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Taking it day by day: Parents say they're doing their best to teach their children
Charmaine Pyakutch wasn't surprised at all when the provincial government announced Thursday, May 7 that school would not resume for Saskatchewan students until at least September. The Saskatoon mothe...
May 08, 2020 Sign outside of Hugh Cairns advising people to stay home and safe. Lara Fominoff /CKOM
Province introduces Pillars of Life suicide prevention plan
The Saskatchewan government has created a five-point plan for suicide prevention. It's called Pillars for Life. "Ultimately what this plan is putting forward is a plan and a process to reduce the numb...
May 08, 2020 (Government of Saskatchewan)
Province 'disappointed' in STF's decision to impose sanctions
Saskatchewan's education minister said Monday he was "a little disappointed" the province's teachers are to begin withholding services Thursday. "Last week we met with the president of the union and i...
Mar 09, 2020 (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Province’s fire commissioner quitting for new job
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency is going to have to find a new fire commissioner as of the end of the month — Duane McKay is taking another job. The current commissioner and vice-president...
Jan 10, 2020
Sask. environment minister ‘jovial’ after meeting with federal minister
Seeming in fairly high spirits Thursday afternoon, Saskatchewan’s environment minister spoke to media after his meeting with his federal counterpart. Dustin Duncan said he’s now looking fo...
Dec 19, 2019
Concerns raised about Indigenous graduation rates
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) and the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) are calling for more support to increase Indigenous high school graduation rates. STF President Pa...
Nov 01, 2019 Saskatchewan Teachers Federation and Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations call for immediate investment in education (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
New rooftop solar program falls short for some
As it had hoped, Minister Dustin Duncan and SaskPower have unveiled a new rooftop solar program before the end of October, but not everyone is happy with how the new program looks. The new net meterin...
Oct 15, 2019
Land title offices to close in P.A., Humboldt and Yorkton
By Glenn Hicks Three land titles offices in Prince Albert, Humboldt and Yorkton are being shut down, impacting a total of 14 jobs. As well, three jobs in Regina's Customer Service Centre are being eli...
Sep 20, 2019 Glen Hicks/paNOW staff
Sask. government launches inspection of northern village
The provincial government announced on Monday that it will conduct an inspection of the northern village of Pinehouse, a community of about 1,000 people located roughly 500 kilometres north of Saskato...
Dec 10, 2018
Province rejects concerns of giving carbines to conservation officers
The province is responding to criticism from the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) about the plan to arm conservation officers with semi-automatic rifles. Environment Minister Dustin D...
Oct 31, 2018 Saskatchewan conservation officers train at a firing range on May 14, 2014. (Thia James/paNOW)
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