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Sask. land sales for oil and natural gas rights down by $120 million in 2015
The current landscape in the oil market is continuing to take a big bite out of the revenues Saskatchewan collects, including land sales. Money raised from land sales of petroleum and natural gas righ...
Feb 04, 2016
Sask. government to act on 2 out of 9 recommendations from MS review panel
Saskatchewan's health minister is promising to move quickly on two out of nine recommendations outlined in a report on providing better clinical care for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients and improving...
Feb 04, 2016
Sask. NDP call for investigation into government land deal
The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP) and Progressive Conservative (PC) Party are calling for an investigation into a government deal. Last year, the province had the Global Transportation Hub (...
Feb 03, 2016
Sask. health minister cautious about idea of ban on public vaping
While the government of Saskatchewan will consider a province-wide ban on vaping in public places, it doesn't appear it will be enacted, anytime soon, if at all. A resolution regarding the use of e-ci...
Feb 03, 2016
Sask. municipalities support ban on vaping in public places
Delegates representing cities and towns across the province are voting in favour of getting the provincial government to issue a ban on vaping and smoking in public places. The resolution narrowly pas...
Feb 03, 2016
Sask. leaders discuss lessons learned in northern wildfires
Northern communities that were affected by forest fires this past summer are still identifying ways to improve on their response and efforts to help mitigate damage. Paying for the disaster is one of ...
Feb 02, 2016
Sask. NDP questions if planned deficits are legal
Questions are surfacing whether running back-to-back deficits in Saskatchewan is legal. The opposition NDP thinks the SaskParty is breaking The Growth and Financial Security Act after Premier Brad Wal...
Feb 02, 2016
Fougere to talk Energy East pipeline at mayors' meeting
Regina Mayor Michael Fougere expects the Energy East pipeline to be one of many issues on the agenda at the upcoming big city mayors' caucus in Ottawa. Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre publicly rejected t...
Feb 02, 2016
$17,000 stolen from public coffers in Sask. between 2010 and 2015
About $17,000 was found to have been stolen from public coffers between 2010 and 2015. The thefts were discovered in the last three months of 2015. An estimated $4,300 was stolen from the Ministry of ...
Feb 01, 2016
Sask. premier says province will run deficits due to revenue shortfall
Due to ongoing economic pressures, especially in the oil sector, the Saskatchewan government announced it will run deficits for the next two budgets. Premier Brad Wall made the announcement in front o...
Feb 01, 2016
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