Tag Archives: Education
'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
North Battleford Comprehensive High School Band to perform in New York
North Battleford Comprehensive High School Band hope to show off their skills when they head off to perform in New York City next year. About 28 students from Grades 8 to 12 in the band are currently ...
Dec 05, 2023
Unlocked car doors an opportunity for Christmas theft
The countdown to Christmas is on and for many Battlefords area residents the hustle and bustle of the holidays can be somewhat overwhelming.During the rush to get last minute details completed such as...
Dec 05, 2023
Quebec teachers leaning on each other as negotiations to end strike grind on
MONTREAL - When her union began a general unlimited strike last month, Gatineau-based teacher Genevive Savard braced for what she called a "crossing of the desert." The roughly 66,000-member teachers ...
Dec 02, 2023