One Edmonton school is in a three-way tie for the top Alberta elementary school, according to the Fraser Institute’s annual rankings. Story continues below For the 2017-18 year, Windsor Park public elementary school was given a score of 10 out…
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Fredericton video games startup aims to become the Netflix for gaming
Turbo Play is a video games market place that has its sights set on becoming the Netflix for gaming while making Fredericton the Silicon Valley of Canada’s east coast. Their platform includes video games with over 400,000 active players. “You…
This week on ‘Focus Montreal’: June 15, 2019
Focus Montreal introduces Montrealers to the people who are shaping our community by bringing their stories into focus. The program airs on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. as well as Sunday at 7:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and midnight. Take a look…
École Polytechnique hands out its 50,000th degree
Montreal’s École Polytechnique achieved a significant milestone today: It handed out its 50,000th degree. The award was presented during a graduation ceremony at Palais des congrès. The recipient, Eva Terriault, just completed her undergraduate degree in computer engineering. She follows…
‘We have nowhere left to go’: Sask. school divisions feeling fiscal pressure
As another school year draws to a close, school divisions across Saskatchewan are in the midst of finalizing their budgets for the 2019-20 school year. While a majority of the province’s school divisions saw their provincial funding increase, the Saskatchewan…
Montreal’s Ecole Polytechnique hits graduation milestone
June 14 2019 6:12pm Ecole Polytechnique celebrated a milestone on Friday. The school awarded it’s 50, 000th diploma to an engineering student. As Global’s Phil Carpenter explains, the award is particularly significant for the recipient. ‘ }); } else {…
Daycare owner in Moncton says needles have been found in front of her property
June 14 2019 5:10pm A Moncton daycare owner says needles have been found in front of her property. She says other disturbances, that shouldn’t be happening near kids, are also taking place. Callum Smith reports. ‘ }); } else {…
2 Lethbridge teachers honoured with Blackfoot names
It was a total surprise for Tammie Kendall and Delores Dante, a pair of teachers at St. Paul Elementary School, to learn they were honoured by the Blackfoot community for their dedication to education. “This was like a dream come…
Acadia University students, staff on high alert for aggressive crows
June 13 2019 4:41pm A group of crows have been swooping down and attacking pedestrians at Acadia University, forcing the school to send out a campus-wide warning. Alexa MacLean reports. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if(…
English Montreal School Board mulls next steps amid forced school transfers
The English Montreal School Board (EMSB) is in the midst of figuring out what to do next as the province begins the contentious transfer of three of its schools to an overcrowded French-language board. Concerned parents and staff showed up…