Tag Archives: Education
Canada’s largest Cree-bilingual reflects on the legacy of Indian Residential Schools with its new name
After 10 months and 135 possible name suggestions, St. Frances Cree Bilingual School in Saskatoon will dawn a new name and that's reason to celebrate.The name selected is awsisak k-nmhtocik- St. Franc...
Dec 13, 2024
Santa in the North continues to spread Christmas joy to remote communities
Santa in the North, an annual endeavor organized by Rise Air, delivered more gifts than ever to young children and teens this month. "We are in a very unique position as we are not only 100 per cent I...
Dec 12, 2024
Three Montreal schools to face Education Department probe over toxic climate
MONTREAL - Three French-language Montreal schools are facing an Education Department investigation after audits found multiple issues relating to a toxic climate. Education Minister Bernard Drainville...
Dec 11, 2024
Auditor finds non-compliance with international trip, credit card and expense claims at Northlands College
Northlands College staff are not complying with travel and expense claims, and corporate credit cards policies. That's according to a report released this month by the Provincial Auditor of Saskatchew...
Dec 11, 2024
'Go beyond the board': Chess helping Alberta youth keep troubles in check
EDMONTON - Every Friday in a southern Alberta classroom, youth are learning how to keep their troubles in check. Hunched over chess boards at the University of Lethbridge, teens and young adults who a...
Dec 08, 2024
35 years later: Battlefords remembers the Montreal massacre victims and confronts gender-based violence
Genevieve Bergeron, Helene Colgan, Nathalie Croteau, Barbara Daigneault, Anne-Marie Edward, Maud Haviernick, Barbara Klucznik Widajewicz, Maryse Laganiere, Maryse Leclair, Anne-Marie Lemay, Sonia Pell...
Dec 06, 2024
Quebec premier wants to put a stop to prayer in parks and public places
QUBEC - Quebec Premier Franois Legault says he's looking at ways to end prayer in public places, including parks, as his government promises to table new legislation to strengthen secularism in school...
Dec 06, 2024
Junior Winter Games host school become overall gold champion
The 2024 Junior Winter Games has wrapped up in Cumberland House with the local Ministik Community School emerging as the gold overall champions. The four-day competition brought together approximately...
Dec 05, 2024
'Name what things are': Recognizing 'femicide' 35 years after the Montreal Massacre
MONTREAL - Ahead of the 35th anniversary of the Montreal Massacre on Friday, Annie Ross, a mechanical engineering professor at Polytechnique Montral, said she often thinks of those who lived through t...
Dec 05, 2024
Smith noncommittal on overriding Charter as court challenge looms over trans bills
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she doesn't believe she'll need to invoke the Charter's notwithstanding clause to shield her government's three transgender bills from legal challenges. ...
Dec 04, 2024