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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
University of Regina on track for record enrolment in winter semester
The University of Regina is on track for record enrolment in its winter semester. According to the university, 16,200 students were registered on the first day of the 2024 winter term, a jump of 1,316...
Jan 10, 2024
SIIT adding 25 new seats to mental health diploma program
A funding boost from the Saskatchewan government means more seats in a mental health and wellness program in Saskatoon. On Wednesday, the provincial government said it will provide $850,000 in funding...
Jan 10, 2024 A funding boost from the province is adding 24 more seats to a mental health program at SIIT. (Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies/Facebook)
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