Education

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REGINA - The University of Regina says it has rescinded the honorary doctor of laws degree it awarded to Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond in 2003 as she faces questions about her Indigenous heritage.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

Universities brace for Chinese students' return as Beijing orders them back to Canada

VANCOUVER - When Vancouver-based Justin Wong was studying online for his master of arts at Trinity Western University during the pandemic, he had to get up at 4 a.m. to collaborate with classmates. Th...

The Canadian Press Feb 11, 2023

History of the Melfort Airport

In honour of Saskatchewan Archives Week, the Melfort and District Museum recently held a coffee and conversation to discuss the history of the Melfort airport.Roughly 30-40 members of the public gathe...

Feb 09, 2023

'A historic day': Colin Charles Cree Dictionary redeveloped and released

The release of the Colin Charles Cree Dictionary was celebrated Wednesday at a gathering at Kitsaki Hall. "Today is a historic day. This is really a historic moment in our history with the Lac La Rong...

Feb 09, 2023

Spirit in sport: Sturgeon Lake players win banner in One Arrow

A new banner will be hanging in Sturgeon Lake School, after their U13 indoor soccer team won a recent tournament in One Arrow.Assistant coach Dean Gerard said the win helps boost school spirit. "They ...

Feb 09, 2023