Tag Archives: Education
University of Calgary named world's first United Nations University hub for water
CALGARY - The University of Calgary has become the world's first United Nations University hub focused on water. The hub is a partnership between the Calgary school and the United Nations University I...
Dec 13, 2023
NESD support workers support strike mandate
Education support workers for the North East School Division (NESD) are one step closer to potentially walking off the job. Members voted on Thursday in favour of a strike mandate. Around 75 per cent ...
Dec 11, 2023
Mentorship program aims to boost number of IT technicans in Athabasca region
The Spark Mentorship Program offered by Optek Solutions is looking for candidates for its upcoming information technology (IT) certification course.That's according to Allison Strong, the marketing an...
Dec 08, 2023
'Silence isn't neutral': Emails show debate in Quebec universities on Israel, Hamas
MONTREAL - Five days after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, Universit de Montral rector Daniel Jutras was under growing pressure to say more about the conflict. Shortly after midnight on Oct. 12, he...
Dec 08, 2023
Liberals hike income requirement for foreign students, targeting 'puppy mill' schools
Ottawa will require foreigners applying to study in Canada to have double the amount of funds currently required, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said Thursday. He also threatened to cap visas in pro...
Dec 07, 2023
Storyteller Lorer to give talk at North Battleford Library
Saskatoon storyteller and poet Danica Lorer is bringing her show to North Battleford Library this week.The event, called "The Season to Sparkle: Songs and Stories," will be held at the library theatre...
Dec 07, 2023
'A lot of happy faces': Santa in the North delivers 1,400 gifts to remote communities
Christmas is known as the season of giving and the Santa in the North initiative is doing just that while providing a meaningful impact to children in five remote, northern communities. Santa Claus, S...
Dec 07, 2023
English River's Tenille Campbell new indigenous Storyteller In-Residence at USask
Tenille Campbell has chosen female empowerment as her overarching theme after being named to the University Library Indigenous Storyteller In-Residence at the University of Saskatchewan. "I'm really e...
Dec 07, 2023
NESD education support workers set to vote on strike mandate
Education support workers for the North East School Division (NESD) are set to vote on whether they support walking off the job down the road.CUPE 4875's leadership wants to see if the membership woul...
Dec 07, 2023
Child care cost less in 2023, but more parents say spots are hard to find: StatCan
A new report from Statistics Canada says child care was more affordable across the country in 2023, but parents are having a harder time finding it. The average amount parents paid for their main full...
Dec 05, 2023