Students

A 2024 union survey on B.C. teachers found their workload has increased over the last year, while they still lack the time and resources to address student needs. (Pixabay)

B.C. teachers face increasing workload, fewer resources: union survey

Teachers’ union president says work conditions contributing to turn over, teacher shortage

 

A B.C. teacher is banned from the profession for 15 years after kissing a student on their graduation night. (Pixabay)

15-year ban for B.C. teacher caught kissing student on graduation night

Regulator says grad was ‘vulnerable student’ and drinking alcohol despite being underage

 

Students from Pitt Meadows Elementary were the first community group to ever get a tour of the Amazon distribution facility in Pitt Meadows. (Brandon Tucker/The News)

B.C. students get inside look at Amazon facility

Tours of the Pitt Meadows delivery station will now be a yearly event

 

Kelowna City Councillor Mohini Singh. (Photo contributed)

Kelowna councillor ‘disappointed’ over lack of charges in Sikh student attack

Crown did not pursue RCMP recommended charges related to an assault in March 2023

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Kelowna City Councillor Mohini Singh. (Photo contributed)
Team L.A. Matheson Mini Mecha Mustangs was one of 36 teams that competed at the 2024 FIRST LEGO League Challenge BC/Yukon Championship at Meadowridge School. (Brandon Tucker/The News)

PHOTOS: B.C. teams roll into top place finishes at LEGO robotics tournament

A Maple Ridge school welcomed hundreds of people for the March 9 event

Team L.A. Matheson Mini Mecha Mustangs was one of 36 teams that competed at the 2024 FIRST LEGO League Challenge BC/Yukon Championship at Meadowridge School. (Brandon Tucker/The News)
Felicity spent a lot of time at her mom’s Body Art by Laura D tattoo studio in Crescent Beach. (Contributed photo)

Grieving Surrey parents call for answers on in-school suicide supports

‘Our daughter could have used more information’

Felicity spent a lot of time at her mom’s Body Art by Laura D tattoo studio in Crescent Beach. (Contributed photo)
The Thomas Haney robotics team called ThunderTech Robotics consists of Quinn Gigliotti, Paige Wiens, Daria Okoneshnikova, Logan Humeniuk, Diego Niebla, Vincenzo Lombardi, Matvey Okoneshnikov, Daniil Batishchev, Monica Fisher, Mason Klokeid, Ari Sehrawat, Lance Wu, Charlie Page, and Mischka Olamit. (Brandon Tucker/The News)

VIDEO: B.C. students race custom-built robots at Victoria competition

Both Canadian and international teams will compete at the divisional event

The Thomas Haney robotics team called ThunderTech Robotics consists of Quinn Gigliotti, Paige Wiens, Daria Okoneshnikova, Logan Humeniuk, Diego Niebla, Vincenzo Lombardi, Matvey Okoneshnikov, Daniil Batishchev, Monica Fisher, Mason Klokeid, Ari Sehrawat, Lance Wu, Charlie Page, and Mischka Olamit. (Brandon Tucker/The News)
Bruce Williams, CEO of the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce has concerns about the new international student visa cap. (Ella Matte/News Staff)

Student visa cap requires rethink, ignores economic realities: B.C. businesses

Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce CEO calls for more campus housing and better oversight

Bruce Williams, CEO of the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce has concerns about the new international student visa cap. (Ella Matte/News Staff)
The federal government is changing the financial requirements for international students wishing to study in Canada. (Photo courtesy of UVic)

B.C.’s international students face big cost-of-living requirement hike

Increase from $10,000 a year to $20,635 is the first of its kind since the early 2000s

The federal government is changing the financial requirements for international students wishing to study in Canada. (Photo courtesy of UVic)
A GoFundMe has been set up to raise money for Tristan Seeger’s family after the 15-year-old died after being struck by a vehicle in Kelowna. (GoFundMe)

GoFundMe set up for family of teen fatally struck by vehicle in Kelowna

The money will go towards his celebration of life, a commemorative bench, and family counselling

A GoFundMe has been set up to raise money for Tristan Seeger’s family after the 15-year-old died after being struck by a vehicle in Kelowna. (GoFundMe)
The University of British Columbia Orchards Common student housing complex is seen in Vancouver, on Friday, October 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Canadian universities bet on international students. Global shifts present risks

