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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...
Tag Archives: Education
An end in sight? Cockrill prepares a new proposal for STF
The fight between the Saskatchewan government and the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation may be entering its final round. On Friday morning, the federation announced more sanctions affecting extracurri...
Mar 22, 2024
Saskatchewan teachers plan to withdraw from more extracurricular activities
REGINA - The union representing Saskatchewan teachers says it's planning a provincewide withdrawal of extracurricular activities next week as a labour dispute with the government continues. The Saskat...
Mar 22, 2024
School boards association happy with increased education funding in budget
Wednesday's provincial budget announcement included an increase in education funding, which is good news for school divisions. The budget set aside $3.3 billion for education, including $2.2 billion i...
Mar 21, 2024
Thousands of teachers pack the picket lines on Saskatchewan budget day
More than 4,000 protesters surrounded the Saskatchewan Legislative Building on budget day Wednesday, frustrated that teacher contract negotiations have gone on for this long. Music played and flags wa...
Mar 20, 2024 Teachers were at the Saskatchewan Legislative Building on Wednesday as part of a provincewide strike. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
Hoopla cancelled as Saskatchewan teachers continue labour dispute with province
REGINA - Saskatchewan's provincial high school basketball championship has been cancelled due to an escalating labour dispute between teachers and the government. The Saskatchewan High Schools Athleti...
Mar 20, 2024
$6,500 school vouchers coming to Georgia as bill gets final passage and heads to governor
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia senators gave final approval Wednesday to a plan to create a $6,500 voucher funding for private school tuition and home schooling, sending the measure to Gov. Brian Kemp for his...
Mar 20, 2024
A Nebraska bill to subject librarians to charges for giving 'obscene material' to children fails
A bill that would have held school librarians and teachers criminally responsible for providing "obscene material" to Nebraska students in grades K-12 failed to break a filibuster Wednesday in the Leg...
Mar 20, 2024
Funding for health, marshals, firefighting: Highlights of the Saskatchewan budget
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government tabled its latest budget on Wednesday. Here are some of the highlights: - A deficit of $273 million, with total spending pegged at just over $20 billion. - An extr...
Mar 20, 2024
What you need to know about Saskatchewan's provincial budget
The Government of Saskatchewan tabled its provincial budget Wednesday afternoon, outlining its revenue, spending and priorities for the year ahead. Here's what you need to know: Classrooms Thanks to a...
Mar 20, 2024
A Nebraska senator who name-checked a colleague while reading about rape is under investigation
A Republican Nebraska lawmaker who stirred a firestorm of controversy by repeatedly name-checking a fellow senator while reading a graphic account of rape from a best-selling memoir on the floor of th...
Mar 20, 2024
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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...