Tag Archives: Education
P.A. child care spaces unable to help families during one-day teacher strike
It's an answer parents and guardians are getting from child care spaces across the province: we can't help you on Tuesday.The reason they're asking is because of the one-day strike involving teachers,...
Jan 15, 2024
Classes cancelled in Air Ronge, La Ronge on Tuesday due to provincial strike
Teachers in the tri-communities, as well as from Weyakwin, will be protesting outside La Ronge's Mistasinhk Place on Tuesday as part of a province-wide one-day strike.That means classes at Churchill C...
Jan 15, 2024
STF plans rallies across province during one-day teacher strike
Rallies have been scheduled to take place across Saskatchewan on Tuesday during the one-day teacher's strike.The Saskatchewan Teachers Federation (STF) announced the temporary work stoppage last week,...
Jan 15, 2024
Extreme cold leads to bus cancellations for P.A. and area
Once again, freezing temperatures forced many school bus cancellations in Prince Albert and surrounding areas.The Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division (SRPSD) and Prince Albert Catholic Schools ...
Jan 15, 2024
STF wants gov’t to get serious about classroom issues ahead of strike
Samantha Becotte, president of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation, said she hopes Tuesday's single-day strike will show the government how serious teachers are about having their needs met.On Frida...
Jan 13, 2024
Horizon SD promises communication amid teacher job action
The Director of Education of Horizon School Division is weighing in on teacher sanctions and the one-day strike.Teachers announced Thursday that they will be holding the strike on Tuesday, Jan. 16 as ...
Jan 12, 2024
Cuddle a joey or hang with a sloth: Wildlife Festival on this weekend at the Agriplex
Pythons and sloths and kangaroos, oh my.For two days, North Battleford will play host to a variety of unique animals at the Agrivilla and all are welcome to attend."The Wildlife Festival is essentiall...
Jan 12, 2024
TMSS fundraising for Playscape Project
Tisdale Middle & Secondary School (TMSS) is once again fundraising for its Playscape Project.They are accepting donations for their online auction Mar. 1, and donations can be dropped off at the s...
Jan 12, 2024
School bus cancellations announced due to extreme cold
Due to the extreme cold, school divisions in the Battlefords-Meadow Lake area have cancelled bus services for today. Environment Canada is reporting extreme cold warnings for the area and calling for ...
Jan 12, 2024
B.C. writer Galloway can proceed with defamation lawsuit against rape accuser: court
VANCOUVER - Novelist and former University of British Columbia professor Steven Galloway has won a years-long battle to have his defamation lawsuit proceed against a woman who says he sexually assault...
Jan 11, 2024