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Two B.C. parents file legal challenge against school reopening plans

Two B.C. parents file legal challenge against school reopening plans

CHILLIWACK, B.C. — Two fathers have filed an injunction application demanding the British Columbia government implement tougher safety measures aimed at protecting students from the risks of COVID-19 before schools reopen.
SD46 unveils home-learning options

SD46 unveils home-learning options

School District No. 46 (SD46) is expanding its options for students this fall in response to parents grappling with B.C.’s provincially-mandated back-to-school plan.
What to expect at SD46 this September

What to expect at SD46 this September

Across the province school districts are expected to comply with guidelines laid out by the Ministry of Education and BC Centre for Disease Control. Coast Reporter spoke with School District No.
What’s good for the goose (students) is not good for the gander (politicians)

What’s good for the goose (students) is not good for the gander (politicians)

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COVID-19 taking financial toll on Canadians with disabilities: survey

COVID-19 taking financial toll on Canadians with disabilities: survey

More than half of Canadians with disabilities who participated in a crowdsourced survey are struggling to make ends meet because of the financial fallout of the COVID-19 crisis, a new report suggests.
COVID-19 taking financial toll on Canadians with disabilities: survey

COVID-19 taking financial toll on Canadians with disabilities: survey

More than half of Canadians with disabilities who participated in a crowdsourced survey are struggling to make ends meet because of the financial fallout of the COVID-19 crisis, a new report suggests.
COVID-19 taking financial toll on Canadians with disabilities: survey

COVID-19 taking financial toll on Canadians with disabilities: survey

More than half of Canadians with disabilities who participated in a crowdsourced survey are struggling to make ends meet because of the financial fallout of the COVID-19 crisis, a new report suggests.
8 more B.C. flights flagged for possible COVID-19 exposure

8 more B.C. flights flagged for possible COVID-19 exposure

Warnings of possible COVID-19 exposure have been issued for eight more flights. The international and domestic flights have been added to the BC Centre for Disease Control’s COVID-19 exposure warning list.
Officials try to calm nerves and reassure parents as Montreal-area kids back in school

Officials try to calm nerves and reassure parents as Montreal-area kids back in school

MONTREAL — As tens of thousands of Montreal-area children returned to class Thursday for the first time since the emergence of COVID-19, government officials spent the day trying to reassure parents and teachers following reports of a few infections
Many students in Quebec are back to school today amid COVID-19 worries

Many students in Quebec are back to school today amid COVID-19 worries

MONTREAL — There was a mixture of anxiety and regular back-to-school excitement Thursday morning as tens of thousands of Montreal-area children returned to class for the first time since the emergence of COVID-19.