THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.

THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.

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  • By February 18, 2020

    Health professionals say that findings indicate a need to raise awareness about safer sex practices.

  • Keeping job statistics in perspective

    By October 27, 2012

    September’s labour market verdict is in and early reactions are mixed. Overall, Canada’s job creation rate is up, unemployment in the U.S. is down and the near-term economic forecast for both countries is positive.

  • Saskatchewan’s low voter turnout still higher than other provinces

    By November 9, 2011

    Leading up to the election, the Sask. Party polled an astonishing 40 points ahead of the NDP, and was even leading them in the traditional NDP strongholds of Saskatoon and Regina. Perhaps in part because of this, voter turnout dropped from 2007’s 76 per cent down to 66 per cent.

    Despite this precipitous decline, Saskatchewan still saw a higher turnout than many provinces. Manitoba and Ontario, which both had elections earlier this fall, had respective turnout rates of 57 per cent and 42.9 per cent.

  • USask raises tuition for next year by 3.2%

    By April 14, 2011

    The University of Saskatchewan raised tuition for the 2011-2012 school year by 3.2 per cent, netting the university $6.1 million over the previous year. The Consumer Price Index increased by 2.2 per cent over the last 12 months.

  • A new generation takes over in Middle East

    By November 7, 2010

    If countless politicians are to be believed when they insist that young people are the future, then it would seem the future belongs to Afghanistan, where the median age is 17.

  • BRIEF: 55 per cent of Canadians overweight

    By September 26, 2010

    A new report released by the OECD, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, shows that more than half of Canadians are either overweight or obese.

  • Average tuition fees rose four per cent: StatsCan

    By September 21, 2010

    The average Canadian full-time student will pay $5,138 in tuition fees this year, a four per cent increase from last year, according to a Statistics Canada report released Sept. 16. The 2010-11 increase is up from the 3.6 per cent spike in 2009-10 and is higher than the 1.8 per cent rate of inflation calculated by the Consumer Price Index between July 2009 and July 2010.

  • Census reform endangers student-related statistics

    By July 29, 2010

    In the wake of the federal government’s decision to scrap the mandatory long-form census questionnaire, the Canadian Federation of Students has raised red flags over the loss of data.