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Sarah Mills says Prime Minister Mark Carney will need to be careful about his strategy as he meets with U.S. President D...
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Regina city council gives approval for REAL debt restructuring
Regina Exhibition Association Limited is another step closer to getting $3.4 million to help keep it afloat for this year. REAL wants to access that money in a line of credit that it already has, but ...
May 24, 2023 Regina city council. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
'Disappointing and exhausting': $10-a-day child care rollout not smooth for everyone
In March, the Saskatchewan government celebrated being the third province in the country to have $10-per-day daycare, but the rollout has been less than smooth for some. Nichole Kessel came to the pro...
May 24, 2023 Daycare directors are pointing out many problems with the wage increase for early childhood educators (ECEs) that took effect Sunday, including it not being accompanied with an increase in the maximum subsidized pay. (Shane Clausing/980 CJME)
Rain expected to hit parts of northern Saskatchewan wildfires
Rain in north-central parts of Saskatchewan on Tuesday was set to give some help to crews battling some of the province's wildfires. According to Environment Canada, heavy rain fell in areas around Me...
May 23, 2023 (Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency/Facebook)
'Come get me:' Moe reacts to federal minister comments on 'illegal' power generation
Premier Scott Moe issued a challenge of sorts after the federal environment minister responded to Saskatchewan's plan to decide for itself whether to use coal for power generation past 2030 and natura...
May 19, 2023 Premier Scott Moe (980 CJME file photo)
'See how it goes:' Ross discusses lifting alcohol ban for May long weekend
More than 17 years after it was first put in place in Saskatchewan, the ban on alcohol consumption in provincial parks for the May long weekend has been lifted. Laura Ross -- the province's minister o...
May 18, 2023 (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
Still no date for byelections as spring sitting ends in Saskatchewan
Three byelections will have to be held by the end of this summer in Saskatchewan, but as of the last day of the spring sitting on Thursday, there still wasn't an indication of any dates. Premier Scott...
May 18, 2023 IH Saskatchewan legislature aerial 2 (Carolyn Hamilton/Submitted)
REAL another step closer to more cash to stay afloat
With votes passing at Regina's executive committee on Wednesday, Regina Exhibition Association Limited (REAL) is another step closer to having the money its CEO says it needs to ride out the rest of t...
May 17, 2023 REAL president and CEO Tim Reid. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Clean electricity standards could be candidate for Sask. First Act tribunal
The new clean electricity regulations expected from the federal government in the coming months could be a top candidate for consideration by the yet-unformed tribunal operating under the Saskatchewan...
May 13, 2023 Saskatchewan Justice Minister and Attorney General Bronwyn Eyre. (980 CJME file photo)
Mother frustrated over daughter's death in ministry care, lack of transparency
Angela Severight stood in the rotunda at the Legislature on Thursday surrounded by family and friends, all holding pictures of a teenage girl wearing a red hoodie and posing for the camera. "This is S...
May 11, 2023 Angela Severight holds a photo of her 14-year-old daughter Stellayna, who died while in the care of the Ministry of Social Services. Severight is looking for more answers about Stellayna's care. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Ukrainian students to be treated as Canadians for tuition in Sask.
They had to flee their homes when a war broke out in their backyard and they decided to come to Saskatchewan. Now the provincial government is extending a helping hand for displaced Ukrainians who wan...
May 11, 2023 The Saskatchewan government announced it will pay the difference so students who've settled in Saskatchewan from Ukraine will be able to pay domestic tuition rates for post-secondary education instead of international rates, which had been three to four times higher. (L to R) Advanced Education Minister Gord Wyant, Ukrainian student Victoria Knyhnytska and Wawota Mayor Kevin Kay on May 11, 2023. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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