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Crown corporation executives have pay cut by Government of Saskatchewan
Pay cuts are in the works for those at the top of Saskatchewan's Crown corporations. Compensation for these executives was not in sync with public expectations, especially during "difficult economic t...
Apr 15, 2021 According to the latest Aging in Canada Survey, one in four Canadian adults has under $5,000 in retirement savings. Those with lower savings tend to be women, renters, and people in poor health. (CJME files)
Moose Jaw grocery store sees three positive COVID cases
A grocery store in Moose Jaw has had multiple employees test positive for COVID-19. Loblaw Companies, the parent company of Superstore, has confirmed to 980 CJME in an email that at least three employ...
Apr 15, 2021 The Real Canadian Superstore in Moose Jaw. (Google Street View)
Homes in Saskatchewan selling faster as March sets sales record
It's a good time to buy a home in Saskatchewan, if you can find one you like. The real estate market in the province set a March sales record, up 85 per cent from March 2020, according to the Saskatch...
Apr 15, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
NAV Canada: No changes to air traffic control at YQR
Regina's airport is keeping its air traffic control service. In a post on its website Thursday, NAV Canada said it will maintain the service at airports in Regina, Fort McMurray, Alta., Prince George,...
Apr 15, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Families of N.S. mass shooting victims left with vivid memories, searing grief
HALIFAX - Tom Bagley's birthday was just two days away on April 19, 2020, when his daughter Charlene called his cottage in West Wentworth, N.S., and small talk ensued about the possibility of a social...
Apr 15, 2021 Charlene Bagley holds a photo of her late father, Tom Bagley. He was one of 22 victims in the rural Nova Scotia murder rampage of April 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Drivers and cyclists face new rules for sharing the road after council vote
New rules are coming for those who share Regina's roads after city council approved changes to its traffic bylaw in a 6-5 vote on Wednesday night. Council considered seven amendments to the bylaw. Amo...
Apr 15, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
'Wrong signal:' Federal ministers protest Saskatchewan's electric vehicle tax
Two federal ministers have written Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe to protest his plan to bring in a tax on electric vehicles. "This provincial tax on electric vehicles does not benefit the climate, co...
Apr 15, 2021 Transport Minister Omar Alghabra. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Conservatives plan to introduce $20-per-tonne carbon price in climate plan
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is pitching a $20-per-tonne carbon price for consumers in his party's $5-billion plan to tackle climate change. The move represents a major policy shift for t...
Apr 15, 2021
Regina, Saskatoon transit take big hit from pandemic
Nearly every industry has taken a hit from the COVID-19 pandemic in one way or another, and public services are no exception. With universities closed to in-class learning and far fewer people physica...
Apr 15, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Age of eligibility at Regina drive-through vaccination clinic to drop to 47
The drive-through COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Regina's Evraz Place is set to lower its age of eligibility again Thursday. According to a post on the Saskatchewan Health Authority website, the clini...
Apr 14, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: Not every travel horror story is the airline's fault
Sarah Mills says a pregnant Winnipeg woman is disappointed in her WestJet experience after she made the choice to seek h...
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