Tag Archives: Education

CUPE retracts statement on Northern Lights budget shortfall
The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) have retracted a statement suggesting there was to be upcoming layoffs and a large budget shortfall at the Northern Lights School Division. The media rele...
Apr 10, 2025

Sask. discontinuing Grade 12 provincial exams
Grade 12 students in Saskatchewan won't have to worry about cramming for their final exams.The province announced that it will be winding down the provincial examination program at the end of August 2...
Apr 04, 2025

Measles count up to 6 in Saskatchewan
The latest case of the measles in Saskatchewan came from an unvaccinated adult who travelled from Mexico, and up through the United States. It brings the total number of cases in the province to six: ...
Apr 03, 2025
Collective agreement signed by teachers, province after nearly two years of negotiations
After almost two years of negotiations, job action and binding arbitration, the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation (STF) and the provincial government have signed a new collective agreement.The announce...
Apr 03, 2025

Nine northerners one step closer to becoming pilots
A group of nine northern residents are one step closer to obtaining their commercial pilots license and gaining employment with Rise Air. A ceremony was held Friday in Saskatoon to celebrate their com...
Apr 01, 2025

Mountie talks about gang issues in Saskatchewan
Gangs in Saskatchewan are moving beyond major cities and into smaller communities, using social media and music to recruit young people. Women in gangs are also playing increasingly violent roles, Cpl...
Mar 27, 2025

NWC receives $11M in funding from province
With economic uncertainty hanging over Saskatchewan and the rest of Canada, North West College is taking the temperature and planning for its future. "Colleges in this type of environment play a very ...
Mar 24, 2025
$2M to improve literacy for K-3 students set aside in Sask. budget
Following through on a promise in the Speech from the Throne, the Government of Saskatchewan set aside $2 million in its spring budget to improve literacy levels for students in Kindergarten through G...
Mar 22, 2025

SRPSD announces new sports academy partnership
The Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division (SRPSD) announced a new partnership for their sports academy on Thursday. In a release, the division welcomed Trach Power Skating & Skills and Trach ...
Mar 20, 2025

Timber Bay Children's Home survivor hopeful settlement will be reached soon
A recent settlement that was reached between le--la Crosse Residential School attendees and the federal government is giving survivors of the Timber Bay Children's Home hope for compensation for their...
Mar 12, 2025