Education

‘I want to be able to contribute back’: Cree language keeper honoured with Sask. Order of Merit

Senapan Thunder didn't set out to win awards - she set out to honour those who came before her and to ensure that nhiyawwin, the Cree language, remains alive for future generations.Now, the longtime e...

Jun 07, 2025

NESD Director of Education concerned school consolidation plans are on back burner

The Director of Education for the North East School Division is expressing concern there are no immediate plans for the replacement of Brunswick and Reynolds schools in Melfort. The division's plan wa...

May 27, 2025

Fewer international students adding to university budget challenges

Canadian universities are being forced to tighten their financial belts as they struggle with plummeting enrolment from international students who pay higher tuitions.Universities Canada says "inadequ...

May 24, 2025

Work continues as Star City School prepares for grade discontinuance

The North East School Division Board of Education has adopted the Star City School Transition Implementation Plan. The plan is part of the ongoing process to transition the Star City School from a K-1...

May 22, 2025

Kinistino, La Ronge students go for ‘Gears and Glory’ at annual Sask Polytech robot rumble

There were 69 teams, 138 students from 29 high schools and it all came down to the last robot standing.The high school students from across Saskatchewan showcased their technical expertise and problem...

May 11, 2025

New school reaches completion in La Loche

The new Ntlazt Elementary School in La Loche is complete. This marks the culmination of a project aimed at providing a modern and culturally enriched learning environment for students in the region."C...

Apr 30, 2025

'Know the dangerous ones': Sask. mushroom picker shares safety tips ahead of foraging season

As the forests and meadows of Saskatchewan come back to life each spring/summer season, they bring with them a lively bounty - wild mushrooms.But as interest in foraging grows, Donovan Thiessen has on...

Apr 16, 2025

La Loche teen wins gold in Indigenous paddle making at Skills Canada competition

Claire Haynes remembers the first and only time she dipped a paddle made of her own hands into the water. "We were out on (Lac La Loche) and I couldn't wipe the smile off my face," she said of her exp...

Apr 15, 2025

PAGC Fine Arts Festival celebrates 32nd birthday

A fine arts festival that promotes Indigenous culture has returned to Prince Albert. The event that's hosted by the Prince Albert Grand Council at the Prince Albert Exhibition Centre connects youth fr...

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