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Saskatchewan government votes down bill for paid sick leave
On Thursday, the Saskatchewan Party government voted down an NDP bill that would have provided 10 days of paid sick leave for workers in the province. The NDP had invited workers to the Legislative ga...
May 12, 2022
Pump prices leap again, with no decline in sight
With the arrival of gas prices at the $1.88-per-litre mark, a Canadian gas analyst said Saskatchewan is heading for even higher gas prices. "We've seen these gas prices rise slowly but surely and it's...
May 12, 2022
Fortunate farmers in eastern Sask. thinking of southwest farmers desperate for rain
Farmers on opposite sides of the province find themselves in two different situations throughout seeding season. Farmers in the eastern part of Saskatchewan have received almost too much rain to help....
May 12, 2022
'SIS is a nightmare': Single parents floundering with social assistance
Since even before the Saskatchewan Income Supplement (SIS) program became mandatory, people have been raising the alarm and pointing out what they feel are serious problems. On Thursday, two single pa...
May 12, 2022
Saskatchewan reports 19 COVID-related deaths, 710 new cases
Saskatchewan has reported another 19 deaths due to COVID-19. The Ministry of Health's weekly epidemiology report said 16 of the deaths occurred between May 1 and Saturday. The other three occurred in ...
May 12, 2022
'It saved our lives': Cancer survivors reflect on fundraising achievements
For most couples, a date usually consists of going out to a restaurant, a movie or maybe a walk in the park. But for 66-year-old Chris and 59-year-old Tina Lees from Arcola, a date consisted of them g...
May 12, 2022
Stormy weather slowing seeding in Saskatchewan
Seeding in Saskatchewan is behind schedule, and the rainstorm expected to hit the province Thursday and Friday likely won’t help matters. In the crop report issued Thursday, the Ministry of Agri...
May 12, 2022
Sask. patients wait longer for surgeries than all other Canadians, report says
Patients in Saskatchewan are still waiting longer than any other Canadians for hip and knee replacement surgeries. That’s according to a report done by the Canadian Institute for Health Informat...
May 11, 2022
Saskatchewan pumping additional $2.5M into irrigation program
More money is flowing into irrigation in Saskatchewan. The provincial Ministry of Agriculture is putting another $2.5 million into the Irrigation Development Program, which helps farmers finance irrig...
May 11, 2022
NDP, Sask. Party spar over education funding
Education funding was the main topic of discussion at Question Period on Tuesday at the Saskatchewan Legislature. Earlier in the day on the steps of the Legislature, the NDP and Canadian Union of Publ...
May 10, 2022
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