Tag Archives: Education
Mirasty to receive honourary degree from the U of R
Lac La Ronge Indian Band member and former Saskatchewan Lt.-Gov. Russell Mirasty has been selected to receive an honourary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Regina. "It was totally unexpect...
May 31, 2025
Supreme Court of Canada dismisses Nunavut's bid to toss out school language case
OTTAWA - A lawsuit over the right to Inuit language instruction in the Nunavut public school system is a step closer to being heard following a Supreme Court of Canada decision. The top court has dism...
May 29, 2025
'Very freeing': Music for Mental Health concert aims to heal community
Ben Giesbrecht didn't know teaching music would also mean facing the struggle of student suicide and mental health crises."We've had a number of issues in our community over the last while - even befo...
May 28, 2025
Court orders B.C. to pass law giving French school board expropriation powers
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court has ordered the provincial government to pass a law within six months providing the Francophone School Board with powers to expropriate private property to build new...
May 28, 2025
NESD Director of Education concerned school consolidation plans are on back burner
The Director of Education for the North East School Division is expressing concern there are no immediate plans for the replacement of Brunswick and Reynolds schools in Melfort. The division's plan wa...
May 27, 2025
NSITEP marks third graduation class
Thirteen graduates of the Northern Saskatchewan Indigenous Teacher Education Program (NSITEP) in La Ronge received their Bachelor of Education degrees on Friday. The ceremony, which included residents...
May 26, 2025
Trump vs. Harvard: Canadian university athlete Ocean Ma caught in the crossfire
Highlighted by an Ivy League title and a divisional crown at the national college playdowns, Canada's Ocean Ma enjoyed a memorable first season on Harvard's squash team. She hopes to build on that in ...
May 26, 2025
Fewer international students adding to university budget challenges
Canadian universities are being forced to tighten their financial belts as they struggle with plummeting enrolment from international students who pay higher tuitions.Universities Canada says "inadequ...
May 24, 2025
Fewer international students adding to university budget challenges
OTTAWA - Canadian universities are being forced to tighten their financial belts as they struggle with plummeting enrolment from international students who pay higher tuitions. Universities Canada say...
May 24, 2025
'Panic and confusion' for Canadians at Harvard after Trump bans foreign students
Harvard University student Thomas Mete was picking up his brother from high school in Ridgeway, Ont., when he got the news that U.S. President Donald Trump's administration was barring the Ivy League ...
May 23, 2025