Tag Archives: Education
'Dramatic decline': Calgary researcher says sea ice in Antarctica lowest since 1986
ROTHERA RESEARCH STATION, ANTARCTICA - A Calgary researcher, who has spent the last eight months in Antarctica studying sea ice, says he has seen first-hand how big an effect climate change has had in...
Oct 21, 2023
High school completion, income levels increasing for First Nations peoples: StatCan
OTTAWA - Status First Nations people in Canada have seen some improvement in several key aspects of daily life, Statistics Canada has found, citing gains in areas ranging from household income levels ...
Oct 20, 2023
Saskatchewan government passes pronoun legislation
Two months after its policies were first proposed - and after two months of often-bitter debate - Saskatchewan's Parents' Bill of Rights has been passed.The Saskatchewan Party government passed the le...
Oct 20, 2023
Saskatchewan legislature passes pronoun bill in special sitting
REGINA - A controversial bill on the use of pronouns by school students received final approval in the Saskatchewan legislature and was passed into law Friday. The law prevents children under 16 from ...
Oct 20, 2023
Pronoun bill opponents decry lack of consultation
With just a few more hours left before debate finishes on the pronoun legislation in Saskatchewan, opposition to the bill wasn't finished Thursday morning.A group of Indigenous leaders and teens watch...
Oct 19, 2023
Northern Lights School Division looking to hire professional recruiter
The Northern Lights School Division (NLSD) is seeking to hire a professional recruiter in a bid to alleviate a longstanding teacher shortage."The idea came about through conversations that we had by o...
Oct 19, 2023
Quebec English universities brace for potential financial fallout of tuition hikes
MONTREAL - English-language universities in Quebec are bracing for the potential financial fallout of the province's decision to nearly double tuition for out-of-province students. At McGill Universit...
Oct 19, 2023
Author McLane to give reading of his new children's book in North Battleford
A Battlefords author will visit North Battleford Library soon to read from his new book "Where Joy is Born."Jim McLane, who is also a semi-retired veterinarian, said he has always had a love of Englis...
Oct 19, 2023
First Nation University students in P.A. donate thousands of pieces of clothing to less fortunate
Many of Prince Albert's homeless community and those struggling financially will have warm clothing for the upcoming winter thanks to a group of students from the First Nations University.On Wednesday...
Oct 18, 2023
Saskatchewan teens walk out of class to protest pronoun policy
With many wearing flags and waving signs, students walked out of class Tuesday afternoon to show their frustration and displeasure with the government's soon-to-be law around pronouns in schools.In Re...
Oct 17, 2023