International events and politics can have a big impact on how many students come to Canada

The University of British Columbia Orchards Common student housing complex is seen in Vancouver, on Friday, October 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A elementary student arrives for his first day back to school in Montreal, Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. Returning to school in September can be a “mixed picture” for students as some deal with higher levels of anxiety as change can be a stressful situation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

New school year can lead to higher levels of anxiety for students: B.C. doctor

BC Children’s Hospital noted increase in mental-health visits at start of 2022-23 school year

A elementary student arrives for his first day back to school in Montreal, Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. Returning to school in September can be a “mixed picture” for students as some deal with higher levels of anxiety as change can be a stressful situation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
(Black Press Media files)

Central Okanagan teacher suspended for 4th time for ‘inappropriate conduct’

Most recently, Justin Enns has been suspended for five days from Jun. 5-9

(Black Press Media files)
B.C. teacher Deborah Laurie Croft will be suspended for two days and must undergo anti-racism training, as a result of a regulatory college investigation into her treatment of two Indigenous students. (Credit: Pixabay)

B.C. teacher fired for mistreating Indigenous students must take anti-racism course

Deborah Laurie Croft admitted to pulling one student by the arm, hitting another with a book

B.C. teacher Deborah Laurie Croft will be suspended for two days and must undergo anti-racism training, as a result of a regulatory college investigation into her treatment of two Indigenous students. (Credit: Pixabay)
Volunteers from Semiahmoo Secondary school are pictured on the school’s Mental Health Day, which students and counsellors brought back after a pandemic-related hiatus. (Contributed photo)

‘Under high pressure’: B.C. students organize Mental Health Day

Grade 12 students want to see mental health services become more accessible

Volunteers from Semiahmoo Secondary school are pictured on the school’s Mental Health Day, which students and counsellors brought back after a pandemic-related hiatus. (Contributed photo)
Ryker Ulansky (left) and Jake Ulansky (right) make up half of the U-BOTS team that built a water-powered vehicle and won the Core Values Award First Place at the FIRST LEGO League Challenge BC/Yukon Championship on March 11. (Brandon Tucker/The News)

PHOTOS: Winners of 2023 FIRST LEGO League BC/Yukon Championship heading to USA

A Nanaimo team was the top-ranked group at this year’s competition

Ryker Ulansky (left) and Jake Ulansky (right) make up half of the U-BOTS team that built a water-powered vehicle and won the Core Values Award First Place at the FIRST LEGO League Challenge BC/Yukon Championship on March 11. (Brandon Tucker/The News)
Chrissie John (ḥakaƛ) and her partner are committed to teaching their two young children their First Nations language as they grow up. The family is part of an increasing number of First Nations people in B.C. who are working to reclaim their mother tongues. (Submitted photo)

Taking back identity: New learners fight to keep First Nations languages in B.C. alive

Number of fluent speakers declining, but new learners on the rise

Chrissie John (ḥakaƛ) and her partner are committed to teaching their two young children their First Nations language as they grow up. The family is part of an increasing number of First Nations people in B.C. who are working to reclaim their mother tongues. (Submitted photo)
South Surrey Grade 3 student Zhiji Dong has been honoured by Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth as “one of the brightest students in the world.” (Contributed photo)

B.C. Grade 3 student ‘one of world’s brightest’

Zhiji Dong was among highest scorers in Center for Talented Youth assessment

South Surrey Grade 3 student Zhiji Dong has been honoured by Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth as “one of the brightest students in the world.” (Contributed photo)
A B.C. teacher was disciplined for failing to read a student’s safety plan and subsequently triggering them during a February 2021 interaction. (Pixabay)

B.C. teacher suspended for triggering student with documented safety needs

David Reid failed to review his student’s safety and education plans prior to 2021 incident

A B.C. teacher was disciplined for failing to read a student’s safety plan and subsequently triggering them during a February 2021 interaction. (Pixabay)
Students on UVic campus in Victoria. (Austin Westphal/News Staff)

Desperate B.C. students raiding dumpsters, using food banks and bartering for meals

Students at the University of Victoria are experiencing a hike in food insecurity, with little help

Students on UVic campus in Victoria. (Austin Westphal/News Staff)