Jun 252010
Toddler dies in foster care

Evander Daniels died in an Aberdeen foster home on June 8, the 13th child this year to die in the care of the province.

Jun 252010
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The Canadian Council on Learning released its annual Composite Learning Index this spring, which ranked approximately 4,500 Canadian communities on their ability to promote and sustain learning. The City of Saskatoon finished in second place, just behind Victoria, B.C.

College Quarter master plan takes shape

Communal meeting spaces, commercial shop-lined streets, a place for the proposed performing arts centre and a kilometre-long, tree-lined pedestrian and bike-friendly walkway are some of the prospective additions to the College Quarter.

May 202010
WGST department becomes program

After 18 years as a department, women’s and gender studies is transforming into a program this year.

U of C group faces further legal action

A beleaguered pro-life group at the University of Calgary has been found guilty of non-academic misconduct stemming from a graphic display.

Victoria pro-life club sues student union

After years of battling with the University of Victoria Students’ Society over club status and funding, pro-life group Youth Protecting Youth is taking the fight to court.

May 202010
2010-2011 Usask budget released

The University of Saskatchewan received a smaller grant increase to the operating budget from the provincial government than it had hoped for the 2010-11 school year.

May 142010
Prof researching better solar panels

With his $20,000 research grant, Karthik Shankar intends to develop a more efficient, cheaper solar panel using nanotechnology.

Apr 282010
Letters from abroad: New Zealand

Kia ora! Aotearoa. Land of the long white cloud. New Zealand. No matter how you say it, it is one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

Tuition increases by 5.2%

The University of Saskatchewan announced tuition rates April 15 for the 2010-11 school year. There is an overall 5.2 per cent tuition hike, with most undergraduate programs seeing an increase of approximately $20 for a three-credit class.

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