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Murray Wood: Is it time to review royalty rates in Saskatchewan?
Murray Wood says he's hearing people wonder how Saskatchewan keeps running deficits with all of the activity in the resource sector, and it's got him questioning the province's royalty rates. Murray W...
Mar 25, 2026
Murray Wood: Hard to know how much confidence to have in the Sask. budget
After last year's Saskatchewan budget went from a tiny surplus to a major deficit, Murray Wood says it's difficult to say how much confidence a person should have in the government's latest figures. M...
Mar 19, 2026
Sarah Mills: Little change in direction from this Saskatchewan budget
It's another deficit budget from the Saskatchewan Party government. The province is promising to be back in a surplus situation in the coming years, but that is a message Sarah Mills has heard before....
Mar 19, 2026
VIDEO: No tax hikes or service cuts in Saskatchewan budget, despite $819M deficit
The Government of Saskatchewan is predicting a deficit of $819 million in 2026-27. Finance Minister Jim Reiter, who introduced the provincial budget on Wednesday afternoon, said the government chose n...
Mar 18, 2026 Saskatchewan's Minister of Finance, Jim Reiter, March 18, 2026. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan's budget targets affordability. Here's what's being offered
The Scott Moe government says measures in its budget 2026-27 will help keep Saskatchewan one of the most affordable places to live in Canada. The total price tag for affordability measures in the budg...
Mar 18, 2026 Saskatchewan's Minister of Finance, Jim Reiter, on Budget Day at the Saskatchewan Legislature on March 18, 2026. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Finance minister says Saskatchewan's deficit budget focused on health, affordability
While the 2026-27 provincial budget focuses on affordability and access to health care - which the premier and finance minister have said are the two biggest concerns they're hearing about - the budge...
Mar 18, 2026 Finance Minister Jim Reiter said choices were made in the 2026-27 provincial budget to invest in services instead of cutting and raising taxes on March 18, 2026. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Murray Wood: Government nickel and dimes us in advance of Saskatchewan budget
We know the budget is going to include a deficit, and Murray Wood says it's probably not a good sign that the government recently announced a number of new ways to squeeze us for a little more. Murray...
Mar 18, 2026
Sask. finance minister shares details of provincial budget as Iran war upsets oil prices
Saskatchewan's finance minister is hinting that the province is still expecting a deficit budget, despite rising oil prices due to the war in the Middle East. Jim Reiter joined The Evan Bray Show on F...
Mar 06, 2026 Finance Minister Jim Reiter says resource prices may be higher than expected, but hinted that the province should still expect to see a deficit budget tabled on March 18. (Roman Hayter/650 CKOM)
Scott Moe offers more details on shortfall coming in next month's provincial budget
Saskatchewan's Premier says a budget shortfall is coming next month, citing uncertain times, global conflicts and the tariff and trade issues that seem to arise daily. Speaking at a North Saskatoon Bu...
Feb 25, 2026 Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said a deficit budget is imminent in the province, while also touting the strength of Saskatchewan's economy and diverse markets during an NSBA luncheon at Prairieland Park in Saskatoon on Tues, Feb. 24, 2026. (Libby Gray/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon City Council turns down Discover Saskatoon's large funding request
Discover Saskatoon, a non-profit, organization formerly known as Tourism Saskatoon, won't be receiving a large funding increase as requested by Stephanie Pocha, its CEO. In a letter to the finance com...
Feb 02, 2026 A funding request for nearly double the organization's previous amount, was unanimously denied by Saskatoon city council. Administration is also looking into the possibility of both DS and SREDA to amalgamate in the future. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
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