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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'She's a fighter:' Regina man pushing for mother's treatment in province
Brayden Dutchak's mom, Tamara Heppner, already managed to beat cancer - she's in remission - but now she's in a Regina hospital, needing care for the damage the cancer treatment did. That's why Dutcha...
Dec 08, 2023
'Double whammy:' Eyre says Sask. has been slammed by another federal regulation
The Saskatchewan Party and the NDP have found something to agree on: The province is standing firm against new federal regulations on oil and gas emissions. Under the policy framework, the industry wi...
Dec 07, 2023
Sask. senator discusses amendment of Bill C-234 with Evan Bray
There's no answer yet as to what the future of Bill C-234 looks like for farmers in Saskatchewan. On Tuesday night, the Senate voted 40-39 in favour of an amendment to the legislation that would've ex...
Dec 07, 2023 In the original bill, farmers would have been exempt on paying the carbon tax on fuel for heating barns or grain dryers. (650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. extends incentives to attract health-care workers to rural areas
The Saskatchewan government is putting up more money to get health-care workers into rural areas of the province. The government announced Thursday it’s putting up another $3 million to extend t...
Dec 07, 2023
Feds, province invest $13.5M in nine infrastructure projects
The governments of Canada and Saskatchewan are putting $13.5 million into nine infrastructure projects in the province. The federal government is investing more than $8.8 million, with the province ad...
Dec 06, 2023
Moe says Sask. pavilion at COP-28 has been well-attended
Over the first couple days of Saskatchewan's pavilion being open at a United Nations climate conference in Dubai, Premier Scott Moe said the pavilion has had good attendance and good engagement at its...
Dec 06, 2023
NDP questions deal with Calgary clinic to provide mammograms
The Saskatchewan government's deal with a private clinic in Calgary to provide mammograms isn't sitting well with the Opposition NDP. The province is to pay Clearpoint Health Network $2 million to pro...
Dec 05, 2023
New coal initiative saving jobs and communities: Coronach mayor
The Saskatchewan government is taking a step towards what it says is clean coal. On Tuesday, it announced $550,000 towards a research project, operated by Videre Energy, to find the best method of cle...
Dec 05, 2023
Sask. students in health-care fields getting more options
The Saskatchewan government is offering students a chance to study outside the province in hopes they’ll come back to fill health-care gaps. It's an existing program through which the province p...
Dec 05, 2023
Sask. sets record for surgeries between April and September
The Saskatchewan government says the province's surgical system is working at a record pace. In a media release Tuesday, the government said 47,748 procedures were done between April 1 and Sept. 30, t...
Dec 05, 2023
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