Tag Archives: Education
Top court to examine payment for classroom use of copyrighted works
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will delve into the issue of fair payment for the use of copyrighted works in the classroom. The top court agreed to hear the case in response to appeals from York...
Oct 14, 2020
Candidates put their names in for Catholic school board trustee positions
The Prince Albert Roman Catholic Separate School Division has finalized their list of candidates for school board trustee positions. There are nine candidates running for six seats.This article highli...
Oct 14, 2020
New North calls for restoration of NORTEP in 2020 provincial election wish list
New North is calling for the reinstatement of the Northern Teacher Education Program (NORTEP) as part of its 2020 provincial election wish list."That was such a great program for northern people," New...
Oct 14, 2020
'Discovery by little Nathan:' 12-year-old makes fossil find in southern Alberta
Aspiring paleontologist Nathan Hrushkin speaks with pride about his "killer resume." The Grade 7 student from Calgary discovered a rare dinosaur skeleton earlier this year at Horseshoe Canyon in the B...
Oct 14, 2020
PM blasts Tories for push to keep WE probe alive, says government focused on COVID-19
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has blasted opposition parties for continuing their effort to dig into the WE Charity issue, and says his government is instead focused on helping Canadians thro...
Oct 13, 2020
Conservatives want an anti-corruption committee to probe WE Charity controversy
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives want MPs to create an anti-corruption committee to investigate the WE Charity issue.Tory ethics critic Michael Barrett says the new forum would press for answers to ...
Oct 12, 2020
Catholic School Division enrolment stays consistent despite COVID-19 pandemic
The Prince Albert Catholic School Division has not seen much of a drop in enrolment despite concerns around the COVID-19 pandemic.This year, they had a grand total of 3,022 students enroll, compared t...
Oct 11, 2020
Annual La Ronge Native Women's Council scholarships awarded
Jewel Charles and Christopher Halkett are the recipients of scholarships awarded by La Ronge Native Women's Council. Charles received the Mary Heimbecker Annual Scholarship, which is given to a studen...
Oct 09, 2020
'Definite increase:' Experts warn against underplaying recent surge in COVID-19 cases
CALGARY - Infectious disease specialists say a recent surge in COVID-19 cases that surpasses a spike last spring must not be shrugged off as merely a byproduct of increased testing. "I think min...
Oct 08, 2020
'Friendsgiving': N.S. students create new holiday traditions inside Atlantic bubble
HALIFAX - Haneesha Relwani, third-year marketing student at Acadia University, would normally be preparing at this time of year to travel home to St. Kitts and Nevis to see family. Instead, she and ma...
Oct 08, 2020