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Home for the holidays: Post-secondary students navigate vague guidelines, self-isolation

Whether donning a mask to venture out to meet her lone study buddy or rushing to grab food on a 15-minute break between...

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Holiday charity work in Canada a challenge for fundraisers and donors during pandemic

When Victoria’s Santa Claus parade had to be cancelled due to COVID-19, the Greater Victoria Festival Society came up with a Plan B...

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Pandemic leaves students with disabilities disconnected from peers and short on support

Navigating school this fall has meant a host of new challenges for learners with disabilities, with both students and families often having to advocate...

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Halifax boy meets his hero as Nova Scotia’s top doctor pays a visit

A Halifax boy got to meet his hero on Wednesday when the province’s top doctor stopped by for a special visit. Seven-year-old Hughie Dauphinee was...

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Her classroom is a school change room. Here’s how she’s making online teaching work

There are no windows in Robyn O’Drowsky’s classroom. Her walls would usually be plastered with posters and kids’ art. Instead, she’s staring at drab...

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Students burnt out by pandemic learning push more universities toward longer winter breaks

When McMaster University student Elisa Do learned last week that her school would be delaying the start of classes in January following the...

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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...

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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...

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‘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...

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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...

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Package didn’t arrive? Don’t get caught between retailers and shipping companies

A Calgary online shopper is told his almost $2,000 drum set was lost in shipping and he’ll have to eat the cost. A Vancouver...

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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...

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Sask. making masks mandatory in Regina, Saskatoon, P.A., reducing gathering sizes provincewide

Saskatchewan will be making masks mandatory in indoor public spaces in Saskatoon, Regina and Prince Albert, and reducing the allowed size of gatherings provincewide. The decision...

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3 dead, 1 injured after shooting in rural Vancouver Island community

Police are investigating after the discovery Sunday of three bodies and another person who was injured in a popular off-roading area near a rural Vancouver Island...

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Historic case in the making as Quebec’s religious symbols ban heads to court

Around 9:30 on Monday morning, on the 17th floor of a drab, black and grey building in Montreal, some of the most basic...

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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...