Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Sask. budget ticks the boxes for some in the province
The Saskatchewan government will spend its way out of the pandemic on big items like highways and construction. That creates jobs and will lead to economic recovery, according to the Saskatchewan Heav...
Apr 06, 2021
How the 2021-22 Saskatchewan budget affects you
Here are some of the ways the Saskatchewan budget, released Tuesday, could affect people in the province. Money goes out ... The government is changing Education Property Tax mill rates for the first ...
Apr 06, 2021
Latest COVID update April 6: 217 new cases, 221 recoveries, 3 deaths
Regina's intensive care unit has a record number of patients with COVID-19 as more than 200 people in the province are now hospitalized fighting the virus. There are 202 people in Saskatchewan hospita...
Apr 06, 2021
COVID helps push Saskatchewan forecast deficit to $2.6 billion
COVID-19 has left Saskatchewan in a bigger hole than originally expected. Before delivering the 2021-22 budget at the Saskatchewan legislature on Tuesday, Finance Minister Donna Harpauer said it was d...
Apr 06, 2021
Latest COVID update April 5: 219 new cases, 212 recoveries, 1 death
The Milden Hotel and Bar is the latest Saskatchewan establishment to be fined for violating COVID-19 measures. In a media release Monday, the Ministry of Health said the hotel and bar had been fined $...
Apr 05, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
Organizer behind Lumsden’s Hockeyville bid hoping for big voter turnout
Lumsden’s Jamie Lees is hoping supporters of her town’s Kraft Hockeyville bid will vote in droves this weekend. Voting for the contest begins Friday at 7 a.m., and is to close the next day...
Apr 05, 2021
Latest COVID update April 3: Queen City continues to see high case load
Regina continues to be a hot-spot for cases as the COVID variants spread across the province. Saskatchewan recorded 280 new cases on Saturday, the largest total in new cases cases since Jan. 29th, whe...
Apr 03, 2021
NDP Leader Ryan Meili calls for more green jobs and initiatives
There should be more emphasis on reducing greenhouse gases and creating more "green" jobs in Saskatchewan, according to NDP Leader Ryan Meili. Standing in front of an electrical substation in Saskatoo...
Apr 01, 2021 NDP Leader Ryan Meili. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Latest COVID update April 1: 205 recoveries, 199 new cases, 9 new variant cases
Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in the Regina area went over the 100 mark for the first time Thursday, when the provincial government revealed there had been discrepancies in earlier reports. Accordi...
Apr 01, 2021
APAS report gives 43 recommendations to improve rural internet connectivity
The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan is out with its final report to address spotty or absent internet in rural internet and cell connectivity. The province's largest farm organizati...
Apr 01, 2021 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM file photo)
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