and experts say it needs our attention

As summer approaches, classrooms start getting sticky and uncomfortable, according to Grade 8 students at Sts. Cosmas and Damian Catholic School in…

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Nova Scotia

Staff not equipped to deal with rising violence in N.S. schools: auditor general

The observations in the latest report by Nova Scotia’s auditor general likely won’t come as a surprise to those who…

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Nova Scotia

Cellphone policy for N.S. public schools to be released Thursday

Education Minister Becky Druhan is scheduled to release on Thursday her government’s plan for cellphone use in Nova Scotia public…

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Nova Scotia

N.S. launches campaign schools to encourage more people to run in municipal elections

Ahead of this fall’s municipal elections, Nova Scotia is launching three campaign schools to help encourage more people to run…

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Canada

As classrooms get crowded, some schools look to prefab construction as permanent solution

On a late May morning, with birdsong, boots crunching gravel and a patter of rain on umbrellas replacing the clamour…

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