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Federal govt. to fund Jordan's Principle for First Nations kids
MONTREAL - Ottawa says it will continue to fund Jordan's Principle to support First Nations children through 2026 as some First Nations chiefs decry what they call cutbacks in services. Indigenous Ser...
Mar 22, 2025 Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu takes part in a panel during the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly in Ottawa on Dec. 5, 2024. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick)
Controlled burns in Beaver Creek area aim to help maintain prairie ecosystems
Saskatoon Public Schools' Brightwater EcoScience and Indigenous Learning Centre will be overseeing controlled burns this week. You may notice smoke in the air around the Beaver Creek area, about 15 ki...
Oct 21, 2024 The Brightwater EcoScience and Indigenous Learning Centre includes 60 acres of forest, a spring-fed creek and native prairie grassland. (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
'She didn't deserve that': Students shocked, scared as girl set on fire
Warning: This story may contain details that are disturbing to some readers. The Kids Help Phone is available 24-7 at 1-800-668-6868, or text 686868. Adults can access Saskatoon Mobile Crisis 24-7 at ...
Sep 06, 2024 Evan Hardy Collegiate students, from left, Lexxi Sparvier and Sophie Hubbard were steps away from where a 14-year-old girl lit a 15-year-old girl on fire inside the school in Saskatoon on Sept. 5, 2024. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Former Saskatoon teacher charged with sexual offences in Alberta
The Alberta RCMP has laid sexual assault and sexual interference charges against a 31-year-old man who previously worked at two schools in Saskatoon. Now, the Mounties are asking parents or guardians ...
Feb 08, 2024 The alleged offences occurred in June of last year. (650 CKOM file photo)
Teachers at Saskatoon public, Catholic schools to strike Wednesday
Teachers in Saskatchewan are headed to the picket lines again this week. The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) announced on Sunday that the following divisions will strike on Wednesday: Creighto...
Feb 04, 2024 P.A. teachers and supporters lined up on 15th Street East on the last one-day strike on Jan. 22. (Prince Albert & Area Teachers' Association/Facebook)
Kim Stranden elected new board chair of Saskatoon Public Schools
Saskatchewan's largest school division has a new board chair. At Tuesday's board meeting, Ward 4 Trustee Kim Stranden was elected to serve as chair of Saskatoon Public Schools for the 2023-24 academic...
Nov 07, 2023 Kim Stranden (left) is taking over the role of board chair from Colleen MacPherson, who held the role since 2019. (Saskatoon Public Schools/Twitter)
Saskatchewan school divisions working through pronoun, sex ed policy changes
A week after Education Minister Dustin Duncan’s announcement and a week away from classes starting again, many school divisions in the province are still trying to figure out how to deal with th...
Aug 28, 2023
Saskatoon Public Schools making 'difficult decisions' in wake of budget
A funding increase of less than one per cent has left Saskatchewan's largest school division making what it called "difficult decisions." According to a letter sent to parents and caregivers this week...
Apr 26, 2023 The Greater Saskatoon Catholic School Division says urgency is growing for a new school after topping 22,000 students for the first time (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
New lunchtime supervision fee unfortunate need for school budget
Saskatoon Public Schools board chair Colleen MacPherson said lunch hour supervision is not part of the teachers' collective agreement, so they contract separately with teachers and other school staff ...
Jun 09, 2022 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM file photo)
School divisions in Saskatoon and Regina react to self-isolation changes
Changes to Saskatchewan's COVID-related self-isolation requirements mean changes are coming in the province's schools. Under the changes, close contacts no longer have to self-isolate regardless of th...
Jan 27, 2022
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