Murray Wood: Arrest in 2001 Saskatoon assault case should make perpetrators worried
A 52-year-old man has been charged in connection with a 2001 sexual assault allegation in Saskatoon. Murray Wood says he...
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Error leads to vast overpayment in Social Services benefits
A payment system error within the Ministry of Social Services on Wednesday led to a vast, but temporary, overpayment of benefits. About 175 people receiving income assistance from the provincial gover...
Oct 14, 2022
Moe answers questions around policy paper
The day after releasing his government's policy paper, laying out grievances over what he feels are federal government intrusions into provincial jurisdiction, Premier Scott Moe was already defending ...
Oct 12, 2022
Health authority pays $13.1M in deal to take over Extendicare homes
After a year of back-and-forth, the Saskatchewan Health Authority has finalized its deal with Extendicare, officially taking control of the company's five long-term care homes in the province. It was ...
Oct 12, 2022
Law professor says there's room for jurisdiction legislation in Saskatchewan
Dwight Newman believes it's a mistake to simply dismiss the provincial government's policy paper on government jurisdictions. Premier Scott Moe released the paper Tuesday, outlining what he claims is ...
Oct 12, 2022
Family claims father mistreated at Regina hospital
Thomas Favel took off his jacket on Tuesday, to show the purple bruises on his arm left from his hospital stay almost two weeks ago. The 77-year-old's family said he was admitted to the Regina General...
Oct 11, 2022
RCMP says Myles Sanderson killed his brother during rampage
The Saskatchewan RCMP is clearing the late Damien Sanderson of committing any of the murders during the mass stabbings on the September long weekend. "Evidence collected and analyzed by investigators ...
Oct 06, 2022 Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore. (RCMP/Facebook)
More than just resources needed to get kids moving, expert says
A new approach trying to building community could be what's needed to help kids get away from screens and do more running around. ParticipAction's report card this week showed that during the pandemic...
Oct 05, 2022
Prairie kids dropped more physical activity during COVID pandemic
Like many people, kids stopped moving around as much during the COVID-19 pandemic and got a lot more screen time — and it appears it may have been worse for kids on the prairies. ParticipAction ...
Oct 05, 2022
'Benefits who?': Information denial questioned by privacy commissioner
One family is trying to heal, but believes to do that, it needs information the Saskatchewan government is keeping under wraps. On Truth and Reconciliation Day last year, Sept. 30, a person who wishes...
Oct 03, 2022
Saskatchewan population jumps thanks to international immigration
Between April and July this year, Saskatchewan saw its largest-ever population jump - 6,465 people. Immigration Minister Jeremy Harrison said that's very good news. "To see the growth that we have had...
Sep 28, 2022 Immigration and Career Training Minister Jeremy Harrison speaks at an event after population numbers were released showing a big jump for Saskatchewan in the second quarter of 2022. Sept. 28, 2022. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: Let's hope lessons are learned this construction season
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