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Pair of polls suggest Canadians divided on Sask. pronoun policies
Two polls held this month suggest Canadians are split almost evenly on Saskatchewan's new pronoun policy. The policy - which has created a storm of controversy in the province and beyond - requires sc...
Oct 12, 2023 Hundreds rallied in Regina showing their opposition to the government's pronoun policy as MLAs returned early to try and make it law. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Pronoun legislation yet to be introduced as two-week sitting begins
Though the provincial government had hoped to get going right away on the work of passing its pronoun and school policies, things started slowly on Tuesday. The controversial new policies require scho...
Oct 11, 2023
Hundreds rally in Regina against pronoun policies as province pushes forward
Protesters against Saskatchewan's controversial education policies gathered at the Legislative Building on Tuesday as the government worked to make the new policies law. The new policies require paren...
Oct 10, 2023 Hundreds of people gather in front of the Saskatchewan legislature to show their opposition to the school pronoun policy being forced into law. Oct. 10, 2023 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
With Saskatoon school 'crumbling,' NDP calls Sask. Party priorities 'misguided'
For months, parents at Saskatoon's cole Monique Rousseau have been asking for help to fix a portion of the roof that's had a hole in it since last spring. A picture of the damage dated June 6 shows pl...
Oct 10, 2023 Ceiling damage at Saskatoon's École Monique Rousseau. (Saskatchewan NDP/Submitted)
Moe defends recalling legislature to keep school name, pronoun policy in place
Premier Scott Moe says the push to pass his party's pronoun policy as legislation in Saskatchewan is all about clarity. The policy requires parental consent if kids under the age of 16 want to change ...
Sep 29, 2023 Premier Scott Moe says his government's new education policies are set to become law in October. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Wages for early childhood educators to go up starting Oct. 1
Early childhood educators in Saskatchewan will be bringing home a bit more starting next week. On Friday, the provincial and federal governments jointly announced a $7-million investment towards incre...
Sep 29, 2023 Over 2000 new Child Care and Early Learning centres have been announced (980 CJME file photo)
Sask. Polytechnic president updates Gormley on new campus project
On Wednesday, Saskatchewan Polytechnic announced that it will be closing down its Idylwyld Drive campus and moving to Innovation Place. Larry Rosia, the technical school's president and CEO, joined CK...
Sep 22, 2023 Larry Rosia (second from right) joins dignitaries from the U of S and provincial government to announce Saskatchewan Polytechnic's new campus. (Larry Rosia/Twitter)
What is 'SOGI 1 2 3,' the program now banned from Saskatchewan classrooms?
During Canada-wide demonstrations on Wednesday calling for more parental involvement in education, one name appeared on a large number of protest signs: 'SOGI 1 2 3.' Many demonstrators objected to th...
Sep 21, 2023 A demonstrator holds an sign opposing SOGI at a demonstration in Saskatoon on Wednesday. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Sask. 'March 4 Children' rallies face friction from rival protests
Rallies in favour of Saskatchewan's new pronoun policy and push for increased parental rights in education were met with equally large counterprotests on Wednesday. Hundreds took to the streets in Sas...
Sep 20, 2023 A police officer confronts a demonstrator during the rally in Saskatoon on Wednesday. (Lara Fominoff)
Premier Moe to make "major announcement" for education in Sask.
Premier Scott Moe will visit the University of Saskatchewan campus Wednesday morning to make a "major announcement" for the future of post secondary education the government said in a release. The gov...
Sep 20, 2023 Premier Scott Moe will visit the University of Saskatchewan on Wednesday to make a major education announcement (File)
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