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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Inquest to be held into death of man after 'incident' at General Hospital
Dates have been set for a public inquest into the death of a man who died after what was termed "an incident" at Regina's General Hospital in 2021. The inquest into the death of George Meldrum is to b...
Feb 16, 2024
Almost one-third of small businesses in Sask. did not pay back CEBA loan
Almost one-third of small Saskatchewan businesses were not able to repay the $60,000 Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) loan by the Jan. 18 deadline. Brianna Solberg, the director of the Prairie...
Feb 15, 2024
'Til debt do us part: Valentine's Day bills lay heavy on wallets
The love between you and your partner may not extend towards your wallet. Valentine's Day can come with big expectations and big expenses that dig into people's budgets. Cassidy Fedoruk, a post-second...
Feb 14, 2024
Province investing $32 million to add 45 new portable classrooms
The Saskatchewan government is adding more classroom space around the province in an effort to address concerns raised by teachers. On Wednesday, the Ministry of Education announced an additional $32 ...
Feb 14, 2024
Saskatchewan teachers headed back to picket lines after talks break down
Saskatchewan teachers are going back on strike. In a media release Tuesday evening, the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation announced that talks with the province's Government-Trustee Bargaining Committ...
Feb 13, 2024 STF members display their signs along Idylwyld Drive in Saskatoon on Feb. 7, 2024. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
17 Sask. municipal projects to split $800K in government funding
More than $800,000 has been earmarked for 17 new municipal projects under the Saskatchewan government's Targeted Sector Support (TSS) Initiative. In a release, the government said the initiative "give...
Feb 13, 2024
Sask., Alberta NDP putting distance between themselves and federal big oil bill
The NDP in Saskatchewan and Alberta have joined together to announce they do not support a recent private member's bill from a federal NDP Member of Parliament on restricting advertising from big oil ...
Feb 12, 2024
New poll shows NDP leading among decided Sask. voters
According to the results of a new poll, decided Saskatchewan voters would elect a provincial New Democratic Party government if they went to the polls today. A new independent poll released on Friday ...
Feb 10, 2024 P.A. teachers and supporters lined up on 15th Street East on the last one-day strike on Jan. 22. (Prince Albert & Area Teachers' Association/Facebook)
Non-emergent stretcher service aims to alleviate EMS call volumes in Sask.
The demand for ambulances and high call volumes for EMS services in Saskatchewan has left some patients waiting hours for transportation. The owner of a private non-emergency stretcher service is hopi...
Feb 09, 2024 Keelan Paul, an owner of Prairie Stretcher Services, says they provide non-emergent patient transfers 24 hours a day seven days a week. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
CUPE health-care workers say salaries aren’t keeping up with inflation
Public health workers are struggling to get by, according to a report by the Canadian Union of Public Employees. That’s why the union is calling for higher wages and better working conditions. O...
Feb 09, 2024
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