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100 UBC students accused of cheating on math midterm
The University of British Columbia has launched an investigation after more than 100 entry-level math students were accused of cheating on their midterm exam several days...
High school athletes struggle to score scholarships in COVID times
Madison Shanks dreams of getting a scholarship to play volleyball at a Canadian university. The 17-year old student’s athletic prowess helped her team...
Pandemic is making life even more perilous for the 420 million children in conflict zones
This column is an opinion by Bill Chambers, the president and CEO of Save the Children in Canada. For more information about CBC’s Opinion section, please...
‘We need a radical change’: Toronto-area students stage walkout to protest racism
York Region Catholic high school students walked out of classes on Thursday to protest what they say is persistent, often unchecked racism in their schools. The...
Canadian youth sports groups are losing millions of dollars to fraud and theft
For the Corner Brook Minor Hockey Association, it was like being on the receiving end of an open-ice body check. It was in...
The unsaid reason Megyn Kelly withdrew her children from school
On the Nov. 16, 2020, episode of her podcast, The Megyn Kelly Program, Megyn Kelly exposed that she was pulling all 3 of...
Rising COVID-19 cases spark talk of widespread school closures, extending holiday break
The possibility of COVID-19 forcing another widespread school shutdown worries Theresa Morris, as her seven-year-old returned to her Surrey, B.C., school only about a month ago....
Halifax university to cover tuition for former youth in foster care
A new program at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax aims to make it easier for people who’ve grown up in the foster care...
7 residents dead at Scarborough long-term care home battling COVID-19 outbreak
Seven residents have died at a Scarborough, Ont., long-term care home in the midst of a COVID-19 outbreak, while 136 other residents and 66...
Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world Friday
The latest: Faced with mounting COVID-19 case numbers, Quebec is considering temporarily closing schools as part of its efforts to “break” the second...
Western provinces report new highs in number of people hospitalized with COVID-19
The latest: BREAKING: Ontario reports record high of 1,426 new COVID-19 cases. Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan set new records for COVID-19 hospitalizations. Manitoba moving to red alert level,...
High schoolers, educators worry condensed schedules will bring ‘information overload’
High schoolers After landing her best-ever grade in math last year, high school senior Kamaldeep Dhillon has struggled with the subject this year...
How businesses and schools are dealing with airborne COVID-19 and preparing for a winter indoors
On a sunny Friday in October, the 9Round fitness club in midtown Toronto was as busy as it could be, according to local...
Opposing views of Ginsburg, Barrett reveal deep divisions over perceived role of Supreme Court judges
This column is an opinion by Brian Bird, an assistant professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia. For...
RCMP say fighting violence against children is part of daily policing in Nunavut
This is part two of a three-part CBC North series, The Small Abused. The series looks into reporting, prevention and support services available to children...
Canada’s largest school board to spend $2M in bonuses for principals, vice-principals this school year
Canada’s largest school board has announced that it will spend more than $2 million in extra compensation for its top managerial staff, citing what it...
