Murray Wood: Saskatchewan is winning the race to the bottom on minimum wage
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Harvest continues to move slowly
The harvest in Saskatchewan continues to move slowly. Just 23 per cent of the crop is in the bin compared to the five-year-average of 50 per cent for this time of year. According to the most recent cr...
Sep 19, 2019
Broadview ER to stay closed indefinitely: Sask. Health Authority
People in the Broadview area having a medical emergency will have to travel elsewhere, because the emergency department at the town’s hospital is staying closed indefinitely. The Saskatchewan He...
Sep 18, 2019
Canada at a crossroads entering federal election: Premier Moe
Heading into the federal election, Premier Scott Moe is asking what kind of Canada its citizens want. While speaking at a Regina and District Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Tuesday, Moe said Canada i...
Sep 18, 2019 Premier Scott Moe speaking at the Regina and District Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Sept 17, 2019 (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)
Freedom of expression or personal attack? Nurse appeals fine for Facebook post
REGINA - Saskatchewan's highest court is to decide what's next for a registered nurse who was fined $26,000 for criticizing her grandfather's care on Facebook. Carolyn Strom from Prince Albert was fou...
Sep 17, 2019
Sask. gov’t outlines offer to province’s teachers
The Government Trustee Bargaining Committee (GTBC) has offered a three-year contract to the province's teachers. In a media release Tuesday, the committee - which comprises representatives from the Go...
Sep 17, 2019 Saskatchewan Education Minister Gordon Wyant discusses the province's offer to its teachers on Sept. 17, 2019. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Regina CPR teacher violated privacy after bringing students to emergency scene
A volunteer CPR instructor with the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) violated a person’s health privacy when she took a class of three students to a patient’s Regina home as the patient...
Sep 17, 2019
Western separation could be considered, says former politician
A former Saskatchewan politician thinks Western Canadian separation could happen soon. Allan Kerpan, a former MLA for the Saskatchewan Party and MP for the Reform Party, thinks the federal government ...
Sep 17, 2019
Over a dozen heat records fall across Sask.
Monday will go down as one of the hottest on record in Saskatchewan. According to Environment Canada, 13 temperature records were broken across the province, including one that stood for over 130 year...
Sep 17, 2019
Mental health services tackle spike in Ag communities
Farmers often struggle with difficult times in silence. It's sparked the creation of organizations like the Do More Agriculture Foundation. One of the driving forces behind it was a series of 2017 Twi...
Sep 15, 2019 Farmers from the area around Milestone, Sask. gathered together to combine 450 acres for the family Brian Williams, who died on Aug. 17. (Jeff Brown/YouTube)
Recent run of rainy days dumped 51mm on Regina: Climatologist
After a long, grey four-day period of clouds and soggy grounds, the sun is back out and drying up a wet Regina. The rain started falling on Monday and it didn’t let up until Thursday evening, as...
Sep 13, 2019
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