Education

Battlefords area teachers join in second round of rotating strikes

Battlefords area teachers took to the streets Friday for the second round of rotating strikes in the province.Teachers from Living Sky and Light of Christ school divisions, and at Sakewew High School,...

Feb 16, 2024

'We're fighting for our students': Teachers hit picket line in front of Premier's office

Main Street in Shellbrook was jam-packed on Friday with teachers from in and around Prince Albert.They were taking part in one of two rallies organized by the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation (STF) as...

Feb 16, 2024

Judge rules challenge of Saskatchewan's pronoun law can proceed

A judge has ruled a court challenge can proceed over the Saskatchewan government's law requiring parental consent for children under 16 who want to change their names or pronouns at school.Justice Mic...

Feb 16, 2024

Teachers Federation declines bargaining invitation as strikes hit P.A. and North Battleford

The Saskatchewan Teachers Federation (STF) has turned down an invitation to resume bargaining with the provincial government.In a statement issued Friday morning, the STF claimed that they asked the G...

Feb 16, 2024

Sweetgrass First Nation celebrates new school build with sod turning ceremony

Under a snowy sky, the community of Sweetgrass First Nation officially marked the building of its new school with a blessing ceremony and shovels turning sod."It's hard to describe how I'm feeling," s...

Feb 16, 2024

Province unveils plan to address enrolment growth as teachers prepare to strike

As Saskatchewan teachers prepare to hit the picket lines on Friday, the provincial government is rolling out a plan aiming to address enrolment growth in schools.Class size has been a primary sticking...

Feb 15, 2024

Saskatchewan teachers headed back to picket lines after talks break down

Saskatchewan teachers are going back on strike.In a media release Tuesday evening, the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation announced that talks with the province's Government-Trustee Bargaining Committe...

Feb 13, 2024

New York language society welcomes Dene language teacher among their presenters

Allison Lemaigre remembers when she first became passionate about revitalizing her Dene language."When I was able to start teaching in the classroom like that and seeing how that I could teach in my o...

Feb 13, 2024

Four northern schools part of class support project

Two schools in Prince Albert and another two in the Battlefords area are among the eight schools in the province chosen to be part of a pilot project. St. John and Queen Mary Schools in Prince Albert ...

Feb 13, 2024

Red Pheasant Cree Nation veteran to be honoured in Belgium with commemorative plaque

On an autumn day at the end of October 1917, a soldier fell near the Passchendaele Ridge. Now, 107 years after a sniper's bullet struck him down, Alexander Wuttunee Decoteau of Red Pheasant Cree Natio...

Feb 09, 2024