Calling Lakes Wellness Centre is planning to open in Fort Qu’Appelle, Sask., with the aim of allowing people to remove themselves from the struggles of everyday life and ground themselves.
Before the mental health facility opens its doors, there will be three phases to its programming. Phase 1 will begin with online treatment, which aims to help those who seek remote guidance, followed by referrals to the facility and ending with the facility opening in late summer.
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The building will offer resources that aim to help staff treat addiction and mental health, including counselling, gym, yoga, massages and lectures, and is based in Fort Qu’Appelle to surround people with nature.
Steve Low, Calling Lakes Wellness chief operating officer, hopes people reach out to the organization and wants people who are struggling to know that there is always hope.
A nursery in Cambridge has achieved a ‘strong standard’ rating in all areas by Ofsted in their latest inspection
A nursery in Cambridge has achieved a ‘strong standard’ rating in all areas by Ofsted in their latest inspection(Image: Childbase Partnership)
A Cambridge nursery where children “flourish and thrive” has been praised by inspectors in its latest Ofsted report. Edwinstowe Close Day Nursery in Cambridge has been rated as “strong standard” in all areas after their latest inspection in January 2026.
The nursery, which provides care and education for children aged from three months to five years, offers a “walm and welcoming environment” to ensure each individual child’s needs are prioritised.
The report, published today (March 30), said that the school has a “highly ambitious curriculum” and learning is “incredibly well sequenced so that new knowledge builds on previous learning”.
The report said: “Leaders and staff work tirelessly to ensure that children’s emotional and physical health is developed extremely well. All rooms have family books and photos to help support a genuine sense of belonging.”
Inspectors found that children “flourish and thrive in this nurturing and welcoming nursery” and “develop warm and trusting relationships with staff, who know them incredibly well.” Consequently, “they learn, develop and achieve very well”.
The report found that “babies learn and practise focus during activities” and “older children are expressive with impressive language skills”.
Edwinstowe Close Manager, Fran Harris said: “We are delighted with the outcome of our recent inspection, securing strong standard gradings in every area. This is an incredible reflection of the hard work, teamwork, and commitment shown by our staff each and every day. We are hugely proud of this achievement and remain focused on providing the very best for our children and families.”
“Children demonstrate extremely high levels of independence, with older children being completely self-sufficient at mealtimes”, the report said.
Additionally, staff support children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and work with parents to ensure children receive support. The report said: “Parents speak glowingly of the dedication of staff and leaders to ensuring children feel heard, supported and valued.”
Staff model gentleness, kindness and enthusiasm for learning and in return children respond positively to this and “behaviour throughout is generally exemplary.”
To improve, in their next steps, Ofsted asked leaders and those responsible for governance to “sustain their work to ensure continued improvement and high standards” and “focus on creating a transformational impact on the outcomes and experiences of disadvantaged children and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities”.
Vanier College is apologizing after facing criticism for postponing a Holocaust commemoration event, acknowledging it failed to fully consider the impact of the decision.
In a statement sent to Global News, the college said its 34th Holocaust and Genocide Symposium went ahead as planned last week, featuring multiple educational activities and guest speakers for students, faculty and staff.
However, the college said the decision to reschedule the commemorative portion of the event was made amid heightened attention to safety and security.
“In doing so, the College acknowledges that it did not fully consider the significance and impact that such a change could carry. This was an oversight,” the statement said.
Holocaust survivor calls Montreal college’s decision to cancel commemoration ‘cowardly’
The college extended “sincere apologies” to those affected, “especially to Ms. Eva Kuper and all Holocaust survivors,” and said it is taking full responsibility.
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It added it is working with the event organizer to hold a rescheduled commemoration for students and staff “under conditions that allow it to proceed with the respect and attention it deserves.”
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The apology follows criticism from Kuper, a Holocaust survivor and educator, who had been scheduled to speak at the event before it was cancelled less than a week in advance.
“It was very disappointing that Vanier decided to cancel the commemoration in fear,” Kuper told Global News on Thursday, saying she had been told there were concerns about possible demonstrations.
