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Provinces knew the deal when they signed on to $10-a-day child care: Liberal minister
OTTAWA - Provinces and territories had their "eyes wide open" when they signed on to the federal $10-a-day child-care program, says Families Minister Jenna Sudds. Her assertion that they must now make...
Jan 29, 2024
B.C. blocks new colleges seeking to enrol international students, adds language rules
SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia is banning new post-secondary institutions from applying to enrol international students for the next two years, as the province roots out "exploitive practices" plagui...
Jan 29, 2024
STF says Sask. teachers to start rotating strike action Thursday
Saskatchewan teachers are set to begin rotating strikes this week, as contract negotiations with the provincial government remain stalled. Samantha Becotte, president of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Fed...
Jan 29, 2024
Regina teacher offering lessons in cryptocurrency
A Regina high school teacher is walking his students through the inner workings of Bitcoin. Bitcoin was invented in 2008 and started being used as a currency in 2009. It's the first decentralized cryp...
Jan 28, 2024 An advertisement for Bitcoin, one of the cryptocurrencies, is displayed on a building in Hong Kong, on Nov. 18, 2021. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP FILE PHOTO/Kin Cheung)
'It's not a game:' STF president says as teachers begin second strike Monday
After a single-day strike last Tuesday, Saskatchewan teachers are hitting the picket lines again. A second strike day began on Monday, which also happens to be a professional development day for teach...
Jan 22, 2024 An STF member displays her sign calling for more education funding on the picket line in Saskatoon. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
New scholarship aims to bring more women into firefighting
Regina's first female firefighter is trying to help other women get into the field. Marrianne Boychuk is a retired firefighter who spent nearly 30 years in the profession. Now, in an effort to bring m...
Jan 22, 2024 'There's always been female firefighters around,' Boychuk explained. (Marianne Boychuk/Submitted)
'Problematic' to include class complexity in talks with STF, finance minister says
As teachers prepare to go on a second one-day strike, the province is showing no signs of changing its position. On Thursday, Finance Minister Harpauer told reporters that she wanted the province's te...
Jan 19, 2024 Donna Harpauer said she wants the STF to come back to the bargaining table. Jan. 18, 2024 (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
Legacy Christian Academy athletic director handed two-year sentence
The former athletic director of an independent Saskatoon school was handed a two-year sentence on Thursday. Aaron Travis Benneweis served as the athletic director of Legacy Christian Academy from 2008...
Jan 18, 2024 Jennifer Beaudry speaks to media outside of Saskatoon Provincial Court after Aaron Benneweis was handed a two-year sentence. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
STF announces second single-day teachers strike on Monday
Saskatchewan parents must make child-care arrangements for another day without teachers on Monday. Samantha Becotte, Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation president, said in a news conference Thursday tha...
Jan 18, 2024
Sask. teachers hit the picket line Tuesday in one-day strike
Saskatchewan education minister Jeremy Cockrill isn't happy to see teachers walk off the job in a one-day, province-wide strike Tuesday. "It's disappointing it's gotten to this point," said Cockrill. ...
Jan 16, 2024 Teachers were picketing in Saskatoon despite the -36 C temperatures on Tuesday morning. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
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