SAIT has some good courses. My parents just finished the diploma course. Before they started my mom had taken like 3 rolls of film in her life and had never touched a digital camera...now she LOVES photography.
As far as new cameras go, look at the Nikon D40 and D40x, they won't break the bank for an DSLR camera, but are still pretty good quality. Go see the guys at the Camera Store on 11th. They won't steer you wrong.
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