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The University of Manitoba is on the search for a new president to succeed Dr. David Barnard.
The university announced Wednesday the presidential search committee is engaging in a community consultation.
A stabbing at a Winnipeg high school Monday afternoon sent two teenaged boys to hospital.
Police were called to St. John’s High School on Church Avenue at around 2:30 p.m. for the report of an assault.
WINNIPEG — An online threat towards a school in Edmonton was re-shared across social media, making some believe that the threat was meant for a Winnipeg school.
Police responded to John Pritchard School on Henderson Highway Monday morning after a report of an online threat shared between students.
By The Canadian Press
OTTAWA — Moody’s Investors Services says three of Canada’s biggest universities would face a cash crunch if Canada’s diplomatic row with China results in the world’s most populous nation pulling its students from Canadian schools.
Tuition for international students is much higher than that charged to Canadians and has become a “crucial” source of income for schools, Moody’s says.
WINNIPEG — All school divisions in Winnipeg have cancelled bus service for students on Thursday as the prolonged cold stretch lingers across Manitoba.
All seven school divisions in the city won’t be running buses:
By Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government signalled more spending restraint Thursday by boosting funding to public elementary and high schools by just half a percentage point and capping school property tax increases at two per cent.
Education Minister Kelvin Goertzen said the Progressive Conservative government will also soon direct new reductions in school administrative costs on top of a 15 per cent cut last year.
By Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is looking at reducing or even eliminating elected school boards as part of a review of education in the province.
The Progressive Conservative government announced a commission Wednesday that will examine all aspects of schooling from kindergarten to Grade 12 and report back by February of next year. Part of the focus will be on improving literacy and graduation rates and boosting math and science scores.
Winnipeg police have arrested a teen after threats were made on social media surrounding Arthur Day Middle School.
Police say the threats originated Monday morning and additional threats came in later in the day.
