Tag Archives: Education
Teachers shortage for NLSD reaches highest level ever at 20 vacancies
Northern Lights School Division (NLSD) is 20 teachers short as students move into second week of classes. "This is kind of an abnormality for us. Yes, we are used to starting the year short of teacher...
Sep 06, 2022
Make overdose education mandatory in B.C. schools amid drug emergency, advocates say
VANCOUVER - When a teenage girl collapsed on the SkyTrain in Coquitlam, B.C., passengers calling 911 thought she had fainted or was having an epileptic seizure. It was only when paramedics administere...
Sep 06, 2022
Giving those with dyslexia a chance to love reading
A library in the northeast wants to make sure everyone has an opportunity to enjoy the magic of a good book.For those with dyslexia, being passionate about books can be difficult. However, the Melfort...
Sep 05, 2022
March honours 100-year anniversary of Chinese student school strike over segregation
VICTORIA - The first day of school in Victoria one hundred years ago marked the start of a student strike over segregation that helped Chinese-Canadians solidify their place in a country that was not ...
Sep 05, 2022
Students across the Northeast officially back to school
September 1, marked the end of summer vacation and the return of both students and teachers for another year of school.Kids across the North East School Division entered the classroom, for what is hop...
Sep 02, 2022
Changes this year for Sask. Rivers Distance Learning Centre
The Distance Learning Centre for Sask. Rivers Public School Division (SRPSD) will have a new principal as they head into another year."I am excited about joining the DLC and working with the existing ...
Sep 02, 2022
It's back to school for kids in the Battlefords
Youth in the Battlefords marked Sept. 1 as the day they're heading back to class for a new school year.Bready School Principal Rhonda Simon said it's a busy time in the year at the Kindergarten to Gra...
Sep 01, 2022
Classes back in session before long weekend again: Why?
It has been a decade since legislation first required the school year in Saskatchewan to start after the Labour Day long weekend, and it has been eight years since that legislation was introduced to b...
Sep 01, 2022
Rules need change to keep international students in Canada and fill labour gaps: RBC
OTTAWA - Researchers with RBC are calling for an urgent reset of Canada's immigration process to keep talented international students in the country to fill key labour shortages. The path from becomin...
Sep 01, 2022
Students chosen to part of Sask. Youth Provincial Council
An Air Ronge student has been chosen to part of the 2022-2023 Saskatchewan Youth Provincial Council. According to a media release issued Wednesday, council members are eager to welcome all Pre-Kinderg...
Aug 31, 2022