Education

Living Sky looks at starting new sport academy

Living Sky School Division (LSSD) is looking ahead at offering a new sports academy for students. Superintendent of Learning Tonya Lehman said the program would run through North Battleford Comprehens...

Feb 16, 2023

Province says no to funding request for mental health program at PACSD

The provincial government said it will not be funding a mental health support pilot program from the Prince Albert Catholic School Division (PACSD).Earlier this year, the division sent the proposal fo...

Feb 16, 2023

Prince Albert, Nipawin. Neilburg and La Ronge among communities receiving campuses for distance learning

Students accessing courses online through the Saskatchewan Distance Learning Corporation (Sask DLC), will soon have an easier time receiving some in-person help.With the main Sask DLC office located o...

Feb 16, 2023

Bed bug infestation at Northern Sask elementary school

There are no classes this week at Big River First Nation's Mistahi Sipiy Elementary School, and the reason why has nothing to do with recent challenges like a shortage of teachers or the effects of th...

Feb 15, 2023

'Swim to Survive' aims to teach students the basics of safety in deep waters

Since the beginning of 2023, students from Grades 4-5 registered in the Sask. Rivers School Division have had the opportunity to learn the basics of deep-water safety at Frank J. Dunn pool through Car...

Feb 15, 2023

Important meeting on Arborfield School's future taking place at Community Hall

The North East School Division (NESD) is holding a meeting Wednesday night to discuss the future of Arborfield School.The school is under review since it only has 67 students enrolled, which is under ...

Feb 15, 2023

Orano Canada gifting $1 million to encourage more women to enrol in trades and technology training

It's a big boost for women in northern Saskatchewan looking for a career in the trades and technology.To bolster the future for women in technical trades, uranium producer Orano Canada is gifting $1 m...

Feb 14, 2023

Turpel-Lafond stripped of honorary degree over claims of Indigenous heritage

REGINA - The University of Regina says it has rescinded the honorary doctor of laws degree it awarded to Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond in 2003 as she faces questions about her Indigenous heritage. The Univ...

The Canadian Press Feb 14, 2023

African-Canadian history in the northeast

February has been proclaimed as African-Canadian/Black History Month, in Saskatchewan.This was done in 'honour and recognition of the legacy of Black Canadians across the province and the rest of Cana...

Feb 13, 2023

Centre francophone celebrates Black History Month

The rhythm of the music brought the crowd to its feet when the Oral Fuentes Reggae Band hit the stage at She-nanigans in North Battleford Friday. It was all part of Centre Francophone des Battleford's...

Feb 13, 2023