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BC teacher fired for failing to report aggressive student
A BC teacher who failed to report that a student had threatened a classmate has…
BC teacher suspended for not letting Grade 8 student use the bathroom
A BC teacher who made a Grade 8 student cry after they told them they…
UBC med students are offering free coaching on staying healthy
Medical students at the University of British Columbia are offering free, online preventive-health coaching sessions…
Olympic gold medalist Jerome Blake inspires students at his old Kelowna high school
Canadian Olympic medalist Jerome Blake revisited his roots with visit Tuesday to the Kelowna high…
Treasurer stole money from Kelowna school fund to survive: Defence
At one point, the books for the parent advisory council at a Kelowna elementary school…
Okanagan teacher who tried to get pupils to snitch on friend gets reprimanded
An Okanagan middle-school teacher who encouraged a couple of Grade 8 students to snitch on…
Shuswap school district fined $3,000 over repeated water sampling failure
The North Okanagan Shuswap school district has been fined $3,040 for multiple failures in submitting…
RCMP issue warning about South Okanagan ‘Sunset’ grad parties
High school students graduating from South Okanagan high schools often take part in so-called Sunset…
BC teacher reprimanded for grabbing student’s arm
A BC teacher who grabbed a student by the arm has been publicly reprimanded. According to…
BC teacher reprimanded for joking he would shoot his students
A BC teacher who joked to his students that he'd shoot them unless they did…
What’s up with BC’s two-stream medical residency system?
An advocacy group trying to increase the number of highly skilled resident doctors who can…
$1M donation to Okanagan College for skilled trades and apprenticeships
Okanagan College has been gifted $1 million to fund scholarships for students going into trades…
Vernon not alone in banning public from school board meetings
The Vernon school district's recent decision to only allow the public access to its school…
Protests over sex, gender not new in Okanagan but tone radically different
Parents have been concerned about how their children are educated probably ever since there were…
Vernon school district steers anti-SOGI campaigners to BC government
A flood of letters opposing the provincial Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity position should go…
iN VIDEO: Vernon school board meeting disrupted and shut down by protesters
A video posted on YouTube five days ago by a group calling itself Big Tree…
Penticton career fair connects Indigenous students with professional mentors
During a career fair in Penticton last week, Indigenous secondary school students heard from 26…
Why sheltering the homeless in the Okanagan isn’t enough
While the Okanagan unhoused community has to face a myriad of issues to answer their…
‘Beautiful to witness’: Syilx Language House cohort showcases knowledge at virtual event
Students in the Syilx Language House’s first-year nsyilxc?n fluency cohort gave oral presentations entirely in…
BC teacher suspended for inappropriate texts to ‘favourite’ student
A BC teacher was suspended for a month after he sent text messages to his…
Kelowna teachers win provincial education awards
Several Kelowna teachers have won the Premier’s Award for Excellence in Education. Of the 34…
Making it easier in Canada to talk about drinking too much
Canada has a drinking problem. The country is wealthy, has a culture of drinking, has…
South Okanagan teacher fights voter apathy by engaging kids in civics
The youngsters at Holy Cross School in Penticton are getting a head start on democracy…
Kelowna charity helps immigrant families adjust to the Canadian life
A Kelowna based charity is developing new programs to help address the needs of immigrant…