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Saskatchewan's finance minister hints province won't eliminate deficit by 2024
REGINA -- Saskatchewan's finance minister says it's going to be tough to eliminate the province's deficit by 2024 and the government is likely to pick a new goal. Donna Harpauer says the province's ec...
Mar 01, 2021 Donna Harpauer. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Deficit on track to hit $330 billion with COVID effects lasting years, says PBO
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget office says the federal deficit for the year is on track to hit $328.5 billion as a result of COVID-19. That figure released this morning reflects measures announced ...
Sep 29, 2020
City of Regina heading for COVID-19 deficit, according to report
The COVID-19 pandemic has been playing havoc with people's bank accounts all over the world for the past six months and the City of Regina is not immune. According to the mid-year financial report, to...
Sep 16, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Sask. first-quarter budget update projects deficit of $2.1B in 2020-21
Saskatchewan's finances are looking a bit better after the first quarter of the fiscal year than they were at the mid-June full budget release. The Government of Saskatchewan is projecting a $2.1-bill...
Aug 27, 2020 Saskatchewan Finance