Murray Wood: Of Easter bunny bells and Juicy Fruit gum
For Murray Wood, Easter brings to mind grandma's practical advice about repurposing, and some of life's little lessons.
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Landlord association supports SIS change
Restoring direct payments for some Saskatchewan Income Support (SIS) clients is a step in the right direction, according to the CEO of the Saskatchewan Landlord Association, Cameron Choquette. On Frid...
Nov 13, 2021 According to Tribal Chief Mark Arcand, the tribal council's 106-bed wellness shelter has been full since it first opened, despite adding more beds. (650 CKOM file photo)
Changes coming to Saskatchewan Income Support program
The Saskatchewan government has backtracked on changes it made to the Saskatchewan Income Support (SIS) program. The Ministry of Social Services said in a release Friday it will increase support for S...
Nov 12, 2021
Sask. company at forefront of sustainable lithium mining with new tech
The demand for lithium has jumped substantially in the last few years and is poised to keep doing so as electric vehicles continue storming the vehicle market. The hitch is that mining the lithium its...
Nov 09, 2021
Sask. woman in dire need of kidney blames government for surgery suspension
Jessica Bailey was getting ready to get her life-saving kidney transplant this past summer. She and her donor had gone through a year of testing and some unfortunate setbacks, but they had the green l...
Nov 08, 2021
SHA employee vaccine program to start this month
This month, all Saskatchewan Health Authority employees will have to either be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to a testing program on their own dime. In mid-October, employees had to decl...
Nov 05, 2021
Health authority looking to resume many health-care services in November
The Saskatchewan government has set a 50-75-90 goal for workers who were moved to help with the COVID-19 fourth wave surge to go back to their original jobs, and for some services to resume over the n...
Nov 04, 2021
Family brings frustrations over health slowdowns to legislature
Nearly one-year-old Helen briefly pulled at her mother's mask while Laura Weins and Graham Dickson spoke to media, explaining why they're so angry with the provincial government. The couple knew early...
Nov 04, 2021
Moose Jaw voters head to the polls in byelection
For the second time in just under a year, voters in Moose Jaw will head to the polls Wednesday to decide who will next sit in the mayor's seat. Fraser Tolmie won the job during the municipal election ...
Nov 03, 2021
At least 26,000 surgeries delayed in Sask. due to pandemic
It's not just people who are getting COVID-19 and having to go to the hospital who are being affected by the pandemic, it's also people who haven't been able to get surgery because a specialist isn't ...
Nov 03, 2021
Shahab urges everyone to 'stay vigilant' during winter months
Daily COVID-19 case numbers in Saskatchewan are continuing a slow decline, with Tuesday's total of 107 confirmed cases the lowest number in nearly three months. However, that doesn't mean this is a ti...
Nov 02, 2021
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