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The Saskatchewan government received 18 official complaints in the summer before it implemented a rule preventing most children from changing their names or pronouns at school without parental consent.  The emails, recently obtained by The Canadian Press through an access-to-information request, were received in June and July and offer a first look into what may have influenced […]

Ontario’s pre-emptive use of the notwithstanding clause in legislation intended to prevent a strike by education workers is a dangerous and draconian move that could have implications for labour negotiations across the country, experts say. The Progressive Conservative government tabled legislation, expected to pass Thursday, that imposes a contract on education workers with the Canadian […]

Saskatchewan school divisions will be cutting over 100 positions in schools when the bell rings in the next school year. Dr. Shawn Davidson, the President of the Saskatchewan Schools Board Association, said this is not surprising but very unfortunate. “I would characterize it as not surprising. If I think back to budget day back in […]

School divisions in Saskatchewan’s biggest cities will implement new lunchtime supervision fees when the bell rings in the next school year. The Regina Catholic School Division, Saskatoon Public Schools, and Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools have announced they will make the change. For Regina Catholic, an approved $70 annual fee for elementary students who go every […]

Gerard Loehr, a former teacher charged with multiple counts of sexual assault and interference, was released on $5,000 bail at Wynyard Provincial Court on Monday. The charges Loehr is facing come from his time as a teacher in the province in the 1990’s. Earlier this month, Wynyard RCMP received a report from a woman who […]