Tag Archives: Education
National daycare system will need funding to lower fees, expand spaces, Hussen says
OTTAWA - The federal minister in charge of the government's push on child care says bringing down fees parents pay is a key ingredient in the Liberals' design for a national system. Social Development...
Dec 28, 2020
'The value of your elders': First Nation using youth to spread COVID-19 message
MORLEY, Alta. - A First Nation in Alberta is turning to its youth to help spread the message to older members about the dangers of COVID-19.Three reserves in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains make up ...
Dec 28, 2020
Cheating a 'free-for-all' at virtual high schools, teachers say
It took less than a month for students attending virtual school to devise new ways to cheat. From texting friends on the sly to downloading apps that spit out answers, educators say the pandemic-induc...
Dec 27, 2020
'A better job than we’ve ever done:' Nunavut researchers turn to citizen scientists
IQALUIT - There are more than 60 words to describe sea ice in Inuktitut. For Nunavut's hunters, the words are critical when travelling across a frozen ocean highway by snowmobile or dog team. In Pond ...
Dec 26, 2020
COVID-19 cases in Living Sky School Division
A case of COVID-19 was diagnosed in an individual in Connaught Elementary School in North Battleford and in an individual in Battleford Central School. A press release from the Living Sky School Divis...
Dec 24, 2020
U of S expects to continue remote learning through spring, summer terms
Remote learning at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) looks like it's here to stay, at least until the Fall 2021 term.That's the expectation of the institution, who gave a prepared email statemen...
Dec 21, 2020
Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn, dubbed 'Christmas Star,' visible tonight
EDMONTON - A rare celestial event is making an already unique holiday season even more unusual, as what's been dubbed the "Christmas Star" is set to appear over Canada on Monday evening, brighter than...
Dec 21, 2020
COVID-19 case at St. Mary School and JPII Collegiate
Light of Christ Catholic Schools is alerting the public of a positive COVID-19 case at St. Mary School in North Battleford and at John Paul II Collegiate High School. According to a media release, the...
Dec 20, 2020
Youth engineering education program going digital in early 2021
A group that offers science, technology, engineering, and math education is going virtual in 2021.Engineering for Kids of North Saskatchewan is running five-day camps beginning January and ending in e...
Dec 19, 2020
NLSD board members undergoing orientation
Eight out of nine board members with the Northern Lights School Division are new to their roles and are currently going through orientation. In the board election last month, the only member to keep t...
Dec 14, 2020