Tag Archives: Education
The big meaning behind micro-relationships, and why we should talk to strangers more
VANCOUVER - Psychology Prof. Gillian Sandstrom was a lonely graduate student in Toronto when she began what she calls "a tiny, tiny micro-relationship." She and a woman who ran a hotdog stand on her w...
Sep 16, 2025
Quebec bet big on Lion electric school buses. Now critics say the plan has backfired
MONTREAL - The Quebec government's aggressive push to electrify its school bus fleet - while giving one local manufacturer a virtual monopoly - could now be turning school bus operators off electric v...
Sep 16, 2025
Quick Sketch: N.L. NDP Leader Jim Dinn hopes for more party seats in the legislature
ST. JOHN'S - A look at Jim Dinn, leader of Newfoundland and Labrador's New Democratic Party. He held the party's only seat in the provincial legislature before Liberal Leader John Hogan called a gener...
Sep 15, 2025
Union for over 7,000 engineering students at Polytechnique in Montreal to strike
MONTREAL - The union representing more than 7,000 engineering students at Polytechnique in Montreal says it will strike next week, after the university announced it would phase out grants aimed at off...
Sep 15, 2025
School bus fire: Quebec pulls all 1,200 Lion electric buses off roads for inspection
MONTREAL - Schools across Quebec have been forced to cancel bus service after the government pulled all of the roughly 1,200 Lion electric buses in the province off the roads. The provincial governmen...
Sep 12, 2025
West Park Elementary School receives upgrades to become more energy efficient
The Red Deer Public School Division celebrated the modernization of West Park Elementary School on Monday. In front of students, staff, and school board trustees, a ceremony unveiled the work that was...
Jun 23, 2025
Lacombe County and Wolf Creek celebrate 5-year SRO partnership
Lacombe County and Wolf Creek Public Schools are celebrating a five-year School Resource Officer (SRO) partnership.Throughout that time, the collaboration has proved to have a positive impact in schoo...
Nov 15, 2024
Father Henri Voisin School celebrates 10 years
A Red Deer elementary school celebrated its 10-year anniversary this week.Father Henri Voisin School of Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools marked a decade of what officials describe as engaging and in...
Nov 01, 2024
Sod turning ceremony held to mark construction of new Blackfalds school
Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools marked the beginning of construction on St. Veronica Catholic School in Blackfalds with a ceremonial sod turning last week.On Thursday, Oct. 17 they officially broke...
Oct 23, 2024
Aspiring Leaders initiative returns for a third year
Red Deer Public Schools announced on Monday that the first Aspiring Leaders session of the 2024-25 academic year took place, marking its third straight year.The first meeting brought together 45 staff...
Oct 22, 2024