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Sask. education minister won't say whether offer to teachers is final
Both sides of the contract talks between teachers and the Saskatchewan government put out statements Wednesday evening, one side calling the potential deal a tentative agreement and the other side cal...
Apr 18, 2024 Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill is unwilling to say whether the offer being taken back to teachers for a vote will be a final offer from government. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
'Difficult conversations' held with provincial bargaining committee, STF president says
The last two days of talks between the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation and Government-Trustee Bargaining Committee were full of "difficult conversations," according to federation president Samantha ...
Apr 18, 2024
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon to visit Regina on Monday
Canada's Governor General will be visiting the Queen City next week. Mary Simon, Canada's 30th Governor General, will make her first official visit to Saskatchewan on Monday, which includes a stop at ...
Apr 18, 2024 Gov. Gen. Mary Simon will be visiting with Saskatchewan Lt.-Gov. Russ Mirasty in Regina on Monday. (Governor General of Canada)
Métis groups will trudge on toward self-government as bill faces another setback
OTTAWA - Mtis organizations in Ontario and Alberta say they'll stay on the path toward self-government, despite the uncertain future of a contentious bill meant to do just that. The Mtis Nation - Sask...
Apr 18, 2024
Saskatchewan invests $300K in agricultural manufacturing initiative
The Saskatchewan government is helping the Agricultural Manufacturers of Canada (AMC) as that organization tries to grow the workforce in that sector. The province announced Thursday it had invested $...
Apr 18, 2024 The agricultural manufacturing sector in Saskatchewan has seen a 129 per cent increase in exports over the past five years. (980 CJME file photo)
Labour leader urges unions to expose Poilievre's working-class overtures as 'fraud'
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is a "fraud" for portraying himself as a friend of the working class, the head of the country's largest labour organization said Thursday, urging unions t...
Apr 18, 2024
More snow Thursday, but weekend will bring milder weather: Environment Canada
More snow is expected across much of Saskatchewan on Thursday as a late-season snowstorm makes its way out of the province. A snowfall warning remained in effect on Thursday morning for the northeaste...
Apr 18, 2024 E-scooters in Saskatoon sit beside a snow-covered street. Environment Canada says the snow that blew through Saskatchewan this week will likely be gone by the weekend. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Regina city councillor voices concerns about Lake Diefenbaker irrigation
As the provincial government looks to push ahead with the plan to create widespread irrigation for agriculture with Lake Diefenbaker, some community leaders are worried about the province's drinking w...
Apr 18, 2024 A centre pivot irrigation system, a form of overhead sprinkler irrigation to water a farmer’s field, is shown near Magrath, Alta. (Todd Korol/The Canadian Press)
In the news today: Foreign aid increasing, housing and labour shortages linked
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Liberals buck global trend in raising foreign aid Foreign aid groups are hailin...
Apr 18, 2024
Gov't says it has tentative agreement with STF, teachers to vote on 'final offer'
The labour dispute between Saskatchewan's teachers and the provincial government could be nearing an end. In an email sent out Wednesday evening, the chair of the Government-Trustee Bargaining Committ...
Apr 17, 2024 The contract between the teachers and the government expired in August. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: Americans need to dial back talk of World Cup dominance
Being a World Cup host comes with bragging rights and automatic entry, but Sarah Mills says if you have watched France o...
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