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Saskatchewan nurses frustrated over 'reliance' on contract nursing
Saying they feel undervalued, nurses at a Saskatoon hospital are speaking out about the reliance Saskatchewan's health-care system has come to have on contract nurses. Those nurses -- who sometimes ar...
Apr 19, 2024 The Saskatchewan NDP's Jared Clarke says the provincial government is relying too much on out-of-province contract nurses and it's demoralizing Saskatchewan nurses. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Retired Regina EA explains the complexity of modern classrooms
While teachers mull over the provincial government's contract offer, a Regina woman who spent 23 years in schools is explaining the reality in classrooms today and why teachers have been so set on rem...
Apr 19, 2024 Dianne Swann retired from a 23-year career as an educational assistant in February, and says people don't understand the reality of classroom complexity these days. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. education minister won't say whether offer to teachers is final
Both sides of the contract talks between teachers and the Saskatchewan government put out statements Wednesday evening, one side calling the potential deal a tentative agreement and the other side cal...
Apr 18, 2024 Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill is unwilling to say whether the offer being taken back to teachers for a vote will be a final offer from government. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Regina city councillor voices concerns about Lake Diefenbaker irrigation
As the provincial government looks to push ahead with the plan to create widespread irrigation for agriculture with Lake Diefenbaker, some community leaders are worried about the province's drinking w...
Apr 18, 2024 A centre pivot irrigation system, a form of overhead sprinkler irrigation to water a farmer’s field, is shown near Magrath, Alta. (Todd Korol/The Canadian Press)
Details presented by NDP raise more questions about Grewal hotels
New information coming out this week showing the Ministry of Social Services' use of two hotels a Saskatchewan Party MLA has a hand in is casting an even deeper shadow on the situation. In November, t...
Apr 17, 2024 New numbers obtained by the Saskatchewan NDP in committee show the Thriftlodge in Regina, which Sask. Party MLA Gary Grewal has a hand in, wasn’t used at all in the three years before his election, but that changed drastically afterwards. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
'Swing and a miss:' Saskatchewan premier criticizes federal budget
Almost as soon as the federal budget was mentioned to him Tuesday afternoon, Premier Scott Moe pointed straight at the deficit of $39.8 billion. "That's just a little bit more than I think we're willi...
Apr 16, 2024 Premier Scott Moe says the $40-billion deficit contained in the federal budget released Tuesday might be more than the country is willing to bear. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
'Fair representation:' Expert weighs in on teacher's disability fight
When someone is hurt at work, there is a duty for the employer to accommodate them so they can get back to work. That's the main point from Sean Tucker, a professor who teaches about occupational heal...
Apr 16, 2024 The disability framework for teachers in Saskatchewan is a bit unique in the country because it’s administered by the teachers’ union, according to an expert. (980 CJME file photo)
'Unheard and unsupported:' Teacher, STF at odds over disability claim
Brooke Breti used to be outgoing, enthusiastic and not really scared of anything, but all that has changed after an incident more than a year ago with the Grade 6 class she taught. "I have triggers wi...
Apr 12, 2024 Saskatchewan teacher Brooke Breti is fighting with the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation, which she says should be supporting her but instead is denying her claim. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. family forced to travel to Toronto for daughter's health care
For the past year, the Sorons have been living a nightmare for any parent - their 2 1/2-year-old daughter suffering in pain with no appropriate specialists in Saskatchewan to see her, let alone figure...
Apr 10, 2024 Jordi and Kaitlyn Soron have been trying to get their 2 1/2-year-old daughter seen by specialists for a year since the only pediatric gastroenterologist in Saskatchewan left and the government hasn't been able to fill the position. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
'Eating my paycheque:' Sask. producers looking for solutions to wolf attacks
Anytime a livestock producer puts their herds out to pasture for the summer, they can expect to lose a few. But some producers in the Kamsack area, near the Manitoba border, are seeing losses in the d...
Apr 10, 2024 Wolves attacking cattle has become a growing problem in the Kamsack area, near the Manitoba border. Two wolves caught on a game cam at night in the area (Amanda Burback/Submitted)
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