Murray Wood: Is this one of those times when money might be better in the government's pockets?
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Sask. bee colonies hit hard during winter, above national levels
By Jaryn Vecchio Saskatchewan's honey bee colonies took a big hit during the winter, but not as bad as other provinces. According to reports, nearly half of all colonies in Canada didn't survive the c...
Jul 27, 2022 Honeybees. (Photo 85485633 © Miroslaw Kijewski | Dreamstime.com)
Highway 11 traffic returns to normal after crash
RCMP and STARS Air Ambulance responded to a collision on Highway 11 south of MacDowell on Tuesday night. The southbound lanes were closed overnight, but reopened early Wednesday, according to the High...
Jul 27, 2022 (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
NDP searching for answers in Linkin program cost explosion
The Saskatchewan NDP wants answers when it comes to what has gone wrong with the Linkin program and it's asking for the provincial auditor to investigate. The Linkin program was announced in 2009 and ...
Jul 26, 2022
Saskatchewan continuing battle against aquatic invasive species
Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Environment is asking for help from the public in the ongoing battle against aquatic invasive species (AIS). In a media release Tuesday, the ministry reminded people t...
Jul 26, 2022
Province's plan to reduce surgical wait times raises questions for health-care workers
The Saskatchewan government's plan for cutting into provincial surgical wait times comes with more questions than answers for the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN). The province laid out some ideas i...
Jul 25, 2022
Sask. First Nations communities hoping for action after papal apology
Chief Bobby Cameron of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) said Indigenous communities will "of course" accept the apology issued to Indigenous peoples by Pope Francis on Monday. The...
Jul 25, 2022
Wait times for passports decreasing in Saskatchewan
The wait time to get a passport is becoming a lot shorter for Saskatchewan residents, according to the federal government. Karina Gould, the federal minister of families, children and social developme...
Jul 25, 2022
Saskatchewan government discusses rural health-care delays
The Saskatchewan government believes a big reason for disruptions and delays in the province’s health-care industry is a result of understaffing. Everett Hindley, the minister of mental health a...
Jul 25, 2022
Saskatchewan examining more options to reduce surgical wait times
The Saskatchewan government says it's looking at options to further cut into the province's surgical wait times, including sending patients to another jurisdiction for operations. In a media release M...
Jul 25, 2022
Saskatchewan working to keep Dutch elm disease in check
The Saskatchewan government continues to take steps to keep Dutch elm disease from spreading in the province. On Monday, the Ministry of Environment announced it has contracted Regina-based Northern T...
Jul 25, 2022
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