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Sask. one of two provinces with a reduction in per-student funding: Report
It appears Saskatchewan has been lagging behind other provinces when it comes to money in schools. According to a new report from the Fraser Institute looking at public school funding between the 2012...
Aug 30, 2023 Saskatchewan saw a decrease of 10 per cent in inflation-adjusted, per-student spending from 2012-13 to 2020-21. (980 CJME file photo)
Premier doubles down on education policy changes
Speaking to reporters for the first time on the issue since they were announced, Premier Scott Moe doubled down and defended the education policy changes around sex education and gender. Moe said his ...
Aug 30, 2023 Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe. Aug. 29, 2023 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
RCMP wants drones in every detachment by 2024
The Mounties are looking to add more eyes in the sky by expanding their use of unmanned aircraft. They want every detachment in Saskatchewan to have a drone by April of next year. Insp. Devin Pugh wit...
Aug 29, 2023 Insp. Devin Pugh talks about the capabilities of the drone aircraft in North Battleford. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW file photo)
New education minister reiterates Sask. government position on school policies
Education has been right in the middle of the spotlight for the past week after announcements were made about sex education and gender policy changes -- and now there's a new minister at the helm. Jer...
Aug 29, 2023 Jeremy Cockrill was appointed to a new position as Saskatchewan's education minister on Aug. 29, 2023. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
UR Pride threatens lawsuit over pronoun policy in Saskatchewan schools
The Saskatchewan government is receiving more backlash from its new education policies regarding students' names and chosen pronouns. The University of Regina-based 2SLGBTQI non-profit UR Pride Centre...
Aug 29, 2023 Two organizations are threatening legal action if the Saskatchewan government doesn't alter its new policies surrounding students' chosen pronouns in schools. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan police nabbing drivers for violations at intersections
Police officers in Saskatchewan are trying to put a stop to rolling stops. According to a release from the RCMP, since the start of 2023, officers from Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan (CTSS) ha...
Aug 29, 2023 Saskatchewan police are on the lookout for drivers who don't stop fully at stop signs or red lights. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan school divisions working through pronoun, sex ed policy changes
A week after Education Minister Dustin Duncan's announcement and a week away from classes starting again, many school divisions in the province are still trying to figure out how to deal with the new ...
Aug 28, 2023 The Regina Catholic School Division is still examining the Government of Saskatchewan's policy changes on pronouns and sexual education. (980 CJME file photo)
Federal funding provided to improve health-care services in Saskatchewan
Virtual health-care services in Saskatchewan like 811 are getting a boost. Through funding provided by Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), Lumeca Health Inc. has created a software to ...
Aug 25, 2023 Darcy McLane (l to r), Tony Playter, George Chahal and Lindsay Brownridge at the announcement of funding from PrairiesCan on Aug. 25, 2023. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
Sask. school boards want gender and naming policy paused, association president says
The outcry against the province's new gender and naming policy continues, with this round of criticism coming from the Saskatchewan School Boards Association (SSBA). SSBA president Jaimie Smith-Windso...
Aug 25, 2023 The Saskatchewan School Boards Association wants the provincial government to pause the implementation of its new gender and naming policy. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Don Morgan among four more Sask. Party MLAs not seeking re-election in 2024
One of the Saskatchewan Party's longest-serving MLAs and cabinet ministers won't be running in the 2024 provincial election. Don Morgan - the current minister of labour relations and workplace safety ...
Aug 25, 2023 Minister Don Morgan has decided not to seek re-election in 2024. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: England's World Cup disappointment continues
Sarah Mills is accepting that sixty years on, it is not to be, again. But she lived the best experience she could this W...
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