Author Archives: Lisa Schick

As with anyone looking at a higher paycheque, the Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) said the boost to the rural and remote doctor incentive is welcome, but its president believes more could be do...

When the current $10-a-day daycare program is fully implemented in Saskatchewan, daycare providers say some parents could lose their kids' spots and be out of luck to find new ones. Last week, the pro...

For about three hours last week, the emergency room at the Regina General Hospital was so overcrowded, it had to go on bypass and send all but the most severe cases to the city's other hospital. "They...

Saskatchewan is now poised to welcome a lot more people from around the world. The federal government has increased the province's allotment for its Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) and h...

Having been criticizing the program for a long time, the Saskatchewan NDP is again shaking its head at the province's two-for-one MRI program, and now the federal clawback of health-care funds over th...

As the sun came up Friday morning, the damage done by a fire to a strip mall on Moose Jaw's Thatcher Drive came into full view. The walls on the west side were charred and looked nearly melted, the ro...

An era is coming to an end in Saskatchewan: As of the close of business Saturday, the provincial government will no longer be in the retail liquor business. The last seven Saskatchewan Liquor and Gami...

It seems the University of Regina is scraping out its wallet and digging through the couch cushions as it prepares next year's budget, and the school's faculty association wants the province to fill i...

A few weeks ahead of the budget being released, Saskatchewan's justice minister announced on Wednesday that operational funding for second-stage shelters will be forthcoming. The province provides fun...

The Saskatchewan government wants to remind the federal government where the boundaries are when it comes to government jurisdiction. To that end, the provincial government has joined the Government o...