Education

New partnership to support Indigenous students in La Ronge and La Loche

The Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied research (GDI) has partnered up with United Way of Saskatoon and Area as well as the Government of Canada to support northern Saskatchewan In...

Aug 04, 2020

Evidence suggests older children biggest vectors, says Blondeau

With the Saskatchewan government set to unveil its plan for returning students to schools, the head of clinical microbiology at Saskatoon's Royal University Hospital says the most up-to-date evidence ...

Aug 04, 2020

Wollaston Lake woman to receive prestigious award from University of Regina

A former teacher, educator director and Chief for Hatchet Lake First Nation, will receive one of the University of Regina's highest honours.Rosalie Tsannie-Burseth was named the 2020 recipient of the ...

Jul 28, 2020

Olds College releases annual Smart Farm Impact Report

OLDS, AB – Over the last two years, Olds College has been busy transforming its existing farm into a farm of the future, by incorporating the latest technologies aimed at improving productivity,...

Troy Gillard Jul 28, 2020

Northern communities selected for Dene linguistic research project

A four-year project examining the Dene language in two northern Saskatchewan communities will hopefully begin next month.That's according to University of Saskatchewan Professor of Linguistics Olga Lo...

Jul 27, 2020

Canada provides exception for U.S. students planning to study north of border

WASHINGTON - The federal government appears to have relaxed restrictions at the Canada-U.S. border that would have made it impossible for first-year university students from the United States to enter...

Jul 27, 2020

Concerns emerging about plans to reopen schools

The organization representing the province's teachers says members have concerns about return to school planning.In a media release sent out Monday the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation (STF) said a su...

Jul 14, 2020

North East School Division preparing for schools to reopen this fall

Summer holidays are well underway for students and teachers, but work continues behind the scenes with schools reopening this fall.Schools across Saskatchewan closed in March due to the COVID-19 pande...

Jul 13, 2020

Grad 2020 in Melfort and Nipawin - in pictures

Mat Barrett of northeastNOW went to both graduation events in Melfort and Nipawin on Monday, June 29.Nipawin's grads were in vehicles that drove through the community, while Melfort's grads lined down...

Jun 30, 2020

U of S outlines modified approach to P.A. fall semester

It appears most students will have to wait until at least the new calendar year to enjoy the physical reality of the new, single University of Saskatchewan campus in Prince Albert's downtown. However,...

Jun 25, 2020