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Citing the growing case numbers among children, teachers federation requests masking order, vaccine mandate for eligible staff, students.

The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) wants mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for eligible students and staff.

The province is recommending children under the age of 12 and unvaccinated teachers and support staff wear masks in Saskatchewan schools.

A University of Saskatchewan assistant professor of pediatrics says the updated provincial school division guidelines don't go far enough. The provinc...

Two doctors groups are urging school divisions to make vaccines mandatory for staff and eligible students and to keep masks mandatory.

Two doctors groups are urging school divisions to make vaccines mandatory for staff and eligible students and to keep masks mandatory.

Le syndicat des enseignants affirme que ses membres craignent une rentrée scolaire sans mesures sanitaires.

Article content Jenifer Kostur wholeheartedly supports the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) demands that educators who spend their days exposed to large groups of children be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccines, regardless of their age. The executive director of Solid Futures Learning Centre in Regina just wishes workers in licensed daycares like hers were viewed in the same way as teachers in schools. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Mand...

Those under 40 trying to book were told they had to wait for a call back while staff figured out whether available appointments were injecting vaccines other than AstraZeneca.

Article content A day after the province’s teachers became eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine — and reported difficulty securing an appointment — the union representing them said the issue could point to an “overloaded” system. In a release Saturday, Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation President Patrick Maze said that despite teachers of all ages becoming eligible for the vaccine on Friday, those under 40 have been facing a hiccup in trying to book an appointment. We apologize, but thi...