Tag Archives: Education
Lost memories in Waterhen as community looks to future of school
As the embers continue to smolder, Waterhen Lake First Nation Chief Blaine Fiddler reflects on the lost memories. "That building was the hub centre of the community and (everyone) is pretty devastated...
May 29, 2024
Police clear road, arrest one pro-Palestinian protester on University of B.C. campus
VANCOUVER - Police have arrested one person during the clearance of pro-Palestinian protesters who were blocking a main intersection at the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver. But ther...
May 29, 2024
Five Ontario school boards, two schools join legal fight against social media giants
TORONTO - Five more Ontario school boards and two private schools have joined the multibillion-dollar legal fight against social media giants Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat, accusing their p...
May 29, 2024
Northerners receive Cameco Literacy Learner Award and Bursary
Two residents of northern Saskatchewan were honoured at the 2024 Literacy Awards of Merit at Regina's Government House on May 14. Allan Janvier, 67, and Mary McKenzie, 62, were both recipients of the ...
May 28, 2024
B.C. universities focus on talks with encamped protesters as others take legal action
VANCOUVER - Some Canadian universities are taking legal action to end pro-Palestinian encampments on their campuses, but three schools in British Columbia are taking less confrontational approaches. T...
May 27, 2024
University presidents say there's more work to do to combat antisemitism on campuses
OTTAWA - Four university presidents conceded to members of Parliament today that antisemitism is a problem on their campuses. MPs questioned the presidents of the University of Toronto, McGill Univers...
May 27, 2024
NSITEP celebrates second cohort of graduates
A new journey has begun for 16 graduates of the Northern Saskatchewan Indigenous Teacher Education Program (NSITEP). A graduation ceremony was held May 24 to honour the new teachers, who come from a v...
May 27, 2024
Judge grants partial injunction against pro-Palestinian encampment at Montreal's UQAM
MONTREAL - A judge has granted Universit du Qubec Montral a partial injunction against pro-Palestinian protesters who set up an encampment on its downtown campus earlier this month. Superior Court Jus...
May 27, 2024
U of T seeking injunction to clear protest encampment from downtown campus
TORONTO - Nearly a month after pro-Palestinian protesters set up an encampment at the University of Toronto, the school turned to the courts Monday in an effort to clear the demonstration, arguing it ...
May 27, 2024
Holy Cross school takes big steps towards new playground
cole Holy Cross School in Prince Albert is raising money for a new playground structure and on Thursday Community Council held their annual walkathon.Families walked the route, and then upon their ret...
May 26, 2024