Western University is launching scholarships in honour of Madiha Salman and Salman Afzaal, two of the victims of the June 6 London, Ont., vehicle attack, which also killed their 15-year-old daughter and Salman’s mother and severely injured their nine-year-old son. A 20-year-old is facing terrorism charges in the case. Read more: Removal of makeshift […]

Both the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University are offering staff and students the opportunity to get vaccinated against COVID-19 on campus. A vaccination clinic opened at the University of Waterloo on Monday, offering the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Read more: University of Waterloo planning for on-campus learning in the fall “This is a […]

School’s wrapping up on campus at the University of Saskatchewan, but what’s the plan for this fall? USask President Peter Stoicheff joins Global News Morning with the latest.

Students from South Shore Elementary School in Regina Beach have launched a one-kilometre walk around their school to raise money for local refugees. The students are in grades 7 and 8 and came up with six different posters along the walking route to illustrate what it is like to be a refugee. Read more: […]

Free menstrual products will be available in female and all-gender washrooms in all schools within the Thames Valley District School Board starting in September 2021. “Thames Valley is expanding its menstrual equity initiative to provide free period products in all elementary schools beginning next fall,” said student trustee Tasnia Rahman in a YouTube video […]

Trent University in Peterborough says it is the first university in Canada to offer English as a Second Language courses for credit toward any undergraduate degree. The university says its English as a Second Language (ESL) programming will mean international students can now fast-track their English language studies and degree studies and still graduate […]

Reem Ali will begin her role as the City of Peterborough’s first Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer in July. The city made the announcement on Monday morning, noting the focus of the position is to help the city address racism, discrimination, and prevent, identify, and remove barriers to access in opportunity. Read more: Workers […]

The New Brunswick Progressive Conservatives used its majority power to push forward a controversial education bill that the opposition parties are calling “dangerous.” Bill 35, or An Act Respecting Empowering the School System, proposes several changes to the Education Act that would lead to greater transparency around teacher discipline and require public schools to teach Indigenous languages alongside […]

May 30 to June 5 marks National AccessAbility Week, which acknowledges and celebrates contributions made by Canadians with disabilities, the removal of barriers to accessibly and inclusion, and the work to oppose discrimination against those with a disability. Diane Kotkas, director of DaCapo Disability Services with Lethbridge Family Services, said it’s important to see […]

Quebec is officially opening appointments to children aged 12 to 17 as the province’s COVID-19 immunization rollout ramps up. Health Minister Christian Dubé outlined during a news conference Thursday how and when shots will be administered, calling the initiative “good news” in the fight against the pandemic. Children can start getting vaccinated as early […]