Tag Archives: Education

Aid groups ask Canada to prevent child soldiers by rallying G7 heads around education
OTTAWA - Some of Canada's aid sector is rallying around a call for Ottawa to prioritize education initiatives abroad as a way of bolstering security at home, as the U.S. pullback from foreign aid rais...
Feb 13, 2025

McGill University announces budget cuts in response to new Quebec policies
MONTREAL - McGill University is planning cost cuts and layoffs to address a projected $45-million deficit next fiscal year, which it blames partly on new Quebec government policies. Administrators at ...
Feb 10, 2025

City of Prince Albert continues down road to reconciliation
A vital conversation that started in Prince Albert a few years ago will continue next month when the city hosts two free public events focused on reconciliation and anti-racism. Cadmus Delorme, who wa...
Feb 08, 2025

'No King, no ring': Rustlers basketball community holds protest
In fridged temperatures, the repeated chant of "No King, no ring" roughly 30 voices strong was shouted at the closed doors of Lakeland College. The protest, held on Tuesday, was in support of the wome...
Feb 05, 2025

Prairie Apparel: High school entrepreneurs turn business into community impact
What started as a high school entrepreneurship class project has quickly turned into a way to give back to the community. Prairie Apparel Co., a clothing brand founded by three high school students fr...
Feb 05, 2025

International grads more likely to hold jobs below their education levels: StatCan
OTTAWA - International students who graduated from Canadian schools are more likely to be underemployed than their Canadian peers - and many are living with lower incomes as a result. Statistics Canad...
Feb 05, 2025

Lloyd RCSSD No. 89 reports loss of $16K
The Board of Education of Lloydminster Roman Catholic Separate School Division No. 89 is reporting a first quarter loss of public money in the amount of $16,399 after a person impersonated a supplier ...
Feb 04, 2025

Grade 10 Carlton student collects shoes for homeless in Prince Albert
A personal connection and a strong sense of caring led one Grade 10 student at Carlton High School to do a shoe drive for Prince Albert's homeless population. Emmy Sayazie, with the help of staff and ...
Feb 04, 2025

AI in higher education: Sask. universities grapple with the future of learning
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly integrated into student learning, universities in Saskatchewan have begun implementing guidelines to help students use AI tools ethically while ens...
Feb 03, 2025

Don't wait to act on opioid deaths, coroner warns in report on Quebec teen's death
MONTREAL - The 2023 death of a Quebec teen who was poisoned from a synthetic opioid should raise alarm bells for authorities to do more to prevent similar tragedies, says a coroner's report released t...
Jan 31, 2025