Closing arguments were heard Monday in the Alyssa Tungul sexual assault case. Tungul, 30 is accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old student in 2016. She also faces one count of unlawful touching.
New community is flanked by Blackmud Creek and offers ponds, walking trails, parks and playgrounds
Author of the article: Laura Severs
Publishing date: May 14, 2021  â¢Â 4 hours ago  â¢Â 4 minute read  â¢Â Hillary and Bradon Valgardson enjoy their new home in Cavanaugh. Photo by Walter Tychnowicz /For Postmedia
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It was time to come home.
Better yet, make that it was time to find a home so they could really make themselves at home.
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CALGARY Five Alberta educators and four institutions were singled out recently for creating classroom environments where no one felt left out. They ve gone above and beyond to make sure children with developmental disabilities are welcomed and supported in regular classrooms. The teachers have been nominated by peers and parents for how they advocate for quality inclusive education. When students are well included they just go onto brighter futures, they make friends, said Trish Bowman, CEO of Alberta Inclusion. They do better academically as well. The 2021 National Inclusive Education Award is an initiative organized by Inclusion Canada and its Provincial and Territorial member associations.
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An Easter Sunday bullying incident in Fort Saskatchewan is raising awareness of the issue of bullying and violence in the community.
Local mother Jennifer Sears and her 13-year-old son Jesse recently returned to Fort Saskatchewan from New Brunswick following a bullying incident. Shortly after their return to the community, Jesse was violently attacked at the local skate park.
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“He was asked to come over to the skate park, and his friend was standing there videotaping and has the video running even before the child walks up behind my son and struck him,” Sears shared.
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Three weeks ago, Katie Heidt and her husband pulled their two children from their elementary school amid soaring cases of COVID-19 over concerns for their own health. After being vaccinated, they decided to send them back to in-person learning this week.
But now they’re shifting back again after Premier Jason Kenney announced Tuesday evening that all K-12 students in the province would be moving online beginning Friday.
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