Some relief about return to school in N.S., and a little apprehension
When parents dropped off their kids at this Halifax elementary school Thursday morning for the first time since late April, some did so with optimism and relief.
"I think that in-person learning is far better for him and the rest of the kids," said one parent.
Another parent said their son is looking forward to seeing his friends again.
"Once we got here, he was a little bit hesitant," said parent Kate Udle. "But, I think once he's in and settled and seeing all his friends again, he's going to be glad to be back."
In Sydney, Amanda Carroll sent her two kids back to school as well, but not without weighing the pros and cons.
"We definitely had reservations about it," Carroll said. "You do worry. You worry 'what if they get it in school?' because it has spread in schools before we shut down."
Paul Wozney, the president of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union says while teachers have been excited to see their students again.
"Fingers crossed," Wozney said. "We're all rooting for zero cases."
It's been a scramble having to switch from online to in-person learning on just a few days notice.
Even with the first day back under their belts, there are still concerns about positive cases popping up in schools and what that would mean for an already hectic end to the academic year.
"I really hope that we don't have to move anybody back to remote learning before the end of the year," Wozney said. "I just think that would be crushing."
There is a little more than three weeks left until school's out. For Grade 12 students in particular, there's more uncertainty, including what proms and graduations will look like.
"So what's the deal on exams? Is it exams? Is it a final assessment that you change to? What's that going to look like?"
A few more questions now that the return to school is in the books.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
Cuban government apologizes to Montreal-area family after delivering wrong body
Cuba's foreign affairs minister has apologized to a Montreal-area family after they were sent the wrong body following the death of a loved one.
What is changing about Canada's capital gains tax and how does it impact me?
The federal government's proposed change to capital gains taxation is expected to increase taxes on investments and mainly affect wealthy Canadians and businesses. Here's what you need to know about the move.
'Anything to win': Trudeau says as Poilievre defends meeting protesters
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is accusing Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre of welcoming 'the support of conspiracy theorists and extremists,' after the Conservative leader was photographed meeting with protesters, which his office has defended.
Fair in Ontario, flurries in Labrador: Weather systems make for an erratic spring
"It's a bit of a complicated pattern; we've got a lot going on," said Jennifer Smith of the Meteorological Service of Canada in an interview with CTVNews.ca on Wednesday. "[As is] typical with weather, all of these things are related."
Quebec nurse had to clean up after husband's death in Montreal hospital
On a night she should have been mourning, a nurse from Quebec's Laurentians region says she was forced to clean up her husband after he died at a hospital in Montreal.
Police tangle with students in Texas and California as wave of campus protest against Gaza war grows
Police tangled with student demonstrators in Texas and California while new encampments sprouted Wednesday at Harvard and other colleges as school leaders sought ways to defuse a growing wave of pro-Palestinian protests.
Bank of Canada officials split on when to start cutting interest rates
Members of the Bank of Canada's governing council were split on how long the central bank should wait before it starts cutting interest rates when they met earlier this month.
Northern Ont. lawyer who abandoned clients in child protection cases disbarred
A North Bay, Ont., lawyer who abandoned 15 clients – many of them child protection cases – has lost his licence to practise law.
'My stomach dropped': Winnipeg man speaks out after being criminally harassed following single online date
A Winnipeg man said a single date gone wrong led to years of criminal harassment, false arrests, stress and depression.