Murray Wood: What happened to basic manners?
At the risk of sounding old fashioned, Murray Wood is questioning the manners of some of the people he meets. He says pe...
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Saskatchewan issues special warrants for additional $178M in spending
The Saskatchewan government is using special warrants to spend an additional $178 million this fiscal year. According to documents that appear among Orders in Council signed Feb. 16, the money is to b...
Feb 28, 2023
Province commits $500,000 in funding to 15 municipal projects
The Government of Saskatchewan is giving a boost to 15 municipal projects with a half-million-dollar investment. The $500,000 will support projects including a land use plan in the RM of Paddockwood, ...
Jan 27, 2023
Moe, other premiers push for meeting with Trudeau on health-care cash
Not for the first time, Canada's premiers are extending an invitation to the prime minister for a meeting in January about health-care funding. The premiers came together at a Council of the Federatio...
Dec 09, 2022
'It's good news:' SSBA on $20M investment to handle rising costs
The president of the Saskatchewan School Boards Association says Thursday's funding announcement from the provincial government was welcome, but the money involved is nowhere near enough. "Anytime we ...
Jul 21, 2022
Innovative Saskatchewan companies get funding to help recruit skilled workers
PrairiesCan is putting money into the hands of Saskatchewan entrepreneurs to foster skilled labour in the province. The interest-free loan of nearly $26,000,000 is being given to 11 "innovative busine...
Jun 29, 2022 Katherine Regnier, CEO of Coconut Software, speaks at a PrairiesCan funding announcement in Saskatoon on June 29, 2022. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Minister considers more support for schools after lunch supervision fees added
A lot of parents are unhappy after some school divisions across the province introduced a fee for lunchtime supervision in an effort to keep up with inflation. Starting in the fall, parents in several...
Jun 14, 2022 Education Minister Dustin Duncan. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Moe defends travel, talks school funding after trip to U.S.
After spending the last week in New York and Washington, D.C., Premier Scott Moe met reporters at the airport in Saskatoon on Friday afternoon. Moe said he'd had a busy week with 40 meetings, includin...
Jun 10, 2022
Love endorses Carla Beck for NDP leadership
Saskatoon MLA Matt Love is standing behind Carla Beck as she works to become the next leader of the Saskatchewan NDP. The pair announced Love's endorsement Friday at Market Mall in Saskatoon. Beck sai...
Jun 10, 2022 NDP MLA Carla Beck speaks to reporters at Market Mall on June 10, 2022. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Filmmaker calls budget good first step to recovery for film industry
It won't fix the damage done years ago, but Layton Burton thinks Wednesday's budget is a good first step. The Saskatchewan filmmaker called the news of an $8-million increase to the Creative Saskatche...
Mar 25, 2022
Saskatchewan adds $1.8M in funding for 27 school divisions
A number of Saskatchewan school divisions are getting some extra help from the provincial government. On Monday, the Saskatchewan government announced 27 school divisions will receive another $1.8 mil...
Mar 21, 2022
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