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Sask. 'labour shortage possible' if SINP pause lasts too long
Saskatchewan has been on a path of growth for nearly the last decade and immigration has been a significant part of it. However, a new pause in the province's program could put a damper on that. As of...
Mar 05, 2025 The Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) has paused its application intake, the provincial government says, to make changes after the federal government cut its allocation for immigrants in half. (CJME file photo)
NDP calls for more local beer, less American liquor in response to tariffs
Standing on the brewery floor with pallets of aluminum cans behind him, Hayden McPherson said more people are coming to District Brewing Company in Regina to buy local as the tariff threats from the U...
Mar 03, 2025 The Sask. NDP is calling for the SLGA to pull American liquor and beer off their shelves if U.S. tariffs are put on Canadian goods. (CJME file photo)
Sask. NDP lays out plan to shore up Canadian economies
Standing at the edge of Regina, near the highway bypass and in front of a line of rail cars, Sask. NDP leader Carla Beck laid out her party's plan for the economies of both Saskatchewan and Canada. "T...
Feb 28, 2025 Sask. NDP Leader Carla Beck says the four-point plan would help the province and country build out an economic future in their control. Feb. 27, 2025 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. NDP looks for 'effective' measures on drugs
Talking about drugs like methamphetamines and fentanyl, Sask. NDP Leader Carla Beck agreed they don't belong in Saskatchewan communities. However, Beck said it remained to be seen whether the measures...
Feb 27, 2025 Sask. NDP Leader Carla Beck says she would need to see any legislation on drug measures before saying whether or not her party would support it. (CJME file photo)
Regina steelworkers feeling uncertainty and frustration over U.S. tariff threat
For some, the talk of U.S. tariffs that's become ever-present over the past couple months has faded to background noise. But there are some in Regina whose livelihoods might depend on whether or not t...
Feb 27, 2025 Mike Day, United Steelworkers Local 5890 president, says the Regina mill has relied on the U.S. market in the past, but it’s been a unreliable trade partner since the first Trump administration. Feb. 27, 2025 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
64-year-old woman sentenced to jail for defrauding Regina charity
Despite what was described as a difficult life, Arlene Irving, 64, was given a jail sentence Wednesday for her fraud against Mobile Crisis Services in Regina. "The facts here are so extreme and there ...
Feb 26, 2025 Arlene Irving was sentenced to two-years-less-a-day in provincial jail on Wednesday, for defrauding Mobile Crisis Services in Regina out of $139,000 (CJME file photo)
Sask. man's sentence doubled for sex assault of grandchild
The punishment for a Saskatchewan man in his 70s has been more than doubled for repeated sexual assault against his grandchild over the years. In the original case, the man, who is only referred to as...
Feb 25, 2025 The man was originally given a conditional sentence of two years less a day, to be served in the community. (CJME file photo)
Struggling REAL asking for $12.7 million from Regina city budget
Regina Exhibition Association Ltd (REAL) has put in its budget ask from the City of Regina for 2025 as it attempts to get its business back on right footing. The arms-length corporation that controls ...
Feb 24, 2025 REAL submitted its $12,715,224 request ahead of city council debating the budget in March. (CJME file photo)
Regina non-profit fills service gaps during cold snap
Through the extreme cold in Regina, The Hawk Principle has been trying to fill the gap and keep people warm who have nowhere else to go. Madi Massier, co-director and social co-ordinator for the non-p...
Feb 21, 2025 The Hawk Principle has been running a warming space in the former Trinity Lutheran Chruch to fill the gaps when other shelters in the city are closed during the afternoon and early mornings. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
NDP: Shorter spring sitting leaves Sask. unprepared for tariffs
The provincial government has set March 19 as the date for MLAs to return to the legislative assembly -- coinciding with the provincial budget release. The spring sitting will also be about two weeks ...
Feb 19, 2025 Sask. NDP Leader Carla Beck says people in the province want to see their MLAs at work and ready to respond to any U.S. tariffs that do end up coming down. Feb. 19, 2025 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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