Education

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

Year in Review 2023: Arborfield School loses Grades 7-12

As 2023 draws to a close, northeastNOW is taking a look back on the most important and impactful stories of the year, as selected by our reporters and editorial staff.A decision on the future of Arbor...

Dec 26, 2023

Year in review 2023: Cumberland and Parkland Colleges merge

As 2023 draws to a close, northeastNOW is taking a look back on the most important and impactful stories of the year, as selected by our reporters and editorial staff.Two of the province's regional co...

Dec 24, 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

Local students recognized at Carlton Trail College celebration

Carlton Trail College recently commemorated its 50th anniversary at a celebratory event in Humboldt.The Dec. 7 celebration was the culmination of a year-long recognition of the impact the regional col...

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

'A lot of happy faces': Santa in the North delivers 1,400 gifts to remote communities

Christmas is known as the season of giving and the Santa in the North initiative is doing just that while providing a meaningful impact to children in five remote, northern communities. Santa Claus, S...

Dec 07, 2023