Education

Auditor finds non-compliance with international trip, credit card and expense claims at Northlands College

Northlands College staff are not complying with travel and expense claims, and corporate credit cards policies. That's according to a report released this month by the Provincial Auditor of Saskatchew...

Dec 11, 2024

35 years later: Battlefords remembers the Montreal massacre victims and confronts gender-based violence

Genevieve Bergeron, Helene Colgan, Nathalie Croteau, Barbara Daigneault, Anne-Marie Edward, Maud Haviernick, Barbara Klucznik Widajewicz, Maryse Laganiere, Maryse Leclair, Anne-Marie Lemay, Sonia Pell...

Dec 06, 2024

NLSD receives provincial award for Indigenization efforts

The Northern Lights School Division (NLSD) has been recognized for its work towards Indigenization within its organization. At the Saskatchewan School Boards Association's Fall Assembly banquet in Reg...

Dec 03, 2024

Saskatchewan Teachers Federation optimistic about provincial education commitment

The Saskatchewan Teachers Federation (STF) saw many encouraging signs for education during Premier Scott Moe's Speech from the Throne on Nov. 25.During the address, Moe said not enough was being done ...

Dec 01, 2024

'We never forget our people': First Nations commemorate eight men lost in Canada's largest mass hanging

Wandering Spirit, Round The Sky, Bad Arrow, Miserable Man, Iron Body, Little Bear, Crooked Leg and Man Without Blood.These eight names represent the Indigenous men who lost their lives in Canada's lar...

Nov 28, 2024

'I just want a better life': Battlefords Sober Walk celebrates courage in recovery

Battlefords Treatment Centre held its Sober Walk on Tuesday morning to raise awareness for National Addictions Awareness Week.With each step taken in the biting cold, people were reminded of the coura...

Nov 26, 2024

STF encouraged by Throne Speech ‘first steps’ on education

The STF said it is pleased with promises made in today's Speech from the Throne that would see expanded help for the province's educators.The government has promised two key things, increased support ...

Nov 25, 2024

North West College leads Sask. with program to address campus sexual violence

North West College (NWC) has become the first post-secondary institution in Saskatchewan to introduce a proactive online program addressing campus sexual violence.The launch is in partnership with REE...

Nov 25, 2024

Some classes, bus routes cancelled Monday following weekend snowstorm

Schools across Northeast and Central Saskatchewan are closing their doors on Monday following this past weekend's snowstorm. School divisions began issuing notices of cancelled classes and bus routes ...

Nov 25, 2024

Some school buses cancelled in West Central Saskatchewan

With the heavy dump of snow around the province over the weekend, the Battlefords area and the surrounding communities were one of the spots that got hit hardest.In the Living Sky School Division, the...

Nov 25, 2024