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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NDP blasts upcoming gov't trip to Dubai as most expensive trip in Sask. history
The Saskatchewan NDP is criticizing the provincial government after learning a trip for a global climate conference in Dubai is going to cost an estimated $765,000. The provincial government will be s...
Nov 09, 2023
Youth group proud that smoking and vaping legislation passed
A group advocating against smoking and vaping by youths is happy with new legislation in Saskatchewan that increased the age to purchase the products to 19. Three students were at the Saskatchewan Leg...
Nov 09, 2023
'War brides' captured hearts during world wars
By Teena Monteleone As John Wessel gazes at a photo of his parents on their wedding day, he can't help but wonder what life was like for the young couple -- especially his mother, a "war bride" who wa...
Nov 09, 2023 Albert Wessel in 1945 with his wife Grace, a war bride from the United Kingdom. (John Wessel/Submitted))
Frontline staff in Sask. feel hopeless due to lack of government funding
Warning: This story contains the mention of suicide. Workers at some Saskatchewan community-based organizations (CBOs) say they haven't received a raise in more than a decade. A group of CBO employees...
Nov 08, 2023
Changes coming to Sask. high school graduation requirements
Starting in the 2024-25 school year, high school students in Saskatchewan will have different requirements to graduate - including taking a course on financial literacy. In a media release Wednesday, ...
Nov 08, 2023
Poaching health-care workers, travel nurses among topics at premiers' meeting
One of Saskatchewan's moves to bring more health-care workers into the province is being put to an end by an agreement between premiers. Premier Scott Moe and Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston spoke wit...
Nov 07, 2023
Barriers continue for those seeking residential school docs from P.A. Diocese
Derek Craddock While a search for residential school documents from Prince Albert is hitting many obstacles and leaving some frustrated, the local Diocese says it's doing what it can to help. On Oct. ...
Nov 07, 2023 Shoes placed on the steps of St. Paul's Co-Cathedral in 2021 following the discovery of unmarked graves in Kamloops. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Environment Canada issues alerts as dreary weather continues
A fog advisory continued Tuesday morning for parts of western Saskatchewan. The alert includes North Battleford, Kindersley, Lloydminster and areas along the Alberta border. Environment Canada warns t...
Nov 07, 2023
RCMP probing three crashes on Saskatchewan roads
Two people died and four people were hospitalized after three separate crashes on Saskatchewan roads over the past four days. On Friday at around 12:45 p.m., RCMP officers got a call about a collision...
Nov 06, 2023
Saskatchewan posts country's lowest unemployment rate
Saskatchewan's unemployment rate in October was the lowest in the country. According to the Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey, which was published on Friday, the province's unemployment rate last ...
Nov 03, 2023
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