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Education Minister Everett Hindley calls new teacher contract a win for students
The province is hearing from the Minister of Education Everett Hindley for the first time since the new teacher's collective bargaining agreement was announced. On Wednesday, Samantha Becotte, Saskatc...
Mar 06, 2025 Education Minister Everett Hindley believes the relationship between the province and teachers is in a good place. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Saskatoon Fire responds to 37 overdoses in 24 hours
The Saskatchewan Health Ministry released another overdoes alert update in Saskatoon. Since the last week of February, there has been a dangerous drug being sold in the bridge city. "There is a higher...
Mar 06, 2025 Pictured is a package of fentanyl seized by the Regina Police Service in 2023. Testing provided by Prairie Harm Reduction on Feb. 26, 2025, said the recent spike on Saskatoon overdoses involved drugs sold as fentanyl or other drugs that are light pink chunks, or dark purple chunks. (Regina Police Service/Submitted)
Red Pheasant man accused of sexual assault at local school: RCMP
A 25-year-old man from the Red Pheasant Cree Nation is facing a lengthy list of charges after allegedly assaulting a minor at a local school and distributing child pornography over social media. Accor...
Mar 06, 2025 “The interaction between the accused and the victim took place at the school on Red Pheasant Cree Nation,” the RCMP said in a statement. (Red Pheasant Communications/Facebook)
Teen girl facing charges after bomb threat on U of S campus: Police
A 17-year-old girl is facing criminal charges after allegedly making a threat about a bomb on the University of Saskatchewan campus in Saskatoon. According to police, officers were called to the 100 b...
Mar 06, 2025 Police said the teen girl was arrested Wednesday. She's now charged with public mischief and breaching court-ordered conditions. (650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. pushing provinces to reduce trade barriers amid tariff war with U.S.
As the tariff war between Canada and the United States heats up, Saskatchewan plans to push other provinces to reduce trade barriers on goods flowing across the country. According to the provincial go...
Mar 06, 2025 The Government of Saskatchewan says it's advocating for the removal of interprovincial trade barriers in the wake of the tariffs put in place in both Canada and the United States. (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan to end U.S. alcohol sales, procurement in response to tariffs
Saskatchewan's premier unveiled the province's response to tariffs from the United States on Wednesday afternoon. Speaking in Regina, Premier Scott Moe said he has directed the Saskatchewan Liquor and...
Mar 05, 2025 Premier Scott Moe announces his government's response to Donald Trump's tariffs, flanked by Finance Minister Jim Reiter (L) and Trade and Export Development Minister Warren Kaeding (R). (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Cops seize 7.5M unstamped cigarettes in traffic stop near Swift Current
RCMP and Saskatchewan Highway Patrol officers seized roughly 7.5 million cigarettes during a traffic stop on Highway 1 last month. According to the RCMP, the highway patrol stopped a tractor and trail...
Mar 05, 2025 Police said roughly 7.5 million unstamped cigarettes were found when officers searched the trailer. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
New flight simulator at Sask. Polytech elevates commercial pilot program
Saskatchewan Polytech's commercial pilot students now have a second flight simulator on which to learn and hone their skills. The school unveiled its second ALSIM flight simulator on Tuesday in Saskat...
Mar 05, 2025 The new simulator was unveiled Tuesday in Saskatoon, offering new opportunities for students in the commercial pilot program. (Saskatchewan Polytech/Submitted)
$20M for class complexity added to Sask. teachers' collective agreement
Twenty million dollars to address class complexity - the number of students in each class who require additional help beyond what teachers normally provide - has been added to the provincial collectiv...
Mar 04, 2025 Samantha Becotte, head of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation, will join The Evan Bray Show on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. (980 CJME file photo)
Scott Moe calls cabinet meeting to consider Sask. response to tariffs
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has called a meeting of his cabinet for Wednesday to consider the provincial government's reaction to the U.S. tariffs imposed on Tuesday. Moe said in a social media pos...
Mar 04, 2025 Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has called a meeting of his cabinet for March 5, 2025 to consider the provincial government's reaction to the U.S. tariffs imposed on March 4. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang)
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