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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Labour Day marks the end of pruning ban on elm trees in Sask.
The Labour Day long weekend means residents can trim their elm trees again. The provincial pruning ban ended Thursday. The measure is intended to help curb the spread of Dutch elm disease (DED), which...
Sep 01, 2023 The provincial pruning ban on elm tress lifted Aug 31st (City of Saskatoon/Submitted)
STF rolls out ad campaign, slams gov’t over education funding
It's back-to-school time, but the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) is saying that educators will be returning to many of the same problems they've been dealing with for a number of years....
Aug 31, 2023
Crop report says harvest in Saskatchewan is one-third complete
Harvest in Saskatchewan remains well ahead of the pace of previous years. According to the Ministry of Agriculture’s weekly crop report, 33 per cent of the 2023 crop was in the bin as of Monday,...
Aug 31, 2023
Saskatchewan projects surplus of $485M at first quarter, down from $1B at budget
The Saskatchewan government is forecasting a surplus of $485.5 million in its first-quarter financial report, down more than half a billion dollars from budget. During a news conference in Saskatoon o...
Aug 31, 2023 Saskatchewan Finance Minister Donna Harpauer delivers the first-quarter financial report on Aug. 31, 2023. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Sask. one of two provinces with a reduction in per-student funding: Report
It appears Saskatchewan has been lagging behind other provinces when it comes to money in schools. According to a new report from the Fraser Institute looking at public school funding between the 2012...
Aug 30, 2023
Saskatchewan blogger offers back-to-school tips to cut waste, money
Getting kids ready for school can be a lot of work. It can also be wasteful and hard on the wallet. Saskatchewan blogger Launne Kolla with Do More Good says it doesn't have to be that way, as she shar...
Aug 30, 2023 Saskatchewan parents are finding the cost of school supplies has risen since last year. (Jimmie Quick/CC)
Almost entire province under special air quality statements
Almost all of Saskatchewan was blanketed by special air quality statements due to wildfire smoke Wednesday morning. The province's two largest cities, Regina and Saskatoon, were both included in the l...
Aug 30, 2023 A person rides a scooter as smoke from wildfires burning across the Prairies blankets Saskatoon, Sask., on Saturday, May 20, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu
RCMP wants drones in every detachment by 2024
The Mounties are looking to add more eyes in the sky by expanding their use of unmanned aircraft. They want every detachment in Saskatchewan to have a drone by April of next year. Insp. Devin Pugh wit...
Aug 29, 2023
New education minister reiterates Sask. government position on school policies
Education has been right in the middle of the spotlight for the past week after announcements were made about sex education and gender policy changes - and now there's a new minister at the helm. Jere...
Aug 29, 2023
UR Pride threatens lawsuit over pronoun policy in Saskatchewan schools
The Saskatchewan government is receiving more backlash from its new education policies regarding students' names and chosen pronouns. The University of Regina-based 2SLGBTQI non-profit UR Pride Centre...
Aug 29, 2023
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