Murray Wood: Western separation talk borders on the absurd
Western separation isn't new, as Murray Wood reminds us. From fringe parties in the 1980s to bizarre border ideas today,...
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STF says lack of collective bargaining progress 'frustrating'
Saskatchewan teachers are no closer to a new contract despite months of bargaining. The government trustee bargaining committee met with the teacher bargaining committee to negotiate for the 10th time...
Nov 13, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
Concerns raised about Indigenous graduation rates
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) and the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) are calling for more support to increase Indigenous graduation rates from Saskatchewan high school...
Nov 01, 2019 Saskatchewan Teachers Federation and Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations call for immediate investment in education (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Sask. Party shuts down emergency debate on education
The Saskatchewan NDP believes there's a crisis happening in the province's schools, but when its education critic tried to start an emergency debate on the subject after the first Question Period of t...
Oct 24, 2019 Education Minister Gordon Wyant. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Visually impaired students in Saskatchewan get a helping hand with new donation
Around 250 visually impaired students in Saskatchewan will be able to access new braille materials, thanks to a donation from the Canada Post Community Foundation. On Thursday, the Saskatchewan Altern...
Oct 10, 2019
Parents voice concern over Harbour Landing School overcrowding
Within the next decade, a number of schools in Regina -- including two that opened as recently as 2017 -- are expected to be at capacity. According to the Regina Public Schools' Accommodation Review r...
Oct 01, 2019 More than 100 parents gathered in the gymnasium at Harbour Landing School to discuss its overcrowding issue with the Regina public school board on Sept. 30, 2019. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
Provincial government and NDP unveil differing surveys on the future of education
With teachers heading back to the classroom next week, the government and NDP released duelling surveys Wednesday about the state of education in Saskatchewan. NDP Leader Ryan Meili highlighted what h...
Aug 28, 2019
Feds go around Manitoba government to get carbon tax funds to schools
Ottawa is going around the Manitoba government in order to give $5.4 million in carbon tax revenues to the province's schools in the latest carbon-tax battle between the federal Liberals and a provinc...
Aug 07, 2019
School's out for the summer in Saskatchewan
Students in Saskatoon and Regina will likely be shelving their textbooks, prepping for the park and cranking up the tunes Thursday, as most students and teachers mark the day as the last one of the 20...
Jun 27, 2019
Overcrowding, teacher burnout among concerns in NDP education survey
The NDP says early responses to its public survey on education prove a deepening crisis in classrooms across Saskatchewan. There have been more than 1,000 responses since the survey was launched earli...
Jun 26, 2019 Sarah Cummings Truszkowski (L) talks to NDP Education Critic Carla Beck (R) outside École Connaught Community School on June 26, 2019. (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)
Sask. NDP launches education survey
The Saskatchewan NDP wants to hear stories and opinions on education from all over the province, launching an online survey this week. NDP Education Critic Carla Beck was holding a dozen or so letters...
Jun 06, 2019
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, July 18
Evan checks in with Premier Scott Moe. Then it's open phones, Bugs 'n Hugs, Eatin' Time, and Green & White Progs. We...