Education

P.A. business leaders learn about future campus of the First Nations University of Canada

Right now, it's just an empty field with grass flowing in the wind next to Prince Albert's Victoria Hospital.But in a matter of years, that field will soon house a new university campus that will offe...

Sep 21, 2023

Arborfield residents vow school fight will continue and say NESD is violating its own policy

Residents and parents of Arborfield say they are willing to go as far as they can to stop the closing of Grades 7 - 12 at the local school. According to George Schroepfer, one resident helping lead a ...

Sep 21, 2023

Northlands College launches radiation and environmental technician program in Buffalo Narrows

Northlands College has announced the launch of a Radiation and Environmental Monitoring Technician Program in Buffalo Narrows. The new program is designed to provide skill sets and employment opportun...

Sep 20, 2023

P.A. School unveils new teepee to promote Truth and Reconciliation

Hundreds of students at a Prince Albert elementary school celebrated the completion of a project aimed at furthering Truth and Reconciliation.A metal teepee was installed on the grounds of Riverside P...

Sep 20, 2023

National anti-SOGI protest comes to Prince Albert, met by counter-protestors

Holding signs that read "Hands off our children" and "Teach geography not pornography", well over 100 people took part in a rally and march in Prince Albert on Wednesday. The group protested against S...

Sep 20, 2023

Union president says Saskatchewan teachers want a deal, not a strike

Contract negotiations between the provincial government and the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) are ongoing, and the union's president says the goal is to reach a negotiated deal with the gove...

Sep 19, 2023

Debate over pronouns pits parental rights against the rights of children, experts say

Politicians and others who support policies that would require parental permission for teachers to use a student's preferred pronouns at school say they are about including parents in the lives of the...

Sep 17, 2023

Saskatchewan child advocate says pronoun policy for schools violates rights

Saskatchewan's child advocate has released a report saying the province's pronoun policy in schools violates rights to gender identity and expression."The policy clearly discriminates against transgen...

Sep 16, 2023

Saskatchewan considers notwithstanding clause to keep school pronoun policy change

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is ready to use the notwithstanding clause to protect a new rule requiring parental permission for transgender and nonbinary students to use different names or pronouns ...

Sep 14, 2023

New dental therapy program hopes to address needs in rural and remote communities

A first-of-its-kind dental therapy program has now started with hopes of benefiting patients across Saskatchewan, including those in the North.On Aug. 28, the University of Saskatchewan's new Bachelor...

Sep 11, 2023