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People will soon be able to milk SARCAN for a little more cash. Starting April 1, milk containers will be added to the provincial recycling program, allowing people to return them for a paid deposit. ...

A workplace injury has resulted in fines for Mosaic's Colonsay potash operation. Mosaic Potash Colonsay was charged under provincial mining regulations after a worker's leg was crushed in a conveyer i...

The provincial budget came with bad news for Saskatchewan's universities. All post-secondary institutions were handed a five per cent funding cut. The University of Saskatchewan also saw a portion of ...

Saskatchewan's family-owned restaurants and bars could be in trouble as they start to pay higher taxes.   As of April 1, restaurant meals will no longer be exempt from provincial sales tax (PST)....

It was a victory for the province's cities that no changes were made to municipal revenue sharing in the 2017-18 budget. But it was a short-lived victory, as another costly change was found. The provi...

The Saskatchewan government is raising the PST and scrapping the provincial bus company in an effort to reduce the deficit.  At midnight on March 23, the PST will increase one point - from five t...

The body that oversees Saskatoon's river pathway system saw its funding from the province reduced in the 2017-18 budget.   The Meewasin Valley Authority (MVA) lost $409,000 from the provinci...

A Saskatoon man came frighteningly close to being in the area of a violent attack in London, UK. Bad weather was all that kept Brian Bentley from touring the British Houses of Parliament Wednesday. "W...

The Saskatchewan government is raising the PST and scrapping the provincial bus company in an effort to reduce the deficit.  At midnight on March 23, the PST will increase one point - from five t...

There are mumps cases being confirmed in southwest Saskatchewan. The Cypress Health region said test results from the National Medical Laboratory in Winnipeg have confirmed the virus is present. Three...