Tag Archives: Education
Veterans connect with students online in lead-up to pandemic-era Remembrance Day
Gulf War veteran Bob Crane has been busy in the weeks leading up to Remembrance Day, adjusting his classroom presentations to an array of online platforms. Crane, a retired Army major who volunteers a...
Nov 07, 2020
Kamala Harris's Canadian classmates celebrate after her vice-presidential win
MONTREAL - Kamala Harris became the first woman and first person of colour elected vice-president of the United States on Saturday, a victory that holds a special meaning for her former schoolmates an...
Nov 07, 2020
'This shouldn't happen to anyone's child': mother calls for changes, after daughter struck by truck
A Prince Albert woman, whose teenage daughter was hit by a truck Thursday afternoon, just moments after stepping off the school bus, believes the collision could have been easily prevented if the scho...
Nov 06, 2020
Living Sky honours retiring board members
It was a night of many goodbyes at Living Sky School Division this week. The division honoured five retiring board members for their service with dinner, a gift and a video presentation, while also fo...
Nov 05, 2020
Arctic animals showing climate adaptation, but it may be causing declines: study
A huge new archive of how animals move across the Arctic from season to season gives the clearest picture yet of how species from eagles to caribou are evolving in the face of climate change and hints...
Nov 05, 2020
Race in Subdivision Two, all others acclaimed for NESD
With the municipal election approaching on Nov. 9, school board elections come along with it.In the North East School Division (NESD), there are a total of eight subdivisions that will have a board re...
Nov 05, 2020
One case of COVID-19 identified at Queen Mary Public School
A case of COVID-19 is being reported at Queen Mary Public School. In a media release, Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division said it learned of the positive test result this afternoon and communic...
Nov 03, 2020
Students at local school complete clothing drive for P.A. homeless population
Students from West Central Public School were involved in a clothing drive during the month of October, collecting over 400 pairs of socks to donate to the Prince Albert Our House, in an effort called...
Nov 03, 2020
Touching stories to be shared during Children’s Hospital Radiothon
This year's Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Radiothon Nov. 4-5 is going to mean an awful lot to children across the province like Torrie Schaffer.Schaffer, now 13, got sick on the Easter long weekend...
Nov 03, 2020
COVID-19 case announced at Cudworth School
The Horizon School Division has announced a COVID-19 positive test at one of its schools.On Oct. 30, the division was notified of a positive case at Cudworth School. Contact tracing is underway accord...
Nov 02, 2020