Tag Archives: Education
'Hard work does pay off': North Battleford student wins first-ever Sask. Junior Citizen of the Year STEM award
When Anna Currie found out she was the first-ever recipient of Saskatchewan's Junior Citizen STEM Award, she was at a loss for words."I am beyond thankful and grateful. I never, ever would have imagin...
Jun 04, 2025
North Battleford Pride community paint crosswalks on 102nd Street
At the intersection of Service Canada and the North Battleford Public Library, members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community were dancing as they painted the crosswalks in the vivid hues of the Progress and Trans...
Jun 01, 2025
Quebec to seek leave to appeal school board reform ruling to Supreme Court of Canada
MONTREAL - Quebec will ask the Supreme Court of Canada for permission to appeal a ruling that found a provincial law abolishing school boards violates English-language minority education rights. A spo...
May 31, 2025
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