Education

Sask. Teachers Federation announces second one-day strike for Monday

The Saskatchewan Teachers Federation (STF) has announced that teachers will be walking off the job once again next week.In a news release sent Thursday, STF President Samantha Becotte stated that a se...

Jan 18, 2024

Métis women's leadership program helps participants develop skills to excel

A Mtis women's leadership training program offered in the north west area aims to provide young Mtis participants with skills and knowledge to help them move up in their career path. Offered through L...

Jan 18, 2024

History of refugees in Canada exhibit coming to N.B.

"We saw all people...dead along the road," began a quote from Rolf Sers. The Latvian Jew had once hid in plain sight as a doctor in the German military where he served in Ukraine and Russia. When he w...

Jan 17, 2024

North West College's Battlefords campus temporarily closed due to burst pipe

The deep freeze caused a pipe to burst at North West College's Battlefords campus Monday, resulting in some flooding on the main floor. The building was closed the same day and will continue to be thr...

Jan 16, 2024

North East teachers find support in one-day strike

(submitted photo/Jessica Griffin)Teachers across the North East School Division found some public support today as they held their one-day strike, announced last week. Dave Rogers, president of the No...

Jan 16, 2024

P.A. teachers picket for one day at Cornerstone

The Cornerstone shopping area in Prince Albert saw a lot of foot traffic, honking and handmade signs today as the teachers from 45 schools held a one-day strike. Jean-Marc Belliveau, president of Prin...

Jan 16, 2024

North Battleford-Meadow Lake teachers hit the streets for teachers' strike

Despite the frigid temperatures of -27 and -42 with the windchill, teachers in the Battlefords and Meadow Lake area took to the streets for a one-day province-wide teachers' strike today.The Saskatche...

Jan 16, 2024

A four-part series on horse ownership coming to Meadow Lake

The first session of an open forum on horse ownership is trotting up to Meadow Lake this weekend.The idea came up when a number of Kelly Friedrich's riding students approached her about buying horses....

Jan 16, 2024

Canada's new research security rules target institutions in China, Iran, Russia

OTTAWA - The federal government will not bankroll sensitive scientific research tied to dozens of schools, institutes and labs in China, Iran and Russia under new restrictions announced Tuesday. Among...

The Canadian Press Jan 16, 2024

Sask. teachers hit the picket line Tuesday in one-day strike

Saskatchewan education minister Jeremy Cockrill isn't happy to see teachers walk off the job in a one-day, province-wide strike Tuesday."It's disappointing it's gotten to this point," said Cockrill."I...

Jan 16, 2024