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Why housing is one of the biggest obstacles to education in N. S.
2+ hour, 49+ min ago (978+ words) 48 per cent'of Nova Scotia participants in a new study identified'housing instability as the biggest barrier to good grades It started as survival; it ended, like for too many students, in homelessness.' Adithyan Babu, a music'production'and engineering student at the Nova…...
Meningitis B vaccination for new university students still getting good uptake, public health says
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (553+ words) Grade 12 students in Nova Scotia'are still stepping up to get vaccinated against'meningitis'B'before heading off to post-secondary institutions and dorms, the province's Public Health'agency says.' On Prince Edward Island, nurses have been'going into high schools to provide vaccination'to'all'Grade 12 students for the…...
MUN student earns national recognition for academics, athletics and community service
1+ week, 2+ day ago (865+ words) For Norman Burry, the U SPORTS Ken Shields Award comes after years of balancing basketball, postgraduate research and community work across two provinces Norman Burry is used to juggling competing demands. Between graduate research in medicine, competitive basketball and a…...
Spring skating with friends at Cape Breton rink
2+ week, 19+ hour ago (147+ words) What better way to spend a late May morning than skating with friends? As Fr. Albert Maroun prepares to celebrate his 65th year of ordination as a priest with a special service in Big Bras d'Or this week, he takes a…...
Summit Academy students show compassion by making beds for rescue dogs
2+ week, 4+ day ago (443+ words) A sense of accomplishment came over Bailey Nash and her classmates when they completed making beds for rescue dogs. "It was so nice," Nash recalled. "Everyone was just really enthusiastic about what we were able to accomplish." Nash, 15, and a…...
P. E. I. mother says daughter has been out of school for months because of bullying
2+ week, 6+ day ago (874+ words) A P. E. I. mother says her daughter has been out of school for more than two months because of bullying. Despite a promise from the province's education minister to help, the teen is still waiting to safely return to class. Jen Johnston…...
LETTER: P. E. I. government did not consult with early learning sector before childcare cuts
3+ week, 6+ day ago (360+ words) The purpose of this letter is to express our disappointment with the Government of Prince Edward Island's decision to reduce pedagogical support staff positions at early learning centres across the province. This is unacceptable and disrespectful to operators who expanded…...
'The day went amazing': Youth summit pulled together 120 students and ideas in southwestern N. S.
3+ week, 6+ day ago (858+ words) Those who organized a recent youth summit that brought together 120 students in southwestern Nova Scotia were impressed with the ideas for their schools and communities that the youth brought to the discussions. But just as significant as what was talked…...
PAUL MACDOUGALL: Olympian Michael Forgeron grew up rowing dories in Main-a-Dieu
6+ mon, 5+ day ago (718+ words) In 1992, Michael Forgeron became the first person from Atlantic Canada to win an Olympic gold medal. He hailed from the small fishing village of Main-a-Dieu, the most easterly community in Nova Scotia, and grew up rowing dories in the harbour…...
Innu Inquiry: Six families failed by NL's child protection system
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (1091+ words) Families have shared their stories with the Inquiry Respecting the Treatment, Experiences and Outcomes of Innu in the Child Protection System in the hopes of seeing real change happen The Inquiry Respecting the Treatment, Experiences and Outcomes of Innu in…...