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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
Cattlemen see provincial funding as a start, but more needed
The Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association wants to do all it can to make sure ranching in the province doesn’t dry up due to the drought being experienced in Saskatchewan. A lack of moistur...
Aug 22, 2023
Sask. offers $70M in support for drought-stricken livestock producers
The Government of Saskatchewan says help is on the way for ranchers and livestock producers devastated by drought conditions. "Producers in some areas of the province are dealing with prolonged drough...
Aug 21, 2023 (Saskatchewan Cattle Feeders Association/Facebook)
Saskatchewan receives $20 million to address gender-based violence
Female representatives from the federal and provincial governments hugged after announcing funding to address gender-based violence in Saskatchewan. Over the next four years, $20.3 million is being al...
Jul 25, 2023 Marci Ien, federal minister for women and gender equity, Laura Ross, Saskatchewan's minister responsible for the Status of Women Office and Jo-Anne Dusel, a member of the advisory council for Women’s Shelters Canada. (Halyna Mihalik/ 650 CKOM)
New funding will help school boards, but not enough long term: STF, SSBA
The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) and the Saskatchewan School Boards Association (SSBA) both say new funding from the provincial government will help educators a little bit, but it's probabl...
Jun 02, 2023 The Greater Saskatoon Catholic School Division says urgency is growing for a new school after topping 22,000 students for the first time (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Province provides $40 million in additional funding to school divisions
The Saskatchewan government is directing an additional $40 million to the province's school divisions following numerous calls for increased funding in the wake of the provincial budget. According to ...
Jun 01, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
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8:30 - The government in Manitoba just cut PST on all food items at grocery stores; this will come into effect in July. ...
