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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
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 worked at Legacy Christian Academy from 2008 to 2012. In October he p...
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 Teachers began a single-day strike in Saskatoon on Jan. 16, 2024. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
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)
Sask. parents preparing for single-day teacher strike Tuesday
Most kids in Saskatchewan will have the day off school tomorrow, and it won't be because of the weather. Samantha Becotte, president of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation, announced a one-day teach...
Jan 15, 2024 Students across Saskatchewan will have a day off on Tuesday as teachers take to the picket lines in a single-day strike. (paNOW file photo)
STF wants gov't to get serious about classroom issues ahead of strike
Samantha Becotte, president of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation, said she hopes Tuesday's single-day strike will show the government how serious teachers are about having their needs met. On Frid...
Jan 13, 2024 STF members demonstrated in Regina in April, and are planning a single-day strike on Tuesday. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
Deep freeze forces school bus cancellations in Saskatoon
Plummeting temperatures and dangerous wind chills forced school buses in Saskatoon to remain parked Friday morning. Bus service for both public and Catholic schools has been cancelled for the entire d...
Jan 12, 2024
STF says Sask. teachers to hold single-day strike on Tuesday
Saskatchewan teachers will hold a single-day strike on Tuesday. Samantha Becotte, president of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation, made the announcement during a virtual news conference Thursday mo...
Jan 11, 2024 Thousands of teachers and supporters rallied in front of the legislative building in Regina in April. (980 CJME file photo)
Study says Saskatchewan students behind in reading and math
Saskatchewan students are falling behind in math and reading, according to an international study by the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). The report was based on results from 202...
Jan 10, 2024
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