Education

Northern adults eligible for free high school classes thanks to unique partnership

The Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre (Sask DLC) has partnered with Northlands College to provide approximately 200 adults in northern Saskatchewan access to free Grade 10, 11 and 12 courses throu...

Nov 06, 2023

Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week Nov 6-10

It's Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week, have you checked your detectors recently?The Saskatchewan Government has dedicated November 6-10 to educating the public about the dangers of the odorless gas and ...

Nov 06, 2023

Community members 'Make noise' in North Battleford during Nov. 4 mini-rally

Voices raised nearly 1000-strong sing "We're not going to take it" and shout "Shame" outside the province's Minister of Education and Battlefords MLA Jeremy Cockrill's office in North Battleford on Sa...

Nov 05, 2023

Sask. teachers vote overwhelmingly in favour of sanctions

Members of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation have overwhelmingly voted in favour of job sanctions.Of the 90 per cent of the members who voted, 95 per cent cast their ballots in favour of sanctions...

Oct 27, 2023

Results of teacher sanctions vote expected Friday

On Friday morning, the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) is expected to release what job action could look like if contract talks with the provincial government continue to go nowhere.Last week,...

Oct 27, 2023

Sask. teachers to vote on sanctions, possible job action

A vote by Saskatchewan teachers could have an effect on classrooms in the province.On Tuesday and Wednesday, teachers across the province are to vote on possible sanctions, which could result in job a...

Oct 24, 2023

FNUniv holds Fall Convocation in Prince Albert

More than 100 students walked across the stage as they celebrated their recent graduation from the First Nations University of Canada (FNUniv).Students from all campuses came together in Prince Albert...

Oct 23, 2023

High school completion, income levels increasing for First Nations peoples: StatCan

Status First Nations people in Canada have seen some improvement in several key aspects of daily life, Statistics Canada has found, citing gains in areas ranging from household income levels to intern...

Oct 22, 2023

Saskatchewan government passes pronoun legislation

Two months after its policies were first proposed - and after two months of often-bitter debate - Saskatchewan's Parents' Bill of Rights has been passed.The Saskatchewan Party government passed the le...

Oct 20, 2023

Pronoun bill opponents decry lack of consultation

With just a few more hours left before debate finishes on the pronoun legislation in Saskatchewan, opposition to the bill wasn't finished Thursday morning.A group of Indigenous leaders and teens watch...

Oct 19, 2023