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Teens sent home from school in bra-strap furor are ‘scapegoats,’ prof says
A professor at Memorial University in St. John’s says the teenage girls who were sent home from school for wearing clothing considered contrary to the dress code are scapegoats, and that the male...
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NDP promises $15M for school nutrition
Andrea Horwath says a New Democratic government would give children from low-income families a healthy start in life — and in their school day. TORONTO STAR | NEWS | QUEENSPARK
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School sends girl home for ‘too-short’ shorts in Quebec
Lindsey Stocker defied Beaconsfield High School dress code rules by wearing shorts deemed by administrators to be too short. The Quebec teen is just one of several Canadian girls to be sent home this...
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Toronto school board cancels field trip over archery, swimming concerns
A Toronto teacher says his Grade 8 students are unhappy that a three-day graduation trip to a nature camp in Bancroft, Ont., was cancelled due to the school board’s safety concerns over activities...
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London, Ont., boy rescued from ‘squalid’ house wants to go to school
Police say a 10-year old boy they rescued from horrific living conditions in London, Ontario, told them there were two things he really wanted — some regular food, and to go school. CBC | Canada News
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Could Greens save $1 billion merging school boards?
Ontario’s Green Party is pledging to merge the public and separate school boards in Ontario to save up to $ 1.6 billion. We test the claim. TORONTO STAR | NEWS | CANADA
View ArticleMetis group hired sex offender to work with residential school survivors
OTTAWA – The Metis National Council enlisted a convicted sex offender in 2011 to work with survivors of residential schools, the church-run institutions where children endured physical, emotional and...
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Iqaluit ‘dumpcano’ prompts school closures, health warnings
For weeks, a fire has been raging — it may be the size of a football field and up to four storeys deep — within the Nunavut capital’s garbage dump. TORONTO STAR | NEWS | CANADA
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Deported Nigerian students to return to school in Regina
Two Nigerian students who were deported for working at a Wal-Mart while on a student visa have returned to Canada for studies. CBC | Canada News
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Indian residential school claimants stalled by document search
Thousands of former Indian residential school students have been unable to proceed with compensation applications because of difficulty obtaining mandatory documents, including medical records, needed...
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