“When fear rules your decisions rather than conviction of what is right, that’s dangerous,” she said. “I think that it was cowardly.”
Vanier had said earlier the decision to postpone the commemorative event — while continuing the broader symposium — was made despite no specific threat, citing the current geopolitical context and advice from its security team.
The college’s director general, Benoit Morin, previously described the situation as a “misunderstanding,” adding the decision applied only to the commemoration and not the symposium’s broader programming.
The Jewish Community Council of Montreal also condemned the move, calling it “a disgraceful act of capitulation” and emphasizing the importance of preserving opportunities for survivor testimony.
In its latest statement, Vanier said it values its longstanding relationship with the Jewish community and remains committed to remembrance, education and dialogue.
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A Holocaust survivor and educator says Montreal’s Vanier College failed in its responsibility to students after cancelling a planned Holocaust commemoration event this week over security concerns.
Eva Kuper, a volunteer with the Montreal Holocaust Museum and a retired educator who has taught early childhood education at Concordia University, said she was scheduled to speak at the event Wednesday before it was called off less than a week in advance.
“I was scheduled to participate and speak at a commemoration of the Shoah, the Holocaust,” Kuper told Global News in an interview.
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“It was very disappointing that Vanier decided to cancel the commemoration in fear, I was told, of demonstrations and problems with agitators outside the college.”
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Vanier College said in a statement Wednesday that its 34th Symposium on the Holocaust and Genocide is continuing as planned, but the commemorative event was postponed.
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“While the College was not the target of a specific threat, in light of the current geopolitical context and information provided by our security team, we elected to review the event’s scheduling and format to err on the side of caution,” the statement said.
Kuper said the decision was based on fear rather than principle.
“When fear rules your decisions rather than conviction of what is right, that’s dangerous,” she said. “I think that it was cowardly.”
She said educational institutions have a duty to foster understanding and remembrance, particularly at a time of rising tensions.
“We live in a very fractured world now, and I think that we have to remember our history,” Kuper said. “I think that an educational institution such as Vanier has an obligation to educate their students and help them see each other as human beings.”
Kuper, who was born in 1940 and hidden as a child in Poland during the Second World War, said she survived with the help of non-Jewish rescuers and later immigrated to Canada in 1948.
She said her planned talk would have focused on responsibility and the importance of education.
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“My talk was really going to be about our responsibilities as human beings, about the importance of remembrance, and how if education is the only tool, are we using it to the best of its possibilities,” she said over Zoom.
The Jewish Community Council of Montreal sharply criticized the college’s decision, calling it “a disgraceful act of capitulation.”
“When a Holocaust commemoration is deemed a ‘security risk,’ that is not a reason to cancel the event, it is proof that something has gone deeply wrong,” the organization said in its statement.
The group also pointed to the significance of survivor testimony.
“One of the last living witnesses to history was ready to share her testimony, and an institution of higher learning decided that it was safer to cancel her than to stand behind her. Cowardice.”
Kuper said the timing makes such events even more critical.
“If we don’t learn from our history, then we’re condemned to repeat it and we’re well on the way to repetition,” she said.
She added she hopes the college reconsiders in the future.
“I would hope that Vanier reconsiders this decision, if not for this year, then for next year, and allow students to learn from it.”
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She said the Montreal Holocaust Museum is offering free admission to Vanier students in the coming weeks as a gesture of goodwill.
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A former middle school teacher in New Jersey was arrested on Thursday following allegations she had a sexual relationship with a student.
Ashley Fisler, 36, of Washington Township in Gloucester County, was charged with six counts of first-degree sexual assault of a minor, one count of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child and one count of second-degree official misconduct, according to Fox 29.
Each first-degree charge carries a maximum of 20 years in prison, and each second-degree charge carries a maximum of 10 years.
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Ashley Fisler, 36, was charged with six counts of first-degree sexual assault of a minor, one count of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child and one count of second-degree official misconduct.(LinkedIn)
The arrest of the former teacher comes after the victim, who is now an adult, reported the details to police earlier this year. The victim was a student in Fisler’s class at the time of the sexual relationship.
