Tag Archives: Education
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REGINA - The University of Regina says it has rescinded the honorary doctor of laws degree it awarded to Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond in 2003 as she faces questions about her Indigenous heritage.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...
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...
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
NLSD 'in crisis mode' due to teacher shortage in northern Sask.
The Northern Lights School Division is in a state of "crisis" due to a teacher shortage in northern Saskatchewan. That's according to director of education Jason Young, who explained the division curr...
Feb 08, 2023
Turpel-Lafond returns second honorary degree after being told of identity review
VICTORIA - Royal Roads University says it has accepted the return of an honorary doctorate from retired judge Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, who was the subject of a CBC investigation about her claims of I...
Feb 07, 2023