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Murray Wood says seed sales are taking off this spring. Food prices are likely convincing some to grow their own vegetab...
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NDP says return to class puts politics over the safety of kids
As more kids across Saskatchewan head back to school on Tuesday, the NDP says the return to the classrooms is a mistake. Leader Ryan Meili and Education Critic Carla Beck called on the Saskatchewan Pa...
Jan 04, 2022
Education minister defends policy on extracurricular vaccinations
Saskatchewan's education minister is defending a policy that would allow unvaccinated teenagers to play sports with other students, vaccinated and unvaccinated alike. Earlier this week, in a letter se...
Nov 19, 2021 Education Minister Dustin Duncan. Nov. 18, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Five school divisions selected for parent-teacher home visit pilot project
Five Saskatchewan school divisions will be part of a pilot project for parent-teacher home visits. The project, which was outlined in the Throne Speech, will be tried in the Ile-a-la-Crosse, Northern ...
Nov 15, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Alumni makes largest donation in University of Regina's history
It's being called the biggest donation in the University of Regina's history. Regina-born scientist and university alumni Dr. Nevan Krogan is the man behind the $2.08 million donation intended to help...
Sep 29, 2021 Dr. Nevan Krogan, the man behind the largest donation in the University of Regina's history. (Logan Stein/980 CJME)
Sask. teacher tackling big issues of racism, diversity in online classroom
Big, topical issues like racism, multiculturalism and residential schools are extremely prevalent today - and one Swift Current teacher is making them accessible to her students. The students are as y...
Sep 16, 2021
Regina woman's good deed eases back-to-school stress for parents in need
For more than 100 parents in Regina, the pressure to find money to pay for school supplies can be stressful. It's thanks to Amanda McCall that burden is taken care of. McCall, a resident in the Mount ...
Sep 01, 2021 Mount Royal resident Amanda McCall collected enough school supplies to fill more than 100 backpacks for those in need. She included her daughters in the charitable project. As a family, they assembled and handed out the packages together. (Submitted/Amanda McCall)
Anxiety, optimism as many Montreal kids return to class amid COVID's fourth wave
MONTREAL - Seven-year-old Jayda Watts-Simeon was bouncing up and down with excitement on Tuesday at the chance to be back in school. Wearing a medical mask and carrying a pink backpack covered in imag...
Aug 31, 2021
State mask bans face federal civil rights inquiries
The Education Department announced Monday that it's investigating five Republican-led states with universal mask bans, saying the policies could amount to discrimination against students with disabili...
Aug 30, 2021
'Clearly discriminatory and systemically racist': Report on B.C. school board
VICTORIA - A report that found systemic racism in a British Columbia school board and called for a provincewide review is "vindicating," the deputy chief of a First Nation in the province said Saturda...
Aug 28, 2021
Judge blocks Florida governor’s order banning mask mandates
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Florida school districts can legally require their students to wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19, a judge ruled Friday, saying Gov. Ron DeSantis overstepped his...
Aug 27, 2021
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Sarah Mills: We are feeling the pinch of rising prices, even beyond the gas pumps
Costs have already gone up with airlines. Parcel and delivery services could also increase, and even ride sharing may ja...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 14
On Tuesday's show, Evan talks about the Prime Minister's transition from minority to majority government, explores a pro...