Fisler allegedly engaged in a sexual relationship with a student in 2021 while she was a teacher at Orchard Valley Middle School, the outlet reported.
Ashley Fisler allegedly engaged in a sexual relationship with a student in 2021 while she was a teacher at Orchard Valley Middle School.(Washington Township School District)
The victim described to police multiple sexual encounters in Fisler’s vehicle and in her classroom, according to Fox 29.
Investigators later discovered text messages between Fisler and the victim that allegedly confirmed the sexual nature of their relationship, the outlet reported.
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The victim described multiple sexual encounters in Ashley Fisler’s vehicle and in her classroom.(istock)
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Fisler taught social studies in the Washington Township school district from 2014 until June 2023, according to an online resume.
She is no longer employed as a teacher in Washington Township or in any other district, according to officials.
FIRST ON FOX – The Department of Education (ED) announced on Thursday it will move to a smaller building to reduce the agency’s footprint as part of their broader effort to dismantle itself.
Department staff will move out of the Lyndon B. Johnson headquarters building, so the Department of Energy can eventually move in by August. The move is what the officials call “a prudent step to save hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars and further reduce the federal education bureaucracy.”
The ED said that their relocation will save taxpayers approximately $4.8 million annually in operating costs and eliminate wasted space in a building that is approximately 70% vacant.
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A Department of Education sign is displayed outside of their federal student aid office on May 18, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Carter/Getty Images)
“One year ago, President Trump signed one of the most consequential executive orders of his presidency – to break up the federal education bureaucracy and return education to the states,” Education Secretary McMahon said.
The Trump administration announced last week an interagency agreement between the ED and the Department of Treasury, with an official calling it the “largest” step to shutting the agency down.
The official previously told Fox News Digital that staff are working to put themselves out of a job under President Donald Trump’s orders because the agency is not needed.
A Department of Education (ED) official told Fox News Digital that staff are working to put themselves out of a job under President Donald Trump’s orders because the agency is not needed.(Alejandra Villa Loarca/Newsday RM via Getty Images)
This agreement follows nine agency partnerships over the past year as the Department of Education seeks to minimize itself, shifting power from some of its offices and programs to other federal agencies.
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While Congress holds the key to shutting the operation down for good, McMahon plans to show legislators that the interagency agreements are “proof of concept” that the ED is not needed for federal grant aid and federal student loans to continue flowing to borrowers.
Throughout the 2024 campaign, then-candidate Donald Trump promised to eliminate the Department of Education and signed an executive order directing his administration to start disbanding it.
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The U.S. Department of Education headquarters building in Washington, D.C. (J. David Ake/Getty Images)
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First lady of Sierra Leone Fatima Jabbe-Bio, Polish first lady Marta Nawrocka, French first lady Brigitte Macron, and U.S. first lady Melania Trump look at a humanoid robot during the Fostering the Future Together Global Coalition Summit in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 25, 2026.
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The White House hosted its “first humanoid robot guest” on Wednesday, with first lady Melania Trump appearing alongside a robot from robotics upstart Figure AI.
The robot, identified as Figure 3, accompanied the first lady during the second day of the Fostering the Future Together Global Coalition Summit, a gathering focused on technology and children’s education.
The machine greeted attendees in multiple languages and described itself as “a humanoid built in the United States of America,” according to widely circulated footage from the event.
The display represented one of, if not the, highest-profile showcases of humanoid robotics in the U.S. to date and highlights how the tech is becoming a national priority amid global tech competition. Beijing has also promoted humanoid robots at highly publicized events this year.
The first lady used the robot to promote her push for artificial intelligence in children’s education, suggesting that the robots could one day act as interactive educators at home. However, Figure AI says its third-generation humanoids are also applicable for more general purposes, including commercial and household tasks.
The White House spotlight is likely to boost the brand of Nvidia-backed Figure AI, a lesser-known robot company compared to larger humanoid players like Tesla‘s Optimus and Boston Dynamics, though some of its team comes from those competitors, as well as tech giants like Apple.
