Tag Archives: Education
Quebec school criticized for making kids choose between sports and advanced academics
MONTREAL - Quebec's education minister is asking a high school in the Charlevoix region to reconsider its decision to force students to choose between sports-oriented programs and advanced math and sc...
Jan 14, 2025
Cybersecurity breach of Nova Scotia school system could have financial impact
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's Education Department has asked for help from IBM as it investigates a cybersecurity breach involving a student information system used across North America, saying the breach c...
Jan 11, 2025
Tough lesson: Thousands of uncertified teachers in Quebec schools
MONTREAL - Monique Henry has been teaching English in Quebec for the better part of two decades without official certification. As a non-legally qualified teacher, she has had to learn her profession ...
Jan 11, 2025
Canadian school boards among those affected by cyber incident involving third party
School boards in multiple provinces have been affected by a data breach involving software used by schools across North America to store student information. Ontario's Toronto, Peel and Durham distric...
Jan 08, 2025
'Time for a refresh': University of Alberta rebrands DEI policy to ACB
EDMONTON - The president of the University of Alberta says the decision to rebrand its diversity, equity and inclusion policy was not influenced by critics of the initiative in North America. Bill Fla...
Jan 08, 2025
Sask. NDP slams government over decline in teaching positions
Student enrolment has steadily increased over the past five years, and the Saskatchewan NDP is raising the alarm over the lack of teachers to accommodate the growing number of students.Citing numbers ...
Jan 08, 2025
Retired Prince Albert school bus finds new life in Mexico
A journey that covered over 5,000 kilometers, and involved dozens of passionate people, has reached its final stop.A 72-passenger bus donated by the Saskatchewan Rivers School Division to the Prince A...
Jan 07, 2025
Top 10 provincial stories of 2024
This year was one with many triumphs and challenges, one in which concerns were heard via voting and protest. Saskatchewan residents also brought local talents and accomplishments to the national and ...
Dec 31, 2024
'It wasn't safe': Being trans in rural Saskatchewan
Quinn Loewen's classmates never knew him by his identity: it wasn't safe. He went to Medstead Central School, roughly an hour from the Battlefords and is situated in the conservative village of Medste...
Dec 30, 2024
2024 top stories in Meadow Lake and the Battlefords
It was a busy year in the Battlefords and Meadow Lake. As this year quickly gives way for the new, here are some of the news making moments of the as we bid farewell to 2024.Loon Lake residents frustr...
Dec 30, 2024