Murray Wood: Saskatchewan is winning the race to the bottom on minimum wage
An increase is coming for Saskatchewan's minimum-wage earners this fall, but Murray Wood says it will ensure they contin...
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Premier plans more talks with Nutrien on head office jobs
Premier Scott Moe says he had a "positive " meeting with Nutrien Friday, but left without a commitment from the company on returning executive jobs to the province where its head office is located. It...
Dec 17, 2018 Nutrien Ltd. announced the home of its new office will be in downtown Saskatoon on June 14, 2018. (Nutrien)
Report suggests 13 changes for Broncos bus crash intersection
The deputy highways minister said work is already underway on recommendations made to improve safety at the highway intersection where the Humboldt Broncos bus crash happened. The final report was rel...
Dec 12, 2018 The memorial to the victims of the April 6, 2018 Humboldt Broncos bus crash that saw 16 people killed and 13 injured. (Gerald Bauman/650 CKOM)
Sask. echoes national trends in vehicle thefts
Vehicle thefts are up across Canada and the pattern holds true for Saskatchewan. The Insurance Bureau of Canada reported Tuesday that thefts of vehicles climbed to 85,000 cases in 2017, an incr...
Dec 11, 2018
16 groups to intervene in Sask. carbon tax challenge
Saskatchewan's court challenge of the federal carbon tax is growing, after a judge announced all 16 groups who applied for intervener status in the case will be allowed to make arguments. The written ...
Dec 10, 2018 Don Morgan, the minister responsible for SGI. (650 CKOM file photo)
Premier vents over lack of pipelines, equalization dollars
Premier Scott Moe says he's frustrated over equalization payments, particularly as Quebec stands in the way of the now-shelved Energy East pipeline, which would have moved Alberta oil through Saskatch...
Dec 10, 2018 Premier Scott Moe addresses reporters in Saskatoon on June 20, 2018. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Sask. government launches inspection of northern village
The provincial government announced on Monday that it will conduct an inspection of the northern village of Pinehouse, a community of about 1,000 people located roughly 500 kilometres north of Saskato...
Dec 10, 2018
Uber, Lyft 'thrilled' by rules; taxi assoc. 'disappointed'
Ride sharing companies Uber and Lyft are applauding Saskatchewan's announced insurance regulations for the new service, but the province's taxi companies are calling the rules a "step backwards" for s...
Dec 06, 2018
Cancer claims made easier for Sask. firefighters
The provincial government is making it easier for firefighters to receive Worker's Compensation Board (WCB) benefits for certain types of cancer. Six types of cancer -- prostate, skin, cervical, ovari...
Dec 04, 2018
New trespassing legislation introduced in Sask.
New trespassing legislation will make it easier for rural property owners to keep track of who is on their land but could make it difficult for those seeking access. The bill introduced on Tuesday inc...
Nov 28, 2018
Highway 16 crash kills 1, injures 3 others near Battlefords
A 25-year-old woman is dead after a crash Tuesday morning on Highway 16 one kilometre west of the Battlefords. The woman, a passenger in the eastbound vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene. A 26-y...
Nov 27, 2018
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