UBC regrets handling of Turpel-Lafond, as she loses honour at different university | Globalnews.ca
The University of British Columbia says it deeply regrets its handling of the case of retired judge and former law professor Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, who was the subject of a CBC investigation about her claims of Indigenous heritage. A statement signed by interim UBC president Deborah Buszard says the university is reviewing its processes regarding […]
Woke Corporation Tells Applicants Not to Reveal Their Alma Maters — That Wouldn’t Be Equitable
Did you and/or your parents sacrifice so you could attend an elite university? It won’t matter if you’re hoping to get a job with a certain globe-changing “real estate and economic development” firm. According to its official website, HR&A Advisors has customers across the planet: We have offices in New York, Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles, […]
Trudeau calls Ford’s use of notwithstanding clause ‘wrong’ | Globalnews.ca
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is questioning Premier Doug Ford’s use of the notwithstanding clause to impose a contract on thousands of education workers, calling the move “wrong.” The Ford government is actively debating Bill 28, which would impose a four-year contract on 55,000 education support workers, prohibits a strike during the life of the contract, […]
Why Oakland Parents Are Flocking to a Chinese-Immersion School
There’s a thoroughly unsympathetic but deeply felt crisis that hits the grown children of upwardly mobile immigrants. These second-generation strivers—who are largely assimilated, educated in the U.S., and often ostensibly liberal—have children of their own, and, when faced with the more lax customs of their neighbors, start to wonder if their parents, who forced them […]
‘I’m free to learn’: 17-year-old Afghan refugee excited for future in Edmonton | Globalnews.ca
Nargis and six of her family members arrived in Edmonton in January 2022. The 17-year-old fled Kabul with her three brothers, sister in law and parents when Kabul fell to the Taliban in August 2021. “I was writing my last exam,” Nargis recalled. “It was Tuesday and Wednesday would be the last day of my […]
New U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss says year in B.C. ‘changed my outlook on life’ | Globalnews.ca
The United Kingdom has a new prime minister, and it turns out she has a few roots in British Columbia. Liz Truss was officially sworn in as the U.K.’s new prime minister after meeting with Queen Elizabeth Tuesday, following her victory in the Conservative Party leadership race to replace Boris Johnson. Read more: Liz Truss […]
Victoria B.C. march honours Chinese 1922 student strike | Globalnews.ca
The first day of school in Victoria one hundred years ago marked the start of a student strike over segregation that helped Chinese Canadians solidify their place in a country that was not always welcoming, say historians and cultural experts. It was on Sept. 5, 1922, that the British Columbia capital’s more than 200 Chinese-Canadian […]
Feds pledge funds toward sexual health education at announcement in Calgary | Globalnews.ca
Ottawa has pledged $2.8 million in funding for organizations helping those who face barriers in learning about sexual and reproductive health. Yi Wen Shao, the Montreal-based project co-ordinator for the Sex Information and Education Council of Canada, said there is a serious shortfall in support for young people, those who have disabilities and Indigenous communities. […]