A surging upstart
Figure AI was founded in 2022 by Brett Adcock, a tech entrepreneur and billionaire who previously co-founded the publicly traded drone company Archer Aviation and a digital hiring marketplace Vettery.
Powering its robots is the firm’s in-house Helix AI system, a vision-language-action model that powers its robots and enables learning through observation and verbal commands.
Amid growing investor excitement for physical AI, the firm raised more than $1 billion in its Series C funding round in Septemberled by Parkway Venture Capital with participation from other notable investors such as Nvidia, Intel Capital, Qualcomm Ventures and Salesforce. That gave it a post-money valuation of $39 billion.
The fundraising is expected to be put towards the firm’s aim to deploy thousands of robots in homes and logistics over the coming years — a goal that has likely been made easier by a major endorsement from the White House.
Figure AI has already begun work with its first commercial customer in BMW, deploying its robots for tasks like handling sheet metal parts in manufacturing facilities.
Ongoing lawsuit
It’s possible that Melania’s endorsement of Figure AI’s robots as potential educators will trigger a reexamination of an ongoing lawsuit the company found itself in last year.
Robert Gruendel filed the complaint in federal court in California, claiming wrongful termination after raising safety concerns with CEO Brett Adcock and chief engineer Kyle Edelberg in September 2025.
The suit stated that Figure AI’s next-generation robots moved at superhuman speed and generated force approximately twice the level necessary to fracture an adult human skull.
Gruendel also alleged that one robot had carved a gash into a steel refrigerator door during a malfunction. Figure AI contends that Gruendel had been fired for poor performance, and described the allegations as “falsehoods.” Figure AI countersued in January, saying Gruendel failed in his role to help the company build a safe robot.
The lawsuit drew attention to broader questions about safety standards in humanoid robotics development and remains pending.
A tech figure across national priorities
Interestingly, the White House event on Wednesday wasn’t the first time that a company connected to Adcock received some major shine from the Trump administration.
Shares of the drone company he co-founded, Archer Aviation, surged in June last year after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order directing the establishment of a program to promote the safe integration of electric air taxis in U.S. cities.
Adcock co-founded Archer Aviation in 2018 with Adam Goldstein and initially served as co-CEO. However, Adcock stepped down in April 2022, and then resigned from the company’s board of directors shortly afterward.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors was confronted with a heated public comment this week as conservative independent journalist Darren Stallcup warned that “Nick Shirley’s coming to town,” tying the visit to broader concerns over child fentanyl deaths, crime, and homelessness.
“This week, a 2-year-old child overdosed and died on fentanyl in San Francisco,” the speaker said before the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. “This is not the first child who’s died from fentanyl in our city, and unfortunately, it probably won’t be the last.”
The remarks come as San Francisco continues to grapple with a years-long fentanyl crisis that has driven thousands of overdose deaths. City data and public health reporting have documented a sharp rise in fentanyl-related fatalities since 2019, with the synthetic opioid now the leading cause of overdose deaths in the city.
Officials also face ongoing scrutiny over public safety conditions, open-air drug use, and homelessness across major corridors and neighborhoods.
Conservative influencer Nick Shirley films protesters demonstrating against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests in New York, New York, on Oct. 22, 2025.(Adam Gray/Getty Images)
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“Walking around downtown San Francisco today, I see outside of our schools and playgrounds… just everywhere you look are the signs of the decline of Western civilization,” Stallcup said, pointing to visible drug activity and street conditions.
In the address, the speaker characterized fentanyl trafficking as part of a broader international pipeline.
“Fentanyl is a form of chemical warfare on the American people. It comes from China, across the southern border into our community, big cities and small towns.”
He argued the crisis is driven by international trafficking networks, linking the flow of fentanyl into U.S. communities to broader cross-border dynamics.
At the intersection of Leavenworth and Golden Gate Streets, people all walk to work and hang out in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco, California, on Jan. 26, 2022.(Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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“I love immigrants. I believe they’re some of the best people in the world,” the speaker added. “Unfortunately, there are fentanyl dealers here in our community, transnational narco-terrorists who are exploiting and taking advantage of our sanctuary city.”
