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'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)
Summer opening planned for Regina Urgent Care Centre
After years of talking about it, the Saskatchewan government celebrated Tuesday the construction being finished on the new Regina Urgent Care Centre. Many ministers, MLAs and community leaders were on...
Apr 09, 2024 The newly built Regina Urgent Care Centre.(Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Door open for accountability framework in legislation or future contract: Cockrill
As Saskatchewan's teachers start an indefinite term of "work to rule," the province's education minister appears to be opening up more avenues to try to get the teachers' committee to the bargaining t...
Apr 08, 2024 Sask. Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill says he's offered the Sask. Teachers' Federation to include the potential MOU guaranteeing Sask. school divisions to have an accountability framework in place for government funding. Apr 8, 2024 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. Public Safety Agency preparing for wildfire season
After a record-setting wildfire season in 2023, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) gave an update on the upcoming season, saying it's currently expected to be average or above average. Start...
Apr 08, 2024 Lower-than-normal precipitation over the winter has the SPSA concerned about the risk of wildfires in 2024. (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
Sask. joins recovery-oriented provincial addictions partnership
Three provincial mental health and addictions ministers gathered in Calgary on Thursday to announce an information-sharing partnership on their shared move to a recovery-oriented system of care. Saska...
Apr 04, 2024 Tim McLeod joins mental health and addictions ministers from Ontario and Alberta on Thursday to announce a new partnership on their shared move to a "recovery-oriented system of care."
(Government of Alberta livestream)
Province pushing Saskatchewan teachers' union to sign MOU
Nearly a week after he announced he'd be open to an accountability framework on classroom support money, Saskatchewan Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill announced the province's teachers' union, the S...
Mar 28, 2024 Saskatchewan Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill argues that, whether they're in the teachers' contract or not, accountability agreements still come out as good for students. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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