Tag Archives: Education
Alberta introduces bill to reduce child access to sex images in public libraries
EDMONTON - The Alberta government introduced legislation Thursday to ensure children won't be able to access sexually graphic images in books at public libraries. Municipal Affairs Minister Dan Willia...
Apr 02, 2026
Judge says Penn must turn over information about Jewish employees in US discrimination probe
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the University of Pennsylvania to hand over records about Jewish employees on campus to a federal agency as part of an investigation into anti...
Mar 31, 2026
2 students dead and at least 7 others injured in Tennessee school bus crash
HUNTINGDON, Tenn. (AP) - A school bus crash in west Tennessee on Friday killed two students and injured at least seven other people, officials said. The crash involving a Tennessee Department of Trans...
Mar 27, 2026
Yukon non-profit sues feds after defunding of meal program for First Nations kids
A Yukon non-profit says the federal government is wrongfully dragging its feet on reconsidering a decision to cut funding for a program that delivered nutritious meals to hundreds of First Nations chi...
Mar 24, 2026
Immigration department not keeping up with demand for student visa probes: auditor
OTTAWA - Auditor General Karen Hogan says the immigration department did not investigate or follow up on a large number of "high-risk cases" that weaken the integrity of the international student prog...
Mar 23, 2026
Lawyers tell Supreme Court Quebec's Bill 21 goes beyond legal scope
OTTAWA - Lawyers challenging Quebec's secularism law Bill 21 went before the Supreme Court of Canada on Monday arguing the legislation goes too far and is unconstitutional. The lawyers also argued the...
Mar 23, 2026
Trump administration sues Harvard, saying it violated civil rights law and seeking to recover funds
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department filed a new lawsuit Friday against Harvard University, saying its leadership failed to address antisemitism on campus, creating grounds for the government to f...
Mar 20, 2026
Treasury Department begins taking over student loans as the Education Department gets dismantled
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Education Department is handing off a portion of its student loan portfolio to the Treasury Department, a first step toward shedding management of all student loans as Trump...
Mar 19, 2026
Manitoba, Nova Scotia teens accused of planning simultaneous school attacks
A Manitoba boy and a girl in Nova Scotia are facing charges after they allegedly plotted together online to commit simultaneous attacks at their rural schools, police said Wednesday. Officers received...
Mar 18, 2026
Retired Alberta teacher, 87, challenging extradition to U.K. to face abuse charges
EDMONTON - The lawyer for an 87-year-old retired teacher from central Alberta is set to make a pitch this week to stop him from being extradited to Scotland on decades-old abuse charges involving 17 c...
Mar 17, 2026
