Tag Archives: 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
Legacy of Prince Albert high school student lives on through special scholarship
A young woman who was passionate about volleyball, 80s music, travelling and dreamed of moving to New York City with her small dog, will forever be remembered through a scholarship created in her name...
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
Prince Albert shooting victim was visiting volleyball player, confirms school
A notification to parents of students at Prince Albert's Ecole St. Mary High School has confirmed that the victim of an armed robbery was a visitor to the school's senior boys' volleyball tournament. ...
Sep 12, 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
