Tag Archives: Education

Drownings increase as climate change makes ice on lakes, rivers riskier: study
Newly published research says climate change is making familiar winter activities on frozen lakes and rivers more dangerous. An analysis of thousands of winter drownings from around the world sh...
Nov 18, 2020

Schools, businesses closed: Nunavut goes into territorywide lockdown today
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut is shutting down for two weeks starting today to try to get cases of COVID-19 under control. All schools and non-essential businesses are closed, as are libraries, fitness c...
Nov 18, 2020

More COVID cases at P.A. school prompts warning from administrator
With increasing levels of transmission across the province, including Prince Albert, the Saskatchewan Health Authority has identified further COVID-positive cases in a local school. And the most senio...
Nov 17, 2020

Two North Battleford high schools moving to Level 3 to reduce spread of COVID-19
Light of Christ Catholic School Division and Living Sky School Division advise they will move to Level 3 in the Saskatchewan Safe Schools Plan for two North Battleford high schools to help reduce the ...
Nov 17, 2020

McGill men's sports teams to be named Redbirds after lengthy process
MONTREAL - McGill University's men's varsity sports teams will be known as the Redbirds going forward, the university announced Tuesday. The Montreal school settled on the new moniker more than ...
Nov 17, 2020

Former finance minister Bill Morneau takes fellowship at Yale
OTTAWA - Former finance minister Bill Morneau is heading back to the classroom next year.He has been appointed a senior fellow at Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, where he will ...
Nov 16, 2020

Liberals take small step to back off delay tactics on WE Charity affair
OTTAWA - The Liberals said Monday they will cede some ground on the WE Charity affair, which has been mired in filibusters and duelling committee motions for nearly two months - but appeared to yield ...
Nov 16, 2020

New COVID protocols mean some changes for P.A. business but not schools
Increased health protocols announced by the Government of Saskatchewan Friday to curb the spread of COVID-19 will impact some of Prince Albert's public spaces and businesses but are being welcomed as ...
Nov 13, 2020

Positive COVID-19 case discovered at Holy Family School
A positive case of COVID-19 has been identified at Holy Family School in North Battleford.According to a media release from Light of Christ Catholic Schools, the school was made aware of the case by t...
Nov 13, 2020

Province expands mandatory masking order, limits alcohol service in updated health order
The province has issued additional public health measures to try and slow the spread of the virus. The measures will include mandatory masking in indoor public places in all communities with populatio...
Nov 13, 2020