A time honoured tradition of public speaking continues at Brookside Public School. The school’s public speaking competition was held on Feb. 6 and what a success it was. There were many first-time speakers in the gym this year. We heard about hockey and hockey teams, snow days, different tractors, Harry Potter, the pet dog, family […]
Intense snow squalls continued to result in road closures in Grey-Bruce on Tuesday, while students across the two counties were home from school. Grey-Bruce OPP said they responded to close to 40 collisions on Monday alone, along with numerous other traffic hazard calls, including vehicles stuck in drifts and snowbanks. They were asking people to […]
Attacks on education funding and delivery have provoked waves of job action, and destabilized the college system built by his own party.
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Recent freeze-thaw cycles are shining a harsh light on London city hall's winter operations as residents, especially those with mobility issues, grow frustrated with treacherous sidewalks
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Fanshawe College is making a one-time cut to 18 winter semester programs following federal cuts to international student study permits that led to a sweeping review of its offerings, a spokesperson says. The college, with campuses in London, Woodstock, St. Thomas, Simcoe and Huron and Bruce counties, is conducting a review to identify which programs […]
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Ontario's snap winter election is sending voters to the polls Feb. 27, 15 months earlier than the previously scheduled general election. Here's the 101 on voting essentials.
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Data of some students and staff at the London District Catholic school board was compromised in a breach involving software used by schools across North America to store student information. The board notified staff and students Friday about the data breach of the PowerSchool Student Information System, a program used by boards in Canada and […]
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Fanshawe College is mourning the death of a 19-year-old student whose body was found on a Southwestern Ontario beach exactly one month after she was reported missing.
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A bit of winter in the country did not hold back Brookside Public School from holding its annual holiday concert. Perfectly titled, “Winter in the Country,” the kindergarten to Grade 3/4 classes performed a variety of winter holiday-themed songs, dances, and acts. Some of the performances included titles such as “Holiday on the Farm,” “The […]
In March, Brookside Public School student Harlyn Madge was diagnosed with a brain tumour. She died just one month later, on April 24, two days after her seventh birthday. In October, staff and students at the school were joined by members of Madge’s family in planting flowers as a tribute. “During the time of grief, […]
Heavily reliant on international students, Fanshawe College says it expects the number of students from abroad this fall will be almost identical to the 2023-24 academic year, despite a new cap on study permits. Read More