While Canada’s total domestic passenger numbers now hover at around pre-COVID levels, air travel to smaller communities and even medium-sized cities has withered. (Gander International Airport Authority) From his office overlooking the runway at Gander International Airport, Reg Wright can see all flights in and out of his corner of Newfoundland. But in recent years, … Read more
As Colorado’s universal preschool program moves into its second school year this month, officials are hoping to leave its rocky rollout in the rearview mirror. By the end of July, more than 31,000 4-year-olds matched with state-funded preschool providers for the coming year, according to the most recent data for the core program from the Colorado … Read more
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — His flip-flops obscured by shin-high hay, Jason Peasley stood in an empty field just west of town and gestured at a phantom community. “That’s where the fire station would’ve been,” he said, pointing to the base of a small hill. He turned around and nodded toward some barns, near the road that … Read more
WOUT WEGHORST is ready to provide the assist to children looking to achieve their goals. The 31-year-old is preparing for life after he hangs up his boots by attempting to launch a holistic school in Holland. 1 Wout Weghorst wants to open a holistic schoolCredit: Getty Weghorst, who is still on the books of Burnley, … Read more
SURVIVORS of a military-style trouble teen academy subject to decades of abuse allegations say conditions inside the school were so horrific kids were allegedly driven to suicide and treated like slaves. The Bethel Boys Academy was founded in 1978 by Reverend Herman Fountain in Lucedale, Mississippi, and operated for 30 years before it was ordered to shut … Read more
A grieving family have paid tribute to their “simply irreplaceable” teenager with “a heart full of gold” who died in a reservoir this week. Tyrese Johnson, aged 16, had finished school for the summer when the tragedy happened. 1 Tyrese JohnsonCredit: SWNS The teenager got into difficulties at Lodge Farm Reservoir in Netherton, Dudley, on … Read more
We live in a world that is rapidly evolving. The scale of change we have witnessed in the last few decades is mind-boggling. Schools today have not been able to keep pace with this change and are bringing up students to experience a world they are not yet fully ready for. This makes many of … Read more
On a razor-thin 4-3 vote, the Westminster City Council this week knocked down a proposal that would have opted out of a new state law that prohibits firearms from being brought into local government buildings. But across town, members of the Aurora City Council gave initial unanimous approval to a similar ordinance — exercising a … Read more
The guidelines also said interventions were needed for other common conditions such as myopia and scoliosis, to which poor diet and not enough outdoor activity were contributing factors. Experts have raised the alarm about the health issue, most recently in May when Shen Hongbing, director of the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, told … Read more
WITH acres of land, a spacious house with a pool and 300 days of sun a year, Biba Tanya is living her dream life – without breaking the bank. That’s because the British ex-pat and her two children, Tabitha, 10, and six-year-old Lola, live in Algarve, Portugal, where the cost of living is far lower … Read more
