Tag Archives: Education
Trial set for Quebec man charged with dangerous driving of a plane
A Quebec student pilot will head to court this month after his plane crashed during a "solo flight" with a friend as a passenger. Jean-Frdric Pinard-Decelles, who was 30 years old at the time, was cha...
Mar 04, 2026
Canada aiming to sign India trade deal this year, Carney says in Mumbai
MUMBAI - Canada is aiming to sign a comprehensive trade deal with India this year, Prime Minister Mark Carney told a business audience in Mumbai Saturday. "We are now negotiating a comprehensive econo...
Feb 28, 2026
McGill, Concordia drop legal battle with Quebec government over tuition hikes
MONTREAL - Concordia and McGill universities say they are abandoning their legal challenge against the Quebec government's decision to maintain a 33 per cent tuition hike for out-of-province students....
Feb 27, 2026
Stéphane Dion named first 'diplomat in residence' at Université de Montréal
MONTRAL - Stphane Dion, the former leader of the federal Liberals and most recently Canada's ambassador to France, has been named the first "diplomat in residence" at Universit de Montral, where he ta...
Feb 27, 2026
Big spending, big deficit and fee hikes: Highlights from the Alberta budget
EDMONTON - Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner tabled the province's latest budget on Thursday. Here are some of the highlights: - The government expects to take in $74.6 billion while spending $83.9...
Feb 26, 2026
Alberta budget comes with spending hikes, $9.4B deficit and no balance on the horizon
EDMONTON - Alberta's new budget will carry an eye-popping $9.4-billion deficit as the province, after decades of trying to get off a roller-coaster of oil revenues, seeks to manage the ride and weathe...
Feb 26, 2026
Students in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., begin returning to class following mass shooting
TUMBLER RIDGE - Some students headed back to classes in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., on Thursday, just over two weeks after an 18-year-old shooter killed eight people, including six at the local secondary sch...
Feb 26, 2026
'More afraid': Girl set on fire at Saskatoon school tells court how life has changed
SASKATOON - A teen who was set on fire by another student at a Saskatoon high school says she's recovering but no longer wants to talk to people. "I'm alive. I'm left-handed now," the 16-year-old wrot...
Feb 26, 2026
Eby honours heroism of Tumbler Ridge kids while marking Pink Shirt Day
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby has paid tribute to the heroism of children caught up in the Tumbler Ridge shootings, at an event for anti-bullying Pink Shirt Day. He says the children e...
Feb 25, 2026
Larry Summers will resign from teaching at Harvard during review of Epstein ties, university says
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers will resign from teaching at Harvard University as the campus reviews his ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the university announced...
Feb 25, 2026