Tag Archives: Education
Province announces capital projects for post-secondary schools
Three of Saskatchewan's post-secondary institutions are getting upgrades through construction projects.The Government of Saskatchewan announced Wednesday the projects will occur at the University of R...
May 27, 2020
Local school division looking to cut energy costs
Prince Albert Catholic Schools are getting some help to go green.The division has been given $269,000 from the Climate Action Incentive Fund. The initiative is providing money to school divisions acro...
May 26, 2020
Council considers using digital billboard to recognize graduates
Prince Albert high school graduates could have the opportunity to see their names up in lights on the city's famed digital billboard. At Monday night's executive committee meeting, city councillors we...
May 26, 2020
UNB board votes to strip name from law faculty building over links to slavery
FREDERICTON - The board of governors at the University of New Brunswick voted Tuesday to strip George Duncan Ludlow's name from the school's law faculty building in Fredericton because of his con...
May 26, 2020
Dene Teacher Education Program graduates can speak, read and write the language
It's been a long four years for those accepted into the Dene Teacher Education Program (DTEP) back in 2016, but now more than half of graduates have accepted positions for the upcoming academic year.T...
May 22, 2020
Post-secondary students requiring practical skills concerned about education
Abbey Ferreira has wanted a career in the medical field since childhood, so she followed in the footsteps of her mother and grandmother and chose to become a nurse. As COVID-19 forced school closures,...
May 22, 2020
Social distancing in schools not realistic, expert says
When classes resume and students return to school, one education expert says it's not practical or realistic to expect strong social distancing measures.School in Saskatchewan will not resume until Se...
May 21, 2020
A list of provincial decisions on schools amid COVID-19 pandemic
Ontario announced Tuesday that schools will remain closed until September, though at-home learning will continue through June. Here are the decisions other provinces have made on schools amid the COVI...
May 19, 2020
COVID measures cut world greenhouse gas emissions by nearly one-fifth: study
Measures taken to fight the COVID-19 pandemic have cut worldwide greenhouse gas emissions by 17 per cent, says newly published research. The authors of the study warn the figure shows climate cha...
May 19, 2020
Feds quietly probe expanded role for child care in post-pandemic recovery
OTTAWA - The federal government has been quietly probing how to provide provinces with more money annually for child care, as part of what sources describe as an issue that is at, or near, the top of ...
May 18, 2020