Six years after the demolition of the Fort Sanitorium, residents of Fort Qu’Appelle reflect on the devastating impact tuberculosis left on patients, staff and visitors. “Many patients did not survive – when mom was admitted, she saw it as a death sentence because she knew so many never made it out.” says Paula Leach, whose mother was admitted […]
The Saskatchewan Teacher’s Federation (STF) hopes that the Government of Saskatchewan can provide more public education funding after the province predicted a $1.1 billion surplus for 2022-23 in a recent mid-year financial report. “Additional investments in education are always welcomed and it has to be […]
Maxime Bernier, leader of the People’s Party of Canada (PPC), is raving about Saskatchewan’s decision to remove a “euthanasia” option from its 811 hotline. In an email statement to INK from the PPC’s media team on Bernier’s behalf, he said: “I’m afraid that with all […]
Saskatoon has twice as many bus routes as Regina. The municipality of Saskatoon is less than 1.5 times larger than Regina in both geographical area and population. Sarah Miller, a student at Saskatchewan Polytechnic, used the bus system in Regina for four years before moving […]
The forests in Latvia are dense with thick undergrowth and trees reaching high into the sky. The tree trunks are tinted orange and darken as they grow taller. Latvians park along the roads and begin to walk throughout the area as they search for wild […]
Homeschooled students tend to do better than their public school counterparts when it comes to standardized test taking. According to one study published in the Canadian Journal of Behavioral Science compared with public school children, homeschooled children tended to be ahead, with a half-grade advantage […]
Imam Zeeshan Ahmed was preparing for his Friday sermon at the Mahmood Mosque in Regina when he heard about the New Zealand mosque attack that left 50 people dead and the rest of the world stunned. “I was preparing and looked at my phone, and […]
The Saskatchewan government announced at this year’s provincial budget there will be an increase in funding for libraries by one per cent, from $11.1 million to $11.2 million, an increase of $128,000 overall. Funds for the library system will see most of the distribution going […]
Wednesday’s provincial budget announcement saw an increase for autism individualized funding for children six-years-old and under. In the 2018-19 budget, the province announced each child diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) who meets the age requirement would receive $4,000. This year, it is increased to […]
The Saskatchewan government has committed to creating 72 new addiction treatment beds across the province as part of its increased addiction funding in this year’s budget. In the 2019-2020 budget released on Wednesday, the province outlined its plan to invest more than $52 million in […]
