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Innovation, collaboration, education emerged as themes of the NWT climate conference

To tackle our climate crisis, Richard Nerysoo says we can’t be paralyzed by fear. Nerysoo, a former NWT politician, is now an “energy champion” with a federal initiative that supports remote Indigenous communities to reduce their reliance on diesel. He participated in a three-day conference this past week engaging residents, government and industry representatives on […]

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The ‘clustering’ home trend has finally made it acceptable to be a messy person

living room with console table decorated with a lamp and plants. When you tried Marie Kondo’s famous tidying method, did you find that everything you own happened to ‘spark joy’? You might just be a maximalist, a naturally messy person, or as TikTok has rebranded it, you might be embracing the ‘cluttercore’ trend. Some people

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Letter: School boards are inefficient educational models of the past

School boards: A local board authority is responsible for the provision and maintenance of schools Today’s School Boards: A unit of local government that determines the policy, budget, leadership and administration within certain districts, public and Catholic schools. The evolution of our school boards shows distinct and magnified changes. incorporating political-Social and Religious aspects from

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This Hogwarts Professor Accidentally Proved How Dumb Magic Education Was

The educational system in the Wizarding World is utterly imperfect, there’s no doubt about that — and this unnoticed movie detail is the best illustration to this point! Ever since the first Harry Potter book came out, fans started discussing just how flawed the education young wizards were getting was. The later books never fixed

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TDSB says Ontario’s education bill could weaken role of trustees if passed

Ontario’s largest school board is voicing its concerns about the province’s new education legislation, saying it will weaken the role of school trustees in several matters. Toronto District School Board (TDSB) chair Rachel Chernos Lin enumerated the concerns about Bill 98 during a deputation before the province’s standing committee on social policy and were shared

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Ontario education minister wants teachers to accept private mediation

Ontario’s education minister said Monday he has called on teachers’ unions to accept private mediation in order to ensure contracts are in place before the start of the new school year, but two unions said it’s too early for that and two others said they weren’t actually asked. Stephen Lecce said parents deserve a sense

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Alberta’s education budget features new schools and replacements, the first charter school hub

Alberta’s proposed 2023 budget will fund the construction of 13 school projects and create the province’s first charter school hub in Calgary, the education minister says. Minister Adriana LaGrange on Wednesday revealed a list of 58 projects across the province that would receive construction funding, design funding, or some preliminary money to start planning. Among

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