Sarah Mills: Western separatists should consider forming their own party
Western separation is coming up once again in the wake of Mark Carney's election win, but Sarah Mills says those in favo...
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One dead, four hurt in rollover near Regina
One man was killed and two others suffered life-threatening injuries in a rollover near Regina on Sunday that required a response from STARS Air Ambulance. At about 3:30 p.m., the Southey RCMP receive...
Jul 06, 2020
Pandemic puts a $2.4 billion wound in the Saskatchewan budget
The global COVID-19 pandemic has created a significant hole in the Saskatchewan budget that will take more than a vaccine to cure. The reduction in provincial revenues and additional costs related to ...
Jun 15, 2020
Environment Canada says province can expect rainy, windy weekend weather
It's going to be a wet and windy weekend, with the potential for some severe weather, as Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the southern half of Saskatchewan. "It is about t...
Jun 06, 2020
Refinery employees upset they weren’t told about bomb threat
Kevin Bittman is still shaken. Bittman, the president of Unifor Local 594, can’t understand why no one from his union was told a letter had been received in February in which someone threatened ...
May 20, 2020
11 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, total at 231
There are 11 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan. That brings the total to 231. According to a news release from the Government of Saskatchewan, four individuals in the province are hospit...
Apr 04, 2020
SHA concerned that COVID-19 will overwhelm the health-care system
A Saskatchewan Health Authority internal document warns COVID-19 could overwhelm the health-care system. But the authority's CEO, Scott Livingstone, stressed during a media conference Tuesday at the S...
Mar 24, 2020 Saskatchewan Health Authority CEO Scott Livingstone at an update on COVID-19 on March 24, 2019. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Sask. NDP wants more financial support for small businesses, self-employed
The Saskatchewan NDP is expecting more from the province to help self-employed people and small businesses navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. On Saturday, finance critic Trent Wotherspoon called on the p...
Mar 21, 2020 Small business owners and members of the Saskatchewan NDP Party met in Regina on March 212, 2020 to ask for further financial assistance from the province. (Saskatchewan NDP/Twitter)
Unlike the Big Apple, SaskTel isn’t hanging up on payphones
It may be the last call for payphones in New York City, but Saskatchewan won't be following suit anytime soon. The City That Never Sleeps plans to remove some 3,000 payphones from its streets because ...
Mar 03, 2020
Budget on the brains of lawmakers as legislature’s spring session gets underway
When asked about the spring session ahead of time, the first and only thing Premier Scott Moe wanted to talk about was the upcoming budget. It's the final legislative session and final budget before t...
Mar 02, 2020
Scotties begins with special moment; Jenkins to be honoured Sunday
The 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts began with a touching moment Saturday in Moose Jaw. Sara and Jenna England, the daughters of Saskatchewan curling icon Sandra Schmirler, stepped on to the ice at...
Feb 15, 2020 Sara, (left) and Jenna (right) England, daughters of the late curling icon Sandra Schmirler, speak to reporters ahead of the 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts opening ceremonies on Feb. 15, 2020. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
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