Education and Training provincial standards tests eyed for change
Education Minister Drew Caldwell suggested abolishing province wide standards tests for grades six and nine, ditching Grade three testing and shifting to early diagnostic assessments in Grade 4. Grade twelve tests would remain mandatory while divisions could continue some grade three and six testing, with a focus on individual assessments to identify literacy needs.
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Drew Caldwell
Caldwell
Pelly Trail
Anglicans seek Ottawa help over residential school suits
Legal costs push Anglican Church of Canada toward bankruptcy as native student abuse lawsuits mount. The church hires lobbyist Douglas Richardson to press Parliament for government liability sharing, while Catholic and Presbyterian bodies watch closely amid rising claims and looming trials. See Ottawa page 14.
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Anglican Church of Canada
Ottawa
Parliament Hill
Church
Douglas Richardson
Saskatoon
Anglican Church
B.C
Guilty plea in Russell home invasion case
An RCMP probe into a series of break ins led to a guilty plea in Provincial Judges Court, Russell. Janice Campbell of Yorkton pleaded guilty to Possession of Stolen Property and was fined $300. Brian Parenteau, Campbell’s partner, remains in custody at Brandon Correctional Institute awaiting a Russell trial date, while brother Jeffery Parenteau is still at large. Officers seized about $5,000 in stolen electronics from a January 21 Arsini Street residence where the trio stayed. Police link the goods to eight of eleven August to December break ins, with three other cases unrelated or without stolen property.
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Tie Wererwowe
RCMP
Russell
Janice Campbell
Yorkton
Brandon Correctional Institute
Jeffery Parteneau
Grandview
Langenburg
Arsini Street
Arsini
Mentuck Denied Bail After Jury Deadlock in Slaying Case
Clayton George Mentuck will stay in custody after the jury failed to reach a verdict in his second trial for the 1996 slaying of Amanda Cook of Waywayseecappo. He has spent three years in jail awaiting a decision, with a publication ban limiting reporting of bail hearings and proceedings.
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Clayton George Mentuck
Mentuck
Amanda Cook
Waywayseecappo
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