Just heard this on the radio. All international trips are cancelled, including the upcoming sports team trips to the US (e.g. hockey game in Hawaii). The spokesperson said that, in addition to the Paris attacks, the San Bernadino shooting and the 355 mass shootings in the US this year (a number they heard last week) played into the decision. It's too dangerous here for them to take the risk to travel to the US; "anything could happen at anytime." Of course, they have to care for others' children, which makes a difference in their risk assessment, I'm sure.
'Recent global events' prompt Catholic schools to cancel international trips http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-catholic-travel-cancelled-recent-global-events-1.3354425 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-catholic-travel-cancelled-recent-global-events-1.3354425 'Recent global events' prompt Catholic schools t... http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-catholic-travel-cancelled-recent-global-events-1.3354425 All international travel for students and staff at Alberta's two largest Catholic school districts has been cancelled for the remainder of the school year in th... View on www.cbc.ca http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-catholic-travel-cancelled-recent-global-events-1.3354425 Preview by Yahoo