Education

Saskatchewan government lawyers argue pronoun law best for gender-diverse children

Lawyers for the Saskatchewan government are arguing a judge should dismiss a challenge to a law that requires parental consent when children under 16 want to change their names or pronouns at school.D...

Jan 11, 2024

Sask. teachers to hold single-day strike on Tuesday

Saskatchewan teachers will hold a single-day strike on Tuesday.Samantha Becotte, president of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF), announced during a virtual news conference Thursday morning.F...

Jan 11, 2024

Dental therapy program off and running in P.A. as patients are now welcome

The next generation of dental therapists are now being trained in Prince Albert which will provide more necessary services to rural and remote communities.The new dental therapy program started in the...

Jan 09, 2024

Parents weigh in on giving consent for children changing names or pronouns at school

A legal challenge to Saskatchewan's new law requiring parental consent if children under 16 want to change their names or pronouns at school is back in court this week. New Brunswick enacted a similar...

Jan 07, 2024

Meadow Lake and District Museum and Historical Society hopes to gain more members

The Meadow Lake and District Museum and Historical Society is encouraging anyone interested in taking part to come out to a meeting. Secretary Millie Henderson noted that the society has about seven r...

Jan 04, 2024

Year of progress for North West College

As 2023 draws to a close, battlefordsNOW is taking a look back on the most important and impactful stories of the year, as selected by our reporters and editorial staff.North West College had a succes...

Dec 28, 2023

Northlands planning for new administration degree program

Northlands College will offer a Bachelor of Administration program in the fall of the 2024. It was announced in a media release Wednesday. The program is made possible through an agreement between the...

Dec 20, 2023

'Pushed down our throats': Letters detail school pronoun concerns in Saskatchewan

The Saskatchewan government received 18 official complaints in the summer before it implemented a rule preventing most children from changing their names or pronouns at school without parental consent...

Dec 18, 2023

'Damaging': Saskatchewan high school rejects author's talk on son coming out as gay

Ruby Remenda Swanson says she never thought her hometown high school would be the only place to bar her from sharing her family's story.Remenda Swanson says she's been to dozens of places in Canada, i...

Dec 14, 2023

NESD support workers support strike mandate

Education support workers for the North East School Division (NESD) are one step closer to potentially walking off the job. Members voted on Thursday in favour of a strike mandate. Around 75 per cent ...

Dec 11, 2023