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Brant skaters shine at 73rd annual Flashing Blades

Brant Figure Skating Club (BFSC) held its...

National pairs champion fulfills goal of being an Olympian

Ever since he watched the Vancouver Winter...

Accomplished journalist looks back at multi-decade career

Before retiring in 2016, Allen Pizzey's career...

Education

Education workers demand more funding for schools

Education workers rallied at Harmony Square in Brantford to call on the provincial government to reinvest in public education on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. Organized by local unions that represent...

St. Michael’s College School appoints new principal

St. Michael’s College School (SMCS) and the Basilian Fathers announced the appointment of Philip...

GEDSB launches technology and innovation hubs

Grand Erie District School Board (GEDSB) is expanding future-focused learning opportunities for secondary students...

BCFA calling for scholarship applications and nominations

Post-secondary students will have until 5 p.m. on Saturday, January 31, 2026, to submit...

BHNCDSB elects Carol Luciani as new Board Chair

Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board (BHNCDSB) elected Norfolk County Trustee Carol Luciani,...

WLU partners with Stratford Festival on new course

Wilfrid Laurier University’s Faculty of Music is launching a new partnership with the Stratford Festival to offer an immersive musical theatre course, which will...

Trustee could face removal over Italy trip expenses

Paul Calandra, Ontario’s Minister of Education, introduced a bill aimed at vacating the seat of a Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board trustee...

Chris Cowley elected president of Ontario Teachers’ Federation

Ontario Teachers’ Federation (OTF) Board of Governors elected Brantford teacher, Chris Cowley, as the 82nd President of OTF at its Annual Meeting in Markham...

Provincial government building new school in Brantford

The Ontario government has provided the Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board with approval to issue the tender for the new St. Padre Pio...

Six Nations Polytechnic and Laurier to explore academic alliance

Six Nations Polytechnic and Wilfrid Laurier University signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen academic ties to better serve Indigenous peoples in Ontario...

GEDSB recognizes 2025 scholarship award winners

Grand Erie District School Board acknowledged the graduating students receiving significant scholarships, bursaries and awards this year on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. "There is so...

Grand Erie students win Schulich Leader scholarship

Not one but two Grand Erie students are recipients of the prestigious Schulich Leader scholarship, valued at an incredible $100,000. Judy Gao, a Grade 12 student...

Local students honoured with James Hillier scholarships

Four local high school students were awarded the prestigious James Hillier Foundation Scholarship during an event on Thursday, June 12, 2025.  The Foundation first started...

Catholic school board trustee on leave after Italy trip fiasco

Rick Petrella, the former chair of Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board, is on an unpaid leave of absence following a publicly funded...

Young minds harvest hands-on lessons at Bite of Brant

One-thousand Grade 5 students and teachers from various public, catholic and private schools across the City of Brantford and the County of Brant, descended...

Catholic School Board appoints new Superintendent

Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board (BHNCDSB) announced the appointment of Michael Lawlor as the new Superintendent of Education on Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Lawlor,...

Indigenous Matters course receives positive feedback

Wilfrid Laurier University’s Brantford Campus, in partnership with the City of Brantford, announced the success of its Introduction to Indigenous Matters course. Since its...

Province makes investment to build new schools in Paris and Brantford

The Ontario government is investing $75.5 million to build three new elementary schools in the region, including two in Paris and another in Brantford,...

Ministry of Education appoints Aaron Shull to review local school board’s expenses

The Ontario government has appointed Aaron Shull to review the Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board's (BHNCDSB) expenses, and its conflict of interest...

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