Education

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

Suncrest College hosts official launch, says enrollment is up since merger

Suncrest College is just two and a half weeks into its academic year and is already seeing positive results due to its recent merger.The post-secondary institution came together back in July as a culm...

Sep 15, 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

P.A. Literacy Network receives national recognition

For the past 35 years, the Prince Albert Literacy Network has helped thousands in the community and on Friday that work was recognized.The local non-profit was the recipient of this year's Council of ...

Sep 09, 2023

Christian group says it influenced Saskatchewan government over pronoun rules

The founder of a group described as a national Christian organization says it's been successful in influencing the Saskatchewan Party government to adopt pronoun and sexual education policies that aff...

Sep 09, 2023

Bear not welcome at Central Park School in Nipawin

Provincial conservation officers said a young black bear that was spotted at Central Park School in Nipawin on the first day of class was shot by responders. Inspector Brett Diemert, with the Conserva...

Sep 08, 2023

‘Unlocking the School Year’: Staff and students in North Battleford head back to the classroom

School is back in session in North Battleford and staff are eager to get the new year off to a glowing start.Students with the Living Sky School Division returned to class on Tuesday after the Labour ...

Sep 06, 2023