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Unions, restaurants provide mixed reaction to proposed Sask. liquor changes
Reaction to the proposed liquor retail changes announced by the government is mixed. The changes mean 40 government liquor stores across the province could be privatized and 12 new private stores adde...
Nov 18, 2015
Sask. government proposes 52 private liquor stores
If the SaskParty is re-elected in April 2016, Saskatchewan will be seeing a lot more private liquor stores. On Wednesday morning, Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Minister Don McMorris announced a plan ...
Nov 18, 2015
"Refugees are welcome here!" Rally responds to premier's letter to federal governmnt
The rally cry of "refugees are welcome here" is now in response to the Saskatchewan premier's letter calling on the federal government to slow down the refugee process. Premier Brad Wall said that he ...
Nov 17, 2015
Government plan for Sask. liquor to be announced Wednesday
The Saskatchewan government will unveil it's plans for liquor stores Wednesday. It is being described as an expansion of privatized liquor retailing. In consultations that began last yea...
Nov 17, 2015
Mayor shares Premier's concern on Ottawa's refugee plan
Saskatoon already welcomes several hundred refugees each year, and even more could be landing in the city with the Liberal government moving ahead with its plan to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees...
Nov 17, 2015
Concern remains despite slight reduction in food bank use in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is seeing a slight reduction in the number of people turning to food banks. Food Banks Canada released its 2015 Hunger Count Tuesday morning which shows food bank usage in 2015 in Saskatc...
Nov 17, 2015
Canada's role questioned following attacks in Paris
In the days following the attacks in Paris that left 129 people dead, some people are questioning what Canada will and should do. Speaking to News Talk Monday morning, Minister of Public Safety Ralph ...
Nov 16, 2015
French flag flying at half mast at Sask. legislature
The French flag joined all the flags at the Saskatchewan legislature on Saturday, flying at half mast, after the deadly attacks in Paris. Premier Brad Wall released a statement, writing that he ...
Nov 14, 2015
City of Regina proposes 3.9 % tax hike in 2016 budget
The City of Regina has released its proposed budgets for 2016, which include a tax hike of 2.9 per cent, with an additional one per cent dedicated to improving residential streets. The city explains t...
Nov 13, 2015
Refugee settlement agencies, province, setting up to receive more Syrians
If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau succeeds in bringing 25,000 government-sponsored Syrian refugees to Canada by the end of the year, Saskatchewan could see around 2,000 of them. "(Historically), Saskat...
Nov 12, 2015
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