Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Sask. gov't says more than 1,000 nursing grads hired since December 2022
The Saskatchewan government says it has hired more than 1,000 nursing graduates over the past 14 months. In an update Thursday on the progress of the Health Human Resources Action Plan, the government...
Mar 07, 2024 The province said 1,002 nursing graduates from Saskatchewan and outside the province have been hired since December of 2022. (980 CJME file photo)
Gov't investment bringing $128M aquatic facility with geothermal heating to Regina
As far back as 2010, a new aquatics centre was ranked as the No. 1 priority for the City of Regina in its recreational master plan. Building the facility also was one of the promises Sandra Masters ma...
Mar 07, 2024 The new aquatics facility will be heated with clean geothermal energy. (980 CJME file photo)
The latest on Ottawa homicide: six dead, including four kids, in Barrhaven townhome
OTTAWA - 11:02 a.m. Sri Lanka's high commission in Ottawa says the people who died were a family of Sri Lankan nationals who were not Canadian citizens. The high commission says the father survived bu...
Mar 07, 2024
Larry Dean retires, joins Riders' football operations staff
After eight seasons of taking on offensive linemen and running backs in the CFL, Larry Dean is taking on a new challenge with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The team announced Thursday the four-time al...
Mar 07, 2024 Larry Dean announced his retirement from the CFL on Thursday. He'll move into a new role on the Saskatchewan Roughriders' football operations staff. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
STF president says Moe 'avoiding accountability' with education budget announcement
The head of Saskatchewan's teachers' union says Premier Scott Moe is avoiding accountability by increasing education funding without enshrining it in a new contract. Moe made the surprise announcement...
Mar 07, 2024
In the news today: Ontario family killed in plane crash, Israeli real estate controversy
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Nashville plane crash victims from Ontario An Ontario town is mourning a family...
Mar 07, 2024
MPs to move on AI bill without testimony from Canadian companies: business group
OTTAWA - The Canadian Chamber of Commerce says it is seriously concerned Canadian businesses weren't able to testify on proposed federal artificial intelligence legislation. While the House of Commons...
Mar 07, 2024
McEwen clinches top spot in Pool B at Brier
Saskatchewan has claimed the top spot in Pool B at the 2024 Montana's Brier. In front of a crowd of 3,600 at the Brandt Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan's Mike McEwen defeated Nunavut's Shane Latimer 9-...
Mar 06, 2024 Saskatchewan Skip Mike McEwen and his rink clinched top spot in Pool B at the 2024 Brier in Regina, Sask. (Curling Canada/ Michael Burns Photo)
Moe says $2.2B education budget to include $356M for classroom supports
Premier Scott Moe took an unprecedented step Wednesday to try to restart contract negotiations with the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation. In a video posted on social media, Moe said the provincial go...
Mar 06, 2024 Premier Scott Moe shared details of education funding in the 2024-25 budget in a social media post Wednesday. (Premier Scott Moe/X)
Saskatchewan gov't defends appeal of pronoun law decision
The Saskatchewan government is looking to stop arguments against its pronoun law before they even start - it's appealing a recent decision that would allow a case against the legislation to go ahead. ...
Mar 06, 2024 Justice Minister Bronwyn Eyre says she has sent letters to the attorneys general of other provinces to see if they want to join the Saskatchewan government's appeal of the recent decision allowing arguments to be heard against the pronoun law. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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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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