Stallcup’s comments also referenced the scale of fatalities in San Francisco over recent years.
“Five thousand people of all races and religions have died from fentanyl in San Francisco between the years 2019 [and] 2026, including many of my family and friends,” Stallcup noted.
Stallcup further criticized local leadership and spending priorities tied to homelessness programs.
“Corrupt, far-left Democrats such as yourselves have enabled chaos and lawlessness for financial gain via fentanyl through corrupt nonprofits… that benefit from the suffering of the less fortunate on the streets,” he said.
Homeless people consume illegal drugs in an encampment along Willow St. in the Tenderloin district of downtown on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, in San Francisco, CA. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
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“We are on the 20th-year anniversary of Gavin Newsom’s ten-year plan to solve homelessness. Billions of dollars have been spent only for the situation to get worse,” Stallcup added, saying he had dealt with multiple break-ins.
“Nick Shirley’s coming to town next week, and you guys will all be under the magnifying glass,” Stallcup said.
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Humber Polytechnic says it will move ahead with layoffs after a voluntary employee exit program failed to fully address its projected budget shortfall.
In a statement, the college said it had introduced a Voluntary Employee Exit Program (VEEP) earlier this year in an effort to reduce costs amid mounting financial pressures.
While the program saw strong participation, Humber said it “did not fully address the projected fiscal gap for 2026–27,” meaning further workforce reductions were necessary.
Employees had until March 9 to indicate their interest but noted that they “must still proceed with involuntary employee reductions.”
The college described the situation as “an exceptionally difficult time,” adding it would offer support to affected employees.
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The move comes as post-secondary institutions across Ontario face growing financial strain, driven in part by declining international student revenue, rising operational costs and a prolonged freeze on domestic tuition.
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In a letter to the Humber community, president and CEO Ann Marie Vaughan said the institution continues to face “significant fiscal pressures” despite recent provincial funding.
“Unfortunately, we have arrived at the time when we must make more fundamental choices,” she wrote.
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The voluntary exit program, which was open to all full-time staff including executives, was introduced in an effort to minimize involuntary job losses.
Humber said it would assess participation levels before determining whether further cuts were required but has now confirmed layoffs have taken place.
Several colleges, including Seneca and Algonquin, have announced campus closures, while others, such as Sheridan College, have suspended dozens of programs.
Other institutions have also reduced staffing levels.
Nine students were injured on Tuesday after a driver struck them with a vehicle at a school in Ankeny, Iowa, according to officials.
The incident happened around 3:15 p.m. as students were being picked up from St. Luke’s Catholic School on NW Weigel Drive, city police and fire officials said at a news conference.
A vehicle in the pickup line jumped the curb and struck the students, officials said.
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Nine students were injured after a driver struck them with a vehicle at a school in Ankeny, Iowa.(St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic School)
Several parents in line provided aid to the children until emergency responders arrived at the scene. The nine victims were then rushed to local hospitals.
Some of the students who were struck suffered serious injuries, according to officials. Their ages and conditions were not made publicly available, but the school teaches students from kindergarten through eighth grade.
The driver, who has not been identified, was not injured and remained at the scene after the incident.
A vehicle in the pickup line jumped the curb and struck multiple students.(Ankeny Police)
Sgt. Trevor McGraw, a spokesperson for the Ankeny Police Department, told reporters that the incident did not appear to be an intentional act of violence.
Investigators are continuing to probe what may have caused the collision.
People were asked to avoid the area to allow emergency responders to access the scene.
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Police said the incident did not appear to be an intentional act of violence.(Ankeny Police)
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“Thank you to parents from the school pickup line who assisted the injured immediately while emergency services were on the way,” city officials said. “Thank you to teachers and staff for assisting injured students and students who witnessed the traumatic incident.”
The Des Moines Diocese told WHO 13: “Please know that we pray for the families involved and for the first responders who assisted.”
