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Backpack Buddies helps Surrey students over spring break

With spring break just around the corner for students, one reality remains unchanged for many families: hunger doesn’t take a break. For thousands of children in the Lower Mainland, spring break means two weeks without school-provided meals. Backpack Buddies is deepening its already established partnership with Surrey Schools by stepping in to make sure students […]

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B.C. school district opens dialogue with parents about AI in the classroom

One year after bringing Microsoft Copilot to the classroom, Revelstoke’s school district is starting an important conversation with families about how students can engage successfully with artificial intelligence (AI). School District 19 (SD19) hosted a 90-minute event Wednesday evening, March 11, where dozens of parents and some school staff joined to hear presentations on AI

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RCMP urged to release details on weapons used in Tumbler Ridge shooting

Several gun control advocacy organizations have sent an open letter to RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme, urging the police to release more information about the weapons used in the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting. The letter was written by PolySeSouvient, a group formed after the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre, and is signed by representatives from Angies Angels,

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Teacher allegedly injured by student at Williams Lake secondary school

A suspect is in custody after an assault on a teacher at Columneetza Junior Secondary School on Thursday, March 12. Williams Lake RCMP responded to the unfolding incident at 11:15 a.m. Thursday morning. According to the RCMP, a 15-year-old male reportedly injured a staff member before being apprehended by other school staff. After arrival, the

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