Sarah Mills: LEGO is for everyone, but only the rich can afford the bigger sets
Sarah Mills has a bone to pick with LEGO. A lot of the newer and more complex sets are geared towards adults, but the pr...
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Toronto school board cancels classes on day of solar eclipse
TORONTO - Canada's largest school board approved on Wednesday a revision to its school calendar so students can stay home on the day a rare solar eclipse will chart a course through parts of Canada. A...
Jan 31, 2024
Manitoba premier commits $30 million to expand school nutrition program
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is committing $30 million to expand school meal programs across the province. Premier Wab Kinew says the money will be in place for the next school year, following t...
Jan 30, 2024
St. Augustine School closed due to water main break
A Saskatoon Catholic elementary school is closed due to a water main break in the area. According to Derek Kunz with Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools, St. Augustine School on Boychuk Drive will not ...
Jan 30, 2024 Saskatoon's St. Augustine School is closed on Tuesday due to a water issue. (650 CKOM file photo)
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 Teachers began a single-day strike in Saskatoon on Jan. 16, 2024. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
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
'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
'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
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