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The former teacher signed an agreement with the B.C. College of Teachers acknowledging professional misconduct

VANCOUVER - Another former teacher from Prince of Wales high school in Vancouver has admitted he had sex with a student in the...

Foreign students face no risk of deportation if they don't show up for class, report finds. Canada's rules are so lax, the review notes, that foreign students can't be deported even if they never show up for class. "There is no requirement for [foreign] students to actually attend classes despite the fact they are in Canada to study," the report said

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Families forced to move to get autism therapyParents find help for children at specialized Kamloops centre. Susie Braun and her husband Darwin thought they would be forced to move to Alberta to find therapy for their son Seth, who has...

The B.C. government promised in 2005 that by the end of this year it would have seismically upgraded 80 "high-priority" schools at risk of damage during a major earthquake. But only 25 have been completed so far. Another 27 are under repair. Upgrades of 22 more are expected to start soon.

School will offer B.C. curriculum taught by B.C. teachers, in recreation of Vancouver. A B.C.-certified high school in China is creating a “Vancouver” resort on a lake near Shanghai, complete with its own Coal Harbour...

Improvements to bone mineral density, aerobic capacity, blood pressure and flexibility, but no weight change.

Environmental impact and health cited as reasons for potential ban
At least one Lower Mainland school district is considering banning the sale of plastic water bottles due to their environmental...

Teens as young as 13 are more likely to stay in school and proceed to the next grade when access to welfare is restricted, says a University of B.C. researcher.

Children who show signs of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are regularly misdiagnosed in every province except Quebec, according to new research to be presented today at a national conference.

B.C. courses include everything from guitar lessons to table tennis

They defeated a resolution during the annual general meeting of the B.C. Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils that suggested the union could be a powerful ally in the push for better learning conditions for students.

The B.C. government has delivered a nasty surprise to the province's universities: Their funding for the coming year will be millions of dollars short of what they were told to expect.

METRO VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court has quashed a landmark human rights tribunal ruling that advocates hoped would mean major changes for students with learning disabilities in B.C. schools.

BRITISH COLUMBIA - Teachers are raising new concerns about standardized tests in Grades 4 and 7 as B.C. students begin writing the controversial Foundation Skills Assessment (FSA) today.