Tag Archives: Education
BATC powwow at Sweetgrass brings nations together
The sound of the drums and jingle dancers can be heard at Sweetgrass First Nation this week as Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs Inc. (BATC) holds its three-day powwow. The event will run until Thursda...
Aug 18, 2022
80 years after Dieppe, postcards share stories of soldiers who died in deadly raid
Paris Eakins was 26 years old when he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in November 1940 during the Second World War. He was born in Minnedosa, Man., where he lived until he attended the University ...
Aug 18, 2022
LLRIB awarding $150,000 in education scholarships
Lac La Ronge Indian Band is now accepting application as they prepares to distribute $150,000 worth of scholarship for the upcoming school year. In all, there will be 50 scholarships of $2,500 and ano...
Aug 17, 2022
Interim education plan extended, with focus on mental health
As students get ready to go back to the classroom, the Saskatchewan government has extended an education plan to ensure young learners are set up for success.Saskatchewan's Interim Provincial Educatio...
Aug 17, 2022
N.W.T. child-care providers 'trying to be optimistic' about $10-a-day deal
YELLOWKNIFE - Early learning and child-care providers in the Northwest Territories say they are hopeful more support is coming following a rocky initial rollout of federal funding in the territory. Th...
Aug 17, 2022
Sask Polytech getting $3.5M from province for early childhood programs
Saskatchewan Polytechnic is getting funding to help continue training early childhood educators.The government of Saskatchewan announced on Aug. 16 that they were giving the school - which has campuse...
Aug 16, 2022
Quebec junior college students have 'reduced ability to study' post-COVID: union head
MONTREAL - As post-secondary students prepare to return to class in the coming weeks, experts are worried about the impact of more than two years of pandemic-related disruptions on their ability to su...
Aug 16, 2022
Defendant in school lawsuit now in Prince Albert
One of the defendants in a class action lawsuit involving alleged abuse at a school in Saskatoon is now heading to a school in Prince Albert. Duff Friesen is the current principal at Regent Academy, w...
Aug 12, 2022
Paddling to exorcism: Abuse allegations spark new regulations at Saskatchewan schools
REGINA - Saskatchewan is stepping in to supervise three independent schools after a proposed class-action lawsuit was filed against former teachers, pastors and church elders for alleged abuse of stud...
Aug 11, 2022
Report says Canada should loosen visa requirements to allow more Ukrainian refugees
CALGARY - Orysia Boychuk knows first-hand how frustrating and slow the process has become to bring Ukrainian refugees into Canada. Boychuk, who is president of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress's Albert...
Aug 11, 2022