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Food Banks Canada says employment insurance doesn't serve modern workforce
2+ hour, 14+ min ago (223+ words) Food Banks Canada says Canada's employment insurance no longer serves the broader and shifting workforce as more people take up gig work or part-time jobs. In its latest poverty report card, the organization says the labour market has shifted toward…...
Battleford revives former youth centre with renovation plan
1+ week, 4+ day ago (17+ words) For some long-time residents, the Battlefords Community Youth Centre (BCYC) building holds memories of busy ev. .....
Lloydminster apprentices to benefit from new cross-border training agreement
1+ week, 5+ day ago (198+ words) A memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been signed between the governments of Saskatchewan and Alberta to introduce cross-border apprenticeship registration." "Saskatchewan has a long-standing cooperative relationship with Alberta, and we are proud to sign this MOU that will allow Saskatchewan…...
I like the responsibility of leading and helping: Meadow Lake teen named Sask. Junior Citizen of the Year
2+ week, 5+ day ago (605+ words) Noah Cappelle says he never saw himself as "overly extraordinary." But after years spent leading teams, tutoring classmates and organizing school events in Meadow Lake, the Carpenter High School student is now being recognized as one of Saskatchewan's top youth…...
Tumbler Ridge school, site of mass shooting, to be torn down and rebuilt on new site
3+ week, 3+ day ago (824+ words) VICTORIA " The school in Tumbler Ridge, B. C. , where students were killed in a mass shooting in February will be torn down and rebuilt on a new site. Premier David Eby said Thursday that the decision by the local school board came…...
USask student creates ribbon skirts for charity
3+ week, 6+ day ago (17+ words) During his first year of post-secondary, when University of Saskatchewan student Sawyer Kopec attended his fir. .....
Heritage Christian School takes students around the world with annual Folk Fest
4+ week, 2+ day ago (337+ words) Heritage Christian School in Battleford brought global history and cuisine together during its annual Folk Fest. Students from Grades 1 to 9 selected a country to research and present, showcasing facts, history, and traditional foods, many of which were available for purchase....
Experts report a surge in interest among American academics looking to move to Canada
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (824+ words) Jason Stanley moved from the United States to Canada last September, leaving behind a high-profile position at Yale to take a job at the Munk School of Global Affairs in Toronto. The fascism researcher said he made the move for…...
First Nations University of Canada marks 50 years with annual spring powwow
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (846+ words) There is a moment just before the first drumbeat when everything feels suspended. The arena is quiet, the air is expectant, and then " like a heartbeat shared by thousands " the drum begins to call people in. That call will echo…...
Yukon issues formal apology for school's use of restraint, seclusion on students
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (246+ words) WHITEHORSE, YUKON, CANADA " The Yukon government has issued a formal apology for a Whitehorse elementary school's repeated and routine use of restraints and confinement against students for more than a decade. In a statement issued Thursday, Yukon Education Minister Scott…...