Tag Archives: Education
Dean of College of Medicine visits P.A. to weigh expansion opportunity
With the continual demand for more doctors and other health care practitioners in Saskatchewan, the head of the College of Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan was in Prince Albert to meet peopl...
Mar 11, 2025
Yukon signs $7.4m school food program agreement with Ottawa
WHITEHORSE - Yukon and the federal government have reached a $7.4-million agreement to improve school food for students in the territory. The agreement will see the federal government invest the fundi...
Mar 10, 2025
'A way of life': next generation of hunters learn the tradition
There's a moment hunters face in the anticipation of their shot. For some, they feel their breathing change rapidly, others tremble and their limbs become unsteady as the adrenaline rushes in. For 13-...
Mar 08, 2025
'Pretty excited': Teachers and STF still digesting Tuesday's decision
A day after announcing the arbiter's decision to allow class complexity in the Provincial Collective Bargaining Agreement, Samantha Becotte, president of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation said she...
Mar 05, 2025
Fewer CCHS students attending classes
The attendance rate at La Ronge's Churchill Community High School has become such a concern the principal has taken to social media to address students and parents. On Tuesday, Kristianna Mercredi wen...
Mar 04, 2025
Minister says he hopes Métis boarding school settlement will help the community heal
OTTAWA - Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree said Tuesday he hopes a federal settlement with Mtis who attended a boarding school in Saskatchewan will help them heal. "It's importan...
Mar 04, 2025
Survivors of boarding school in Saskatchewan say agreement in principle reached
LE--LA-CROSSE, Sask. - Survivors of a boarding school that housed Mtis and First Nations children in Saskatchewan say they've reached an agreement in principle with the Canadian government. The le--la...
Mar 03, 2025
Quebec could extend religious symbols ban to school staff other than teachers
MONTREAL - The Quebec government might extend its ban on religious symbols following a report on the state of secularism in several public schools. Education Minister Bernard Drainville announced Frid...
Feb 28, 2025
NESD approves new school calendar for 2025-26
The North East School Division (NESD) has approved their 2025-26 calendar. The board passed the motion at this week's meeting. Director of Education Stacy Lair told northeastNOW they appreciated the f...
Feb 27, 2025
Quebec caps international students but is hazy on numbers
QUBEC - Quebec is taking steps to reduce the number of international students in the province, but can't say by how many. On Wednesday, the government announced it will issue 20 per cent fewer accepta...
Feb 26, 2025