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Health foundations donate $500k to new sonography training program
They say 'it takes a village,' and six charitable hospital foundations in Saskatchewan are taking teamwork seriously when it comes to improving the state of health care in the province. The six groups...
Aug 29, 2024 Alison Dubreuil, president and CEO of Suncrest College, says the first class of sonography students started their classes this week. Aug. 29, 2024 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Regina construction season passes halfway mark
Regina's construction season has passed the halfway mark. The next phase of Dewdney Avenue's corridor revitalization project is set to begin on Tuesday. It will last around one month. Construction in ...
Aug 29, 2024 Regina's construction season has hit the halfway mark. The 11th Avenue revitalization project has also moved into a new phase, but 11th Avenue still remains closed between Scarth Street and Cornwall Street. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
Sask. forecasts deficit of $354M in first quarter report, up from budget
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government is forecasting a bigger deficit this year than it previously predicted. The province's first-quarter financial report is projecting a deficit of $354 million this ...
Aug 29, 2024
Safety top of mind at event discussing Regina's downtown
Patricia Crowe said she's "seen things get worse" in Regina's downtown. Crowe, who has worked downtown for the past two years, said she hears screams from people experiencing severe mental health epis...
Aug 29, 2024 Six alternate response officers will be deployed in Regina’s downtown starting this fall, in an effort to address concerns around safety. (980 CJME file photo)
Confused about all those paycheque deductions? Here's what they mean
You're a few weeks into your new job and payday has arrived. But reading your first paystub, it's a little unclear what all of these deductions mean. After all, the exact amount of your biweekly direc...
Aug 29, 2024
'Incredibly difficult': Wildfire evacuation order issued for Southend
For the second time in two weeks, the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation has ordered the evacuation of one of its communities due to a wildfire. An evacuation order for Southend was issued on Wednesday afte...
Aug 29, 2024
Poilievre urges Singh to end NDP deal with Liberals, force fall election
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has written to the leader of the New Democrats, urging him to force an election this fall. Poilievre's letter to Jagmeet Singh says the NDP does not have ...
Aug 29, 2024
Saskatoon's Ashlyn Renneberg set to make Paralympic debut
Saskatoon's Ashlyn Renneberg overcame a lot of adversity on her journey to the 2024 Paris Paralympics. The 19-year-old javelin thrower will be making her debut for Canada at the Paralympics in Paris o...
Aug 29, 2024
In the news today: Border blockade sentencing, fire threatens First Nation
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Lawyers to argue sentencing in Coutts blockade Lawyers were set to argue Thursday what a fit sentence should b...
Aug 29, 2024
Saskatchewan schools ensuring pronoun law followed as classes resume
REGINA - Saskatchewan's two largest school divisions say they've addressed concerns from teachers and are enforcing the province's pronoun law as children head back to classrooms next week. Jason Cole...
Aug 29, 2024
OPINION
Sarah Mills: World Cup dreams are made
The score may not have been ideal, but Sarah Mills says the World Cup experience was everything she hoped it would be.
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8:30 - Another school year has wrapped up, and report cards are out! Everett Hindley, Saskatchewan's Minister of Educati...