Education

LLRIB Director of Education apologizes for now-deleted Facebook post

"Any teacher not preparing to teach online and creating digital tools is basically resigning."That's how Lac La Ronge Indian Band Director of Education Simon Bird started a recently deleted Facebook p...

Mar 24, 2020 Simon Bird is the director of education of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band. (Simon Bird/Facebook)

Cree names given to star and exoplanet

The Cree language has been linked to astrology for thousands of years, using the sun, the stars and the moon as navigational guides. But now, Cree names for a star and its exoplanet will be used in ev...

Mar 18, 2020 A star and its exoplanet have been renamed in Cree as part of a naming contest. (ID 125461858 © Vitalij Kopa | Dreamstime.com)

Sask. schools to close as of Friday amid COVID-19 pandemic

The Government of Saskatchewan has announced the closure of all schools starting Friday. The decision came on a day when the province's seventh presemptive case of the COVID-19 was confirmed.Pre-K to ...

Mar 16, 2020 (file photo/paNOW Staff)

U of S closing all recreational facilities

The University of Saskatchewan is closing all recreational facilities on campus beginning Monday morning to increase preventative measures surrounding the spread of COVID-19 in the province.According ...

Mar 15, 2020 (CKOM News Staff)

U of R suspends classes due to COVID-19 concerns

Due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns, the University of Regina has decided to suspend classes for a short period of time and will no longer provide face-to-face teaching the rest of the semester.The U of ...

Mar 14, 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)

School divisions make changes amid COVID-19

Schools in the province are taking varying degrees of measures as COVID-19 worries continue.The Regina Catholic School Division said it's pausing all assemblies as of late Friday morning. Gatherings w...

Mar 13, 2020 (File photo/CJME News Staff)

'Where's the funding?' Students gather in front of MLA's office in solidarity with teachers

High school students gathered in front of MLA Jeremy Harrison's Meadow Lake constituency office Thursday afternoon to stand in support of teachers and school staff.The announcement of sanctions - whic...

Mar 12, 2020 Students protest in front of MLA Jeremy Harrison's office (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW)

U of S to “operate as usual,” considers remote classes

The University of Saskatchewan (U of S) issued a statement Wednesday afternoon on the "quickly evolving COVID-19" situation.In a release by University Communications, the U of S says they're focused o...

Mar 12, 2020 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)

CHS Spartans fight to keep wrestling team alive

A dedicated wrestling coach and two Carpenter High School (CHS) students brought home silver and gold medals for their athletic performance this past weekend at the Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic ...

Mar 11, 2020 (submitted photo/Crystal Barden)

Province extends another offer to Sask. teachers

The provincial government is making a new offer to Saskatchewan's teachers.In a media release, the government said Wednesday that it's offering a four-year contract that includes a $1,500 one-time pay...

Mar 11, 2020 Education Minister Gordon Wyant. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)