Tag Archives: Education
Trudeau in New York next week to talk climate, development at UN General Assembly
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will travel to New York next week to take part in the 78th meeting of the United Nations General Assembly. The Prime Minister's Office confirmed today that T...
Sep 14, 2023
Quebec education minister rejects hearings on gender identity, prefers expert panel
Quebec's education minister says he won't convene a legislative committee on gender identity because he says doing so exposes the sensitive issue to political exploitation. Instead, Bernard Drainville...
Sep 13, 2023
Quebec politicians rail against 'English week' at Quebec junior college
Quebec politicians on Wednesday railed against a Quebec City junior college's decision to host a weeklong event promoting English, suggesting the initiative undermines efforts to protect French. The o...
Sep 13, 2023
Prince Albert shooting victim was visiting volleyball player, confirms school
A notification to parents of students at Prince Albert's Ecole St. Mary High School has confirmed that the victim of an armed robbery was a visitor to the school's senior boys' volleyball tournament. ...
Sep 12, 2023
New dental therapy program hopes to address needs in rural and remote communities
A first-of-its-kind dental therapy program has now started with hopes of benefiting patients across Saskatchewan, including those in the North.On Aug. 28, the University of Saskatchewan's new Bachelor...
Sep 11, 2023
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