Tag Archives: Education
Over $40k in scholarships handed out to Carlton Trail College students
A total of 43 students from Carlton Trail College (CTC) recently received a bit of a financial boost.In all, the students received a combined $41,000 through CTC scholarships and bursaries during this...
Dec 08, 2022
Liberals aim to secure long-term role for feds in national child-care system
OTTAWA - Families Minister Karina Gould introduced legislation Thursday in an attempt to secure a long-term role for Ottawa in daycare and future-proof the Liberal vision of a national child-care syst...
Dec 08, 2022
Quebec's auditor finds Education Department ill-prepared for pivot to online learning
QUEBEC - The province's Education Department was ill-prepared when the COVID-19 pandemic forced schools to shutter in March 2020, and it still does not have a complete picture of the learning delays t...
Dec 07, 2022
Three new directors appointed to Northlands College board
Northlands College welcomed three new members to its board of directors late last month.The new members are Elmer Campbell from Buffalo River Dene Nation, Susanne Fern of Fond du Lac, and Robert St. P...
Dec 07, 2022
Finance minister replaced in B.C. cabinet shuffle that blends old, new
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby unveiled a new-look cabinet Wednesday that elevates several first-time ministers to prominent positions, retains veterans in long-held posts and moves the...
Dec 07, 2022
Maymont student honoured with Rhodes Scholarship
A student from Maymont, near North Battleford, will attend the University of Oxford in England next year after being selected for a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship.Cassidy Serhienko, 23, who currently ...
Dec 06, 2022
Sask. Polytechnic signs agreement with schools in Germany
Saskatchewan Polytechnic is expanding its horizons by signing more agreements with international post-secondary schools.Following an announcement last month that the school, which has campuses in Sask...
Dec 06, 2022
B.C.'s Julia Levy is Canada's first trans woman Rhodes Scholar
British Columbia's newest Rhodes Scholar will pursue a master's degree in computational chemistry, but she says it's also an "incredible opportunity" as a trans woman to give back to her community. Un...
Dec 06, 2022
Aspiring environmental engineer wins scholarship in memory of Polytechnique victims
MONTREAL - A Quebec environmental engineering student intent on researching solutions to the global climate crisis is the latest recipient of a $30,000 prize established in honour of the 14 women kill...
Dec 05, 2022
NW Region gardener keeps green thumb active throughout winter
Gardening enthusiast and educator Rhea Good, who lives in the Battlefords area in the North-West Region, isn't disheartened by Saskatchewan's bitterly cold winter. Instead, she keeps her love of garde...
Dec 04, 2022