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A growing number of teachers in the province are pursuing collective action to refuse work, citing unsafe working conditions due to COVID-19 in response to the province's return-to-school plan. Saskat...

The NDP continues to hammer away at the Saskatchewan Party’s back-to-school plan. On Friday morning, NDP Finance Critic Trent Wotherspoon held a news conference warning that if the school reopen...

The University of Saskatchewan is implementing mandatory masks on its Saskatoon, Regina and Prince Albert campuses. Starting Aug. 24 anyone given access to indoor common or shared spaces will have to ...

All 30 of the new COVID-19 cases reported in Saskatchewan on Friday are from communal living settings. In a media release, the provincial government said there were 23 new cases in the south-west area...

The COVID-19 pandemic has added a lot of stress for parents as kids prepare to head back to school in the fall. Not only is safety top of mind so are school supplies. Executive Director of the Saskato...

Saskatoon mayor Charlie Clark wants to see a provincial policy on wearing masks in Saskatchewan. On Thursday, Clark threw his support behind a call by Regina Mayor Micheal Fougere for the government t...

Ever since the Saskatchewan Party government announced its back-to-school plan, there has been plenty of concern expressed by teachers and parents. Many say the plan doesn’t do enough to address...

Rural and urban classrooms in Saskatchewan’s 27 school divisions don’t always share the same issues, but as they plan for the fall there is common ground - the COVID-19 pandemic. The provi...

The provincial government is leaving the bulk of back-to-school planning to the 27 individual school divisions. As of Tuesday, there are two levels of guidelines for divisions to work within. The Chin...

A microbiologist at the University of Saskatchewan believes the province needs a different approach to COVID-19 testing in schools. Kyle Anderson, an assistant professor of biochemistry, microbiology ...