Tag Archives: Education
Tributes pour in for Monique Bégin, 'trailblazer' and former federal cabinet minister
OTTAWA - Mournful tributes are pouring in after the death of Monique Bgin, a former cabinet minister and academic who died Friday at the age of 87. In a statement Saturday, Prime Minister Justin Trude...
Sep 10, 2023
Former UBC Okanagan student feels free after winning discrimination case
Stephanie Hale says she is feeling free for the first time in a decade after her life was derailed by a sexual assault in a dorm room at the University of British Columbia's Okanagan campus. She says ...
Sep 09, 2023
P.A. Literacy Network receives national recognition
For the past 35 years, the Prince Albert Literacy Network has helped thousands in the community and on Friday that work was recognized.The local non-profit was the recipient of this year's Council of ...
Sep 09, 2023
Christian group says it influenced Saskatchewan government over pronoun rules
The founder of a group described as a national Christian organization says it's been successful in influencing the Saskatchewan Party government to adopt pronoun and sexual education policies that aff...
Sep 09, 2023
Bear not welcome at Central Park School in Nipawin
Provincial conservation officers said a young black bear that was spotted at Central Park School in Nipawin on the first day of class was shot by responders. Inspector Brett Diemert, with the Conserva...
Sep 08, 2023
Ottawa school bus routes cancelled for thousands of students due to driver shortage
OTTAWA - Thousands of Ottawa parents are still scrambling to find a way to get their kids to school after their buses were suddenly cancelled because of a driver shortage. About 7,500 students were af...
Sep 08, 2023
The rains came down and two flooded Prince Albert schools are still feeling it
The heavy rain and flash flooding that had Prince Albert residents canoeing down some streets in June is still impacting two schools in the city. Neither St. Francis nor St. Mary Schools are back to n...
Sep 07, 2023
Only media report spurred Yukon to tell parents of sexual abuse in school: ombudsman
WHITEHORSE - Yukon's ombudsman said in a new report Thursday the territory's government had a policy and legal duty to notify parents at a school where a child was sexually assaulted, but instead dela...
Sep 07, 2023
$1.5 million turnover coming for Carlton running track
With an anticipated cost of just under $1.5 million, the Harry Jerome running track is on deck to be upgraded next year. The City of Prince Albert and Saskatchewan Rivers School Division share ownersh...
Sep 07, 2023
Private donation helps attract teachers to rural B.C. with $10,000 cash welcome gifts
A rural school district in the British Columbia Interior has filled a shortfall of teachers with help from an anonymous benefactor who donated $200,000 to welcome new educators. At a time when schools...
Sep 07, 2023