Tag Archives: Education

SIGA now accepting applications for 2024 Indigenous Scholarship Awards Program
More than $50,000 is available to postsecondary students through the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) Indigenous Scholarship Awards Program. Applications are being accepted June 17-August 1...
Jun 19, 2024

Orano donates $125K for new Northlands College scholarship
Orano Canada Inc. has announced a donation of $125,000 to Northlands College to support Indigenous learners through the establishment of the Orano Northern Futures Fund. A media release issued Tuesday...
Jun 18, 2024

Cook retiring after more than four decades in education
After a career in education spanning 46 years, Anne Cook is ready for retirement. Cook was born and raised in Brampton Ont., before moving to Prince Edward Island when she 12 years old where she gradu...
Jun 18, 2024

McGill University ending negotiations with pro-Palestinian encampment on its campus
MONTREAL - McGill University announced Tuesday it is ending negotiations with pro-Palestinian activists who have occupied the lower field of its downtown Montreal campus since late April. The universi...
Jun 18, 2024

Tisdale Early Learning celebrates grand opening
A big step in young childhood education within the northeast officially celebrated its grand opening, Monday afternoon.The Tisdale and Area Early Years Family Resource Centre (TAEYFRC) had dignitaries...
Jun 18, 2024

Alberta to ban cellphones in K-12 classrooms starting in fall
CALGARY - Alberta is moving to ban cellphones in kindergarten to Grade 12 classrooms starting in the fall. Alberta Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides said Monday that cellphones help with learnin...
Jun 17, 2024

Program offering 'revolutionary education' begins at McGill pro-Palestine encampment
MONTREAL - Pro-Palestinian activists who have been encamped on McGill University's downtown campus since April launched what they call their own summer school on Monday, despite controversy over photo...
Jun 17, 2024
Occupational and speech language therapist programs coming to U of S
The Government of Saskatchewan is making a big investment to help establish two new health training programs at the University of Saskatchewan.The funding of $8.1 million will establish new programs f...
Jun 15, 2024

Last day of work to rule for Sask students is Friday as arbitration pends
Students in Saskatchewan will complete their last two weeks of school with full services from teachers after the STF agreed to binding arbitration. The STF says the arbitration will include wages and ...
Jun 14, 2024

Carlton football players not deterred by sanctions
As a result of the latest sanctions by the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation, all extracurricular activities in the province have been grounded to a halt, but a group of football players who attend Pr...
Jun 14, 2024