Tag Archives: Education
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
Local students awarded scholarships for music and agriculture
The Battlefords & District Community Foundation has awarded two annual scholarships to local students in the community.Piper Mutch, a senior at North Battleford Comprehensive High School, was name...
Apr 27, 2021
Horizon School Division students to get five extra days off and longer school days next year
Horizon School Division students will have five additional days off next school year and 10 minutes will be added to school days.The days off will take place on October 1, 2021, December 10, 2021, Feb...
Apr 22, 2021
Scholarship made in by Carlton teachers in Victor Thunderchild's name, funds being raised on GoFundMe
After Victor Thunderchild's sudden passing on Saturday, two teachers at Carlton Comprehensive High School teamed up to raise money to create a scholarship in his name. Dani Van Steelandt and Kelly Kla...
Apr 22, 2021