Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Woman charged in fatal 2021 hit-and-run turns herself in, police say
More than a year after a woman was struck and killed by a vehicle in Saskatoon, the woman accused of being the driver turned herself in to police in Alberta. The case dates back to May of 2021, when a...
Aug 23, 2022 (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Gov't backtracks on some PST charges as part of four-point plan
A reversal of fortunes for Saskatchewan has led to the reversal of a plan by the provincial government. Thanks to resource revenue more than $1.5 billion higher than was expected when the budget was r...
Aug 23, 2022
Saskatchewan sees $1-billion surplus due to strong resource revenue
High resource prices have brought a boost to Saskatchewan's revenues, resulting in a surplus budget and allowing for reduction of the provincial debt as well as relief measures for residents strugglin...
Aug 23, 2022 Sask. Finance Minister Donna Harpauer. Aug. 27, 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Woman arrested after running over man on First Nation: RCMP
The Tisdale RCMP says a 38-year-old woman was arrested after she allegedly ran over a man with a vehicle on the James Smith Cree Nation, roughly 70 kilometres east of Prince Albert. Shortly before 7 p...
Aug 23, 2022
Saskatchewan residents getting $500 'affordability cheque' this fall
With prices still on the rise in Saskatchewan, the provincial government is now ready to provide financial help to its residents. In a video posted on social media Monday, Premier Scott Moe announced ...
Aug 22, 2022
Sask. accusing federal employees of trespassing to get water samples
The Saskatchewan government has questions for the federal government about water samples. A letter to federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, Jeremy Cockrill — Saskatchewan's minister re...
Aug 22, 2022
Charges expected after wild ride from Maple Creek to Regina area
A search that lasted nearly six hours and stretched from the Maple Creek area to the Regina region resulted in multiple arrests Sunday. In a media release Monday, the RCMP said officers from the Maple...
Aug 22, 2022
Stabbing sends man to hospital in Saskatoon
A 48-year-old man was taken to hospital with serious injuries after a stabbing in Saskatoon over the weekend. According to the Saskatoon Police Service, officers responding to a call about a stabbing ...
Aug 22, 2022 (650 CKOM file photo)
Administrators named for three independent schools in Saskatchewan
A little over a week after announcing the plan, the Government of Saskatchewan has appointed three individuals to oversee the operations of three independent schools in the province. Mike Walters (Sas...
Aug 22, 2022
Team Party Passes to go on sale Sept. 6 for Grey Cup Festival
Partygoers can do some one-stop barhopping during the 2022 Grey Cup Festival. The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced Monday that Team Party Passes will go on sale to the public on Sept. 6. The passes ...
Aug 22, 2022
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