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Canada

Alberta announces $8.6B plan to build new schools amid surging population growth

Premier Danielle Smith has launched an ambitious school construction plan to help relieve pressure created by a population boom by…

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Canada

Quebec premier pushes for plan to improve manners, discipline in schools

Premier François Legault says he agrees with his party’s youth wing that there needs to be more respect, discipline and better…

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Health

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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