Tag Archives: Education
Northern Sask. families join new initiative to support teachers
A mother and daughter from Saskatchewan are doing what they can to resolve the contract dispute between the provincial government and teachers. Nicole Berg and her six-year-old daughter Victoria live ...
Mar 15, 2024
Teachers pull noon hour supervision Monday and Tuesday
With the failure of the province and STF to resume bargaining talks, teachers will continue job action next week.On Monday and Tuesday, teachers in the North East School Division, le--la-Crosse School...
Mar 15, 2024
Government rejects STF offer to resolve class size, complexity dispute with binding arbitration
The provincial government has rejected an offer from the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation that could have ended the group's ongoing sanctions.On Thursday, the federation said it would suspend its san...
Mar 15, 2024
B.C. boy, 9, loves hockey, his rabbit and pi, which he has memorized to 2,030 digits
Nine-year-old Lucas Mason Yao loves the Vancouver Canucks, his pet bunny Chomp and pi, the mathematical constant that's celebrated every March 14 around the world. Yao, from Pitt Meadows, B.C., has me...
Mar 14, 2024
Teachers Federation propose binding arbitration as path forward
Binding arbitration may be a way forward if the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) has its way. In a news release, the STF proposed that should the provincial government agree to it as a way to d...
Mar 14, 2024
School band's trip to NYC still on, regardless of sanctions
North Battleford Comprehensive High School (NBCHS) Band's planned trip to New York City is still moving ahead, despite teachers' sanctions underway.Saskatchewan teachers withdrew their time for extrac...
Mar 13, 2024
B.C. couple sold firm for fortune. With last $92M donation, they've given it all away
VICTORIA - British Columbia millionaire Eric Peterson is preparing to do something he's never been comfortable with - ask other very rich people for money. Peterson and his wife, Christina Munck, have...
Mar 13, 2024
Saskatchewan legislature members spar over impasse with teachers
Debate over a labour dispute between Saskatchewan teachers and the province heated up in the legislature Monday, with the Opposition demanding the government get a deal done.The education minister, ho...
Mar 12, 2024
'Rise Against Racism' talk, film excerpt planned for NB library
North Battleford Library plans to host a 'Rise Against Racism' event tonight at 6 p.m. in its Lecture Theatre.The event, called "Healing Legacies to Strengthen Our Communities," is a free community fo...
Mar 11, 2024
New coffee shop opens in Northlands College's Canoe Campus
Northlands College has announced the inauguration of its new coffee shop at the Canoe Campus in La Ronge.That's according to a media release issued Monday, which states the addition marks a significan...
Mar 11, 2024