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Sask. Polytechnic navigating enrollment decline, need for trained workers
9+ hour, 53+ min ago (324+ words) While navigating drops in enrollment and recent layoffs, there is still an abundant need for well-trained post-secondary students in Saskatchewan. On Tuesday, Saskatchewan Polytechnic president and CEO, Dr. Larry Rosia, joined The Evan Bray Show to discuss some of the…...
Saskatchewan daycare operators say child-care coverage not as advertised
3+ week, 5+ day ago (402+ words) REGINA " Some Saskatchewan daycare operators say the province's new child-care agreement is hitting parents with higher, unexpected fees. They say they found out this week not all children who turn six this year will continue to be covered for $10-a-day…...
Saskatchewan’s child poverty rate highest of any province: Report
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (849+ words) A newly published report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) found the rate of child poverty is worse in Saskatchewan than any other Canadian province. According to the CCPA report, which was released on Wednesday, more than 78,000 children…...
Cops and kids take over Regina’s Cornwall Centre for Christmas shopping spree
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (601+ words) Meeting Santa and buying Christmas gifts are all a part of the annual Cops and Kids event at the Cornwall Centre in Regina. Twenty deserving kids are paired up with a Regina Police Service (RPS) officer and a student from…...
Federal government to table bill to protect children, address gender-based violence
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (148+ words) OTTAWA " Justice Minister Sean Fraser will introduce legislation today that aims to better protect children and address gender-based violence. The Justice Department is touting the measures as "generational reforms" to the Criminal Code to protect victims and keep children safe…...
‘Infuriating’: Saskatoon parents say complex needs daughter regularly sent home early from school
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1522+ words) A Saskatoon family is frustrated that calls to pick up their daughter early from school have become normal, due to what they understand is a lack of resources for complex needs students. Speaking at a Saskatchewan NDP news conference on…...
Father and daughter aim to conquer Sask. ski hills
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (656+ words) With a goal of experiencing 11 lift serviced skil hills in Saskatchewan in 11 days, Greg Scott and his daughter Hali arrived in Prince Albert on Wednesday and headed straight to Little Red River Park. After walking into the small warm up…...
‘Wow, this is hard’: The joyful struggle of learning the bagpipes
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (979+ words) You don't often expect to hear the sound of bagpipes in the middle of Saskatoon, but when you do, it turns heads. It's loud, a little strange and completely unforgettable. Nate Linsley's love of the unique instrument all started with…...
Dietitian shares school lunchbox recommendations for picky eaters
7+ mon, 4+ day ago (570+ words) With kids heading back to school next week, parents have a lot on their plates, including what to put in their kid's lunchbox. But balancing affordability, nutrition, and dietary restrictions can be hard enough without the added pressures of pleasing…...
Once upon a classroom: A touch of Tinkerbell at Wildwood School
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (893+ words) In the middle of a math problem, or maybe while reviewing the weekly spelling list, there's going to be a magical moment. It hasn't happened yet. But Emma Tink knows it's coming.She waits for it every September. "There's going…...