As a new wave of newcomers arrives from the Ukraine, educators and settlement workers are highlighting what’s needed to support young students to continue their studies successfully in Canada.Hlib Ilin, a newcomer from Ukraine who started attending Winnipeg elementary school R.F. Morrison in mid-April, sits with two of his new Grade 4 classmates: Krystal Crampton, centre,…
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A new course partnership between Salisbury’s J.M.A. Armstrong High School and MFC Training gives students a chance to take flight – and take the controls.Students in a new aviation course at J.M.A Armstrong High School in Salisbury went up on a plane at the Moncton Flight College. (Alexandre Silberman/CBC)Pilot Tim Holt guided a group of…
Police have identified the five people killed in a crash on Highway 401 Saturday morning in Quinte West, west of Belleville, Ont.Investigators and collision reconstructionists were dispatched to the scene of this March 12, 2022 crash between a van and a tractor-trailer on Highway 401 in Quinte West near Belleville, Ont. On Sunday police identified…
Ontario’s premier says the province is ending its vaccine certificate system on March 1, when capacity limits will lift as well. Doug Ford’s announcement came as several other provinces — including Alberta and Saskatchewan — on Monday moved ahead with previously announced lifting of public health measures.Ontario lifting more COVID-19 restrictionsOntario Premier Doug Ford says the province…
Students at several schools across Manitoba walked out of their classrooms Monday morning to protest the lack of safety measures to protect them against COVID-19 as they return to in-person learning. Students Erika Lengsadach (right) and Taylor McGillis (left), followed by others, take part in walkout at Gordon Bell High School Monday morning calling for more…
Students in Alberta and British Columbia are returning to classrooms for in-person instruction on Monday after an extended holiday break.Alberta students board a school bus Monday as they return to school today for the first time since their holiday break was extended due to surging COVID-19 cases, near Cremona, Alta. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press)The latest:…
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Ontario students to get free menstrual products as part of deal with Shoppers Drug Mart
by Sue JonesThe Ontario government says it has partnered with Shoppers Drug Mart to provide free menstrual products for students across the province beginning this fall.Menstrual products at a Shoppers Drug Mart in Toronto on Friday. Inequitable access to menstrual products, sometimes called period poverty, has been a significant barrier to education and extracurricular activities for many…
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International students coming to Canada navigate numerous barriers as they look to begin fall classes
by Sue JonesStudents from out of country are facing significant challenges getting back to their studies, including visa backlogs, lack of vaccinations and fewer available flights.Many international students want to return to Canada in the fall for university courses, but are facing a variety of obstacles getting there. (Ben Nelms/CBC)A prospective student from Pakistan who will be…
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Families of students with special needs face stress, fears — but online learning not entirely negative
by Sue JonesAshley Gibson-Taylor of Sudbury was relieved when her six-year-old son Kai finally got a spot in a class for students with special needs, but was worried when in-person learning was put on hold in March due to surging COVID-19 cases. Educators responding to a CBC questionnaire react to how the pandemic has affected learning for…
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Class of 2021: 8 students share their hopes and fears as they prepare to graduate during a pandemic
by Sue Jones8 students at different stages of their education speak about their experiences with virtual learning.CBC News spoke with students from the class of 2021 on what it has meant to them to be graduating this year. Clockwise from the top left: Shelley Wiart, Raed Baker, Cindy Njoki Kamau, Kelia Chien, Elizabeth Taylor, Shivangi Patel, Justyce…