Tag Archives: Education
COVID case at École St. Mary as all schools set for remote learning Monday
On Sunday afternoon, officials from the Saskatchewan Health Authority identified a positive COVID-19 case in an individual at cole St. Mary High School. In a media release the P.A. Catholic School Div...
Dec 13, 2020
All Prince Albert schools moving to remote learning
Starting Monday, all students in both Prince Albert school divisions will temporarily move to remote learning.The announcement was made by the Prince Albert Catholic Schools and the Saskatchewan River...
Dec 11, 2020
Kids need media literacy education to match the rise of social networks: experts
Kids in Canada need greater access to up-to-date media literacy education to help them navigate what's real and what's fake or misleading online, experts say. The rise of social media has led to the p...
Dec 11, 2020
St. Michael School moves to remote learning due to COVID-19 exposure
On Thursday evening, the Prince Albert Catholic School Division announced that St. Michael Community School will move to remote learning after two COVID-19 cases in the school were confirmed. "After c...
Dec 10, 2020
Parkland Ambulance delivers personal safety manuals to students and awards top employees
Parkland Ambulance is partnering with the Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division to deliver personal safety manuals and resources to students in Prince Albert. The manuals are produced by Communit...
Dec 09, 2020
P.A. school closed because 'too many classrooms affected' by COVID case
The decision to have all students move to remote learning after a recent COVID-19 case at Prince Albert's Vincent Massey Elementary School was taken because many classrooms have been impacted. Meanwhi...
Dec 07, 2020
5,800 years of droppings: Unique approach yields first long-term seabird trend data
Scientists have sifted through nearly 6,000 years of seabird droppings to get what they say could be the first long-term reading on how their numbers are affected by humans. "It's a stinky job, but so...
Dec 07, 2020
Liberals set to kick-start talks on new child-care system and funding, Hussen says
OTTAWA - Two key federal cabinet ministers marked the anniversary of a landmark report on women's issues in Canada with a political push for a national daycare system, encouraging provinces and MPs to...
Dec 07, 2020
Federal scientists predict Prairie climate as drier, grassier and fiery
Federal scientists are predicting a hot, dry and fiery future for the Prairies. "In a warming climate, you can expect extreme weather events to occur with increased severity," said Dave Sauchyn, a pro...
Dec 07, 2020
National Student Loan Service Centre plagued by delays as requests for help soar
Throngs of former students have been unable to reach Canada's loans centre, which is working through a backlog of more than 30,000 applications for repayment assistance. The phone lines for the Nation...
Dec 05, 2020