Calgary parents, students prepare for back to school

If you ask Torin, who was begrudgingly tagging along for back-to-school shopping on Monday, how he feels about heading into a classroom in just a few days, his answer is short. "Could be better," he said with a shoulder shrug. The soon-to-be seventh grader is one of more than 180,000 Calgary students set to head back to the classroom this week. The Calgary Board of Education and Calgary Catholic School District both have students going back to school either Thursday or Friday, depending on the g