The Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) is accusing the province of trying to force teachers back to work and put them in a position that is favourable to the government and school boards. In an update...

At an elementary school in Hinton, Alta., two of its five vacant teaching positions were never filled before classes started in September. In a small school, it’s the kind of situation that leads to larger...

Tamara Kovitch’s 10-year-old daughter used to see a speech language pathologist at school three times a week to help with her dyslexia and dysgraphia, a neurological condition that affects writing ability. Now, because of budget...

On the second day of a teachers’ strike that has temporarily shuttered schools across Alberta, the education minister signalled a willingness to negotiate how many new staff members need to be hired, but added he’s...

Alberta teachers will be locked out beginning on Thursday in the latest strike update.

It is day one of a strike by Alberta’s 51,000 teachers. The job action by the members of the Alberta Teachers Association is affecting 700,000 students across 2,500 public, separate and francophone schools in the...

A teachers’ strike is “imminent,” said the union representing Alberta’s educators Sunday, as thousands gathered in Edmonton on the eve of a strike. “Right now, a strike is imminent. We will be on strike tomorrow (Monday)....

With the threat of a strike by Alberta’s 51,000 teachers within days of becoming a reality, dozens of Calgary high school students staged a walkout Friday to show their support for more education funding from...

Ontario teachers are sounding alarm bells this World Teachers’ Day, urging parents to contact their provincial members of parliament to oppose Bill 33. The bill, introduced in the spring, would give the provincial government more oversight...

Parents at James Culnan Catholic School say they are running out of patience, as classrooms at the west-end elementary school remain without permanent teachers more than a month into the school year. Families told CityNews they are...