Tag Archives: Education
Northerners receive Order of Gabriel Dumont bronze medal
Two Mtis residents of Northern Saskatchewan are recipients of the 2021 Order of Gabriel Dumont bronze medal. Jolene Couillonneur of Cole Bay and Erin Dyck of Tweedsmuir, are two of eight recipients of...
May 03, 2021
First-ever image of COVID-19 variant supports faith in current vaccines, says UBC
VANCOUVER - The first images of a mutation on a COVID-19 variant of concern have been captured by researchers at the University of British Columbia who say the photos offer some reassurance about how ...
May 03, 2021
Yellowknife schools closed after COVID-19 outbreak confirmed at elementary school
YELLOWKNIFE - All schools in Yellowknife have been closed after eight cases of COVID-19 were confirmed at an elementary school over the weekend. The chief public health officer for the Northwest Terri...
May 03, 2021
COVID case at Carlton High School
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has confirmed a case of COVID-19 at Carlton Comprehensive Public High School.The Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division (SRPSD) said a few students in two g...
May 03, 2021
MN-S expanding Michif language program to Prince Albert school divisions
Mtis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S) are expanding their early learning language pilot projects in the Fall of 2021.To preserve Mtis culture MN-S announced a two-year pilot project in September 2020 where ...
May 02, 2021
'Aliens are coming': Alberta RCMP 911 dispatchers fielding calls about UFO sightings
A blinding flash of light, something unidentified overhead or aliens at the door. Somewhere the truth is out there. Canadians appear to be seeing more "out there" while scanning the night skies in inc...
May 02, 2021
'Relatively bleak:' Post-secondary students face rising debt and few summer jobs
CALGARY - Michelle Benz thought she was playing it smart when she went back to school after being laid off from the oil and gas sector six years ago. She completed her bachelor of urban planning at th...
May 01, 2021
Supply-filled backpacks promoting early Métis childhood learning and development
Mtis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S) has announced they are providing families with backpacks that will help early learners develop important fundamental skills necessary for educational development. In a ...
Apr 30, 2021
'He loved Nunavut:' Polar bear biologist who died in helicopter crash remembered
IQALUIT - A dedicated scientist who loved the North, Markus Dyck spoke his mind and strove to include Inuit in northern research. That's how friends and colleagues are remembering Dyck, a polar bear b...
Apr 30, 2021
NLSD annual report shows low graduation rates and final marks
Key indicators in the Northern Lights School Division's (NLSD) 2019-2020 annual report show northern students continue to lag behind their southern counterparts.For instance, when it comes to students...
Apr 29, 2021