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An end in sight? Cockrill prepares a new proposal for STF
The fight between the Saskatchewan government and the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation may be entering its final round. On Friday morning, the federation announced more sanctions affecting extracurri...
Mar 22, 2024 Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Feds providing Saskatchewan with $560M in health-care funding
Saskatchewan is getting $560 million in federal funding to improve health care in the province. On Monday in Regina, the federal and provincial governments announced they had signed two bilateral agre...
Mar 18, 2024 Saskatchewan Health Minister Everett Hindley talks about the improvements he hopes the province will be able to make in health-care programs with the $560 million from the federal government announced Monday. Federal Health Minister Mark Holland (left) also was on hand for the announcement Monday. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Province commits $15 million to U of S Global Institute for Food Security
A big funding boost is coming to the University of Saskatchewan's Global Institute for Food Security. The provincial government committed to provide the institute $15 million over five years to help w...
Mar 11, 2024 A $15-million funding boost is coming to the University of Saskatchewan’s Global Institute for Food Security. (650 CKOM file photo)
Province makes major investment to support human trafficking survivors
A major investment from the province will help survivors of human trafficking. On Friday, the provincial government announced $1.2 million in funding for Hope Restored Canada (HRC) over the next four ...
Dec 08, 2023 Saskatchewan justice Minister and Attorney General Bronwyn Eyre announces an investment of $1.2 million from the province for survivors of human trafficking. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Charitable gaming grants bring $2.1 million to communities across Sask.
Charitable gaming grants are providing $2.1 million to 750 groups and organizations around Saskatchewan. The second-quarter grants from Lotteries and Gaming Saskatchewan will be distributed to sport, ...
Nov 29, 2023 The quarterly grants are made when organizations hold licensed, charitable gaming activities like bingos or poker nights. (City Centre Bingo/Facebook)
Provincial grants fund policing positions in Estevan, Moose Jaw, Weyburn
Funding from the provincial government's Municipal Police Grants program means more money to support policing jobs in three Saskatchewan cities. According to the provincial government, the most recent...
Nov 15, 2023 Rick Bourassa, Moose Jaw's police chief, said the funding will help improve safety in the city and across the south-central region. (650 CKOM file photo)
Frontline staff in Sask. feel hopeless due to lack of government funding
Warning: This story contains the mention of suicide. Workers at some Saskatchewan community-based organizations (CBOs) say they haven't received a raise in more than a decade. A group of CBO employees...
Nov 08, 2023
Saskatoon central library project delayed after construction bids exceed budget
The project to replace Saskatoon's central library hit a major bump late last month, and the opening will likely be pushed back to 2027. In a statement, the Saskatoon Public Library (SPL) said constru...
Sep 14, 2023 Saskatoon's plan for a new central library has been delayed until about 2027. (650 CKOM file photo)
Ward 3's David Kirton says he's 'out' if property taxes used to fund DEED
A second Saskatoon city councillor says he'll vote against the plan for a proposed downtown event and entertainment district (DEED) if property taxes are part of the funding, even as a contingency pla...
Sep 14, 2023 David Kirton at White Buffalo Youth Lodge's charity pancake breakfast. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Federal funding provided to improve health-care services in Saskatchewan
Virtual health-care services in Saskatchewan like 811 are getting a boost. Through funding provided by Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), Lumeca Health Inc. has created a software to ...
Aug 25, 2023
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