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Teachers say return to school this fall has left them with overwhelming stress and a never-ending workload

Teachers Under Strain: CBC News journalists in Atlantic Canada and eastern Ontario teamed up to send out questionnaires to thousands of teachers to...

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Is more testing behind the record numbers of COVID-19 cases in Canada? Your testing questions answered

We’re answering your questions about the pandemic. Send yours to COVID@cbc.ca, and we’ll answer as many as we can. We publish a selection...

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Post-secondary students decry cyber exam monitoring tools, urge changes to how they’re assessed

Canadian colleges and universities are in the midst of midterm exam season. But with many students forced to trade in-person lectures and labs...

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Justin Trudeau asked to help with Jordan Naterer search during Memorial University town hall

Fresh off surviving a confidence vote on a Conservative motion to look into the government’s ethics and pandemic spending, a relaxed-looking Justin Trudeau held...

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Quebec premier warns of ‘censorship police’ after Ottawa professor suspended for saying N-word

The Quebec government has accused the University of Ottawa of violating a professor’s freedom of expression when it suspended her for using the N-word...

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Give young people alternatives, not lectures, to manage COVID-19 spread, say experts

Young people are among the most prolific spreaders of COVID-19, and while health authorities and schools continue to issue heavy-handed warnings, some experts...

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After 37 years, convicted B.C. child killer to argue wrongful conviction

On an October day in 1983 in the coastal B.C. town of Prince Rupert, a first-degree murder trial began for a 17-year-old named...

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Mars will shine the brightest it has for the next 10 days, first time since 2003

There will be a special appearance in the sky Saturday night.  Mars will be shining the brightest that it has in well over...

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Frustrated families still fighting for school-trip refunds months into pandemic

Ben Wickens had dreamed of visiting Rome so when the opportunity came up as part of his high school graduation trip, he worked hard for more than a...

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Schools scramble to make up for learning losses that have already occurred in the pandemic

You’ve likely heard of the summer slide: where students might start the school year having lost some numeracy and literacy skills after a...

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1st elementary school in Ontario closes after students, staff test positive for COVID-19

An Ottawa elementary school has become the first in Ontario to close due to COVID-19 concerns after two staff members and two students tested positive....

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Virtual schools face rocky start — with delays, confusion and technical problems

Some Canadian parents might have looked longingly at neighbouring provinces getting the option of distance learning this school year, but getting virtual schools...

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Paying volunteer students less than minimum wage was federal government’s idea, says WE Charity

As the Commons finance committee prepares for more testimony on the controversial Canada Student Service Grant, WE Charity says one of the more...

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WE Charity contract could have been worth up to $43.53 million, says Chagger

WE Charity could have received as much as $43 million for meeting the commitments it agreed to when it took on the administration...

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Opposition calls for receipts from Trudeau family WE speeches as ethics committee meets

The House of Commons ethics committee is meeting in Ottawa to decide if it should launch its own probe of the WE Charity...

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Canada’s largest school board considers eliminating French as it plans for safe return in fall

The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) says it is preparing for new possibilities when school returns in September that may include no French classes...