Murray Wood: Of Easter bunny bells and Juicy Fruit gum
For Murray Wood, Easter brings to mind grandma's practical advice about repurposing, and some of life's little lessons.
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Saskatchewan income benefit increase not enough: Advocate
While the Saskatchewan government calls its increases to income assistance in the coming year's provincial budget reasonable, advocates say the increases - and the programs themselves - aren't nearly ...
Mar 26, 2024
'Wonderful little hitchhikers:' Cockroaches a major problem for Sask. exterminator
Cockroaches are one of the most annoying pests to get rid of and their presence seems to be growing larger in Saskatchewan. Shawn Sherwood with Poulin's Pest Control said seven out of every 10 calls h...
Mar 26, 2024
CurlSask to hold 2025 women’s, men’s provincials simultaneously
CurlSask is trying something new in 2025. In a media release Monday, the organization said the 2025 Viterra women's and SaskTel men's provincial championships are to be held at the same time in Kinder...
Mar 25, 2024
Sask. RCMP says 'sextortion' cases on the rise among youths
The Saskatchewan RCMP says there has been an increase in "sextortion" cases targeting young people in the province. According to the Mounties, financial "sextortion" is a kind of blackmail that involv...
Mar 25, 2024
Funding for safe consumption sites again not included in Sask. budget
Prairie Harm Reduction executive director Kayla DeMong was not surprised at what was included -- or what wasn't -- in the Saskatchewan budget this year. Tabled Wednesday, the budget revealed a record ...
Mar 22, 2024 The safe consumption site in Saskatoon did not receive any funding in the provincial budget. (650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. chambers of commerce content with small business tax in provincial budget
The CEOs of both the Regina and Saskatoon chambers of commerce say they're pleased with where the Saskatchewan small business tax sits this year. The 2024-25 budget that was tabled by the province on ...
Mar 21, 2024
Thousands of teachers pack the picket lines on Saskatchewan budget day
More than 4,000 protesters surrounded the Saskatchewan Legislative Building on budget day Wednesday, frustrated that teacher contract negotiations have gone on for this long. Music played and flags wa...
Mar 20, 2024
WCB statistics say Sask. had lowest workplace injury rate ever in 2023
Saskatchewan's workplace injury rate for 2023 was the lowest in the province's recorded history. Statistics released by the Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) show the total injury rate fo...
Mar 20, 2024
Labour prof lays out what could happen as province, teachers continue to fight
Frustration is mounting for many in Saskatchewan as the provincial government and teachers' union continue their contract fight, and the question on the lips of many is "When will this end?" Both side...
Mar 19, 2024
Feds providing Saskatchewan with $560M in health-care funding
Saskatchewan is getting $560 million in federal funding to improve health care in the province. On Monday in Regina, the federal and provincial governments announced they had signed two bilateral agre...
Mar 18, 2024 Saskatchewan Health Minister Everett Hindley talks about the improvements he hopes the province will be able to make in health-care programs with the $560 million from the federal government announced Monday. Federal Health Minister Mark Holland (left) also was on hand for the announcement Monday. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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