Tag Archives: Education

NLSD receives provincial award for Indigenization efforts
The Northern Lights School Division (NLSD) has been recognized for its work towards Indigenization within its organization. At the Saskatchewan School Boards Association's Fall Assembly banquet in Reg...
Dec 03, 2024

Quebec to investigate two colleges over safety complaints around Middle East conflict
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is launching an investigation of two English-language junior colleges in Montreal over complaints that the conflict in the Middle East has created an unsafe climate on...
Dec 03, 2024
Saskatchewan Teachers Federation optimistic about provincial education commitment
The Saskatchewan Teachers Federation (STF) saw many encouraging signs for education during Premier Scott Moe's Speech from the Throne on Nov. 25.During the address, Moe said not enough was being done ...
Dec 01, 2024

Truck traffic restored after Pro-Palestinian protesters block B.C. container port
DELTA, B.C. - Police in British Columbia say truck traffic to a major Metro Vancouver container port terminal has been restored after being disrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters for hours. Delta Pol...
Nov 29, 2024

LGBTQ+ Africans look to Canada for help as anti-gay laws expand
MOMBASA - Astraeus O'Levin is tired of strangers telling her they want to kill her. In 2015, as a transgender woman, she left the scrutiny of her family in western Kenya, seeking peace and new opportu...
Nov 29, 2024

As Australia bans social media for children, Quebec is paying close attention
MONTREAL - As Australia moves to ban social media for children under 16, Quebec is debating whether to follow suit. The provincial government decided last spring to study the possibility of setting a ...
Nov 29, 2024

'We never forget our people': First Nations commemorate eight men lost in Canada's largest mass hanging
Wandering Spirit, Round The Sky, Bad Arrow, Miserable Man, Iron Body, Little Bear, Crooked Leg and Man Without Blood.These eight names represent the Indigenous men who lost their lives in Canada's lar...
Nov 28, 2024

End of an era: Frank J. Dunn will close when new pool opens
The City of Prince Albert and Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division are preparing for the bittersweet change that will come within months. While no firm date has been set as yet, when the new Lak...
Nov 27, 2024

Inuit Nunangat University closer to realization with $50M from Mastercard Foundation
OTTAWA - The dream to open an Inuit-led university is one step closer to realization, the president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami said, after a $50 million investment from the Mastercard Foundation. Inui...
Nov 27, 2024

'I just want a better life': Battlefords Sober Walk celebrates courage in recovery
Battlefords Treatment Centre held its Sober Walk on Tuesday morning to raise awareness for National Addictions Awareness Week.With each step taken in the biting cold, people were reminded of the coura...
Nov 26, 2024