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Gov't celebrates university tax program weeks before election start
As a freshly graduated accountant, Kyle Bye is always running the numbers. Bye's plans to continue to live and work in the province make him eligible for the tuition tax credit available in Saskatchew...
Sep 06, 2024
Province announces $17 million for municipal police officers, resources
The provincial government has announced $17.1 in new funding that could eventually see 100 more municipal police officers hired, 14 additional Safer Communities And Neighbourhoods officers (SCAN), and...
Sep 05, 2024 Tim McLeod, Addictions and Mental Health Minister; Bronwyn Eyre, Justice Minister; Cynthia Block, Saskatoon City Councillor; Paul Merriman, Corrections, Policing and Public Safety Minister; Marv Friesen, Saskatoon- Riversdale MLA. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Eleven intervenors approved in Sask. pronoun law appeal case
Eleven parties have been approved to intervene in the provincial government's appeal of a Court of King's Bench decision on its controversial pronoun law. In February, a judge allowed the case against...
Jul 30, 2024
Sask. taking hard look at Alberta's dental opt-out, classroom phone ban
The Alberta government recently said it would opt out of the federal dental plan by 2026 and ban cellphones in K-12 schools starting this fall. The Government of Saskatchewan hasn't made any moves to ...
Jun 28, 2024
Sask. reports $182 million operating surplus at end of fiscal year
Despite two previous updates in the red, Saskatchewan ended the 2023-24 fiscal year with an operating surplus of $182 million. The Ministry of Finance released the Public Accounts Volume 1 on Thursday...
Jun 27, 2024 Finance Minister Donna Harpauer says higher than expected corporate income taxes helped move the province's books from red to black in 2023-24. June 27, 2024 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Government of Sask. touts $51.2-million investment in health career training
Funding from the Government of Saskatchewan will add 66 new training seats for health-care careers this year, and add four new domestic training programs to the province. According to the Ministry of ...
May 09, 2024 '"Expanding education opportunities is a key deliverable of our Health Human Resources Action Plan,' Premier Scott Moe said. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young)
Province works to break down barriers for Indigenous resource workers
The Government of Saskatchewan is working to identify and remove barriers for Indigenous people aiming to work in the natural resource sector. On Monday, the province announced a new partnership with ...
Apr 29, 2024 The Government of Saskatchewan is working to identify barriers Indigenous people face when seeking employment in the resource sector. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Province touts progress on health recruitment plan
The provincial government says it's making good progress on its Health Human Resources Action Plan, which aims to add 1,000 new people to Saskatchewan's health-care workforce. While Saskatchewan is st...
Apr 11, 2024 Health Minister Everett Hindley says the province is making "steady progress" on its Health Human Resources Action Plan. (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
'It's closure:' Hoopla one-day championship a success
Hoopla looked a little different this weekend. Teams across Saskatchewan met in Moose Jaw to play one game each. This comes after the Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association (SHSAA) announced W...
Mar 23, 2024
STF says teachers across Sask. will withdraw extracurricular support Tues., Wed.
Teachers across Saskatchewan will withdraw their support for extracurriculars on Tuesday and Wednesday as their contract dispute with the province drags on. According to the Saskatchewan Teachers' Fed...
Feb 29, 2024 Samantha Becotte, president of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation, joins teachers for a demonstration in front of the Legislative Building in Regina during a single-day teacher strike on Jan. 16, 2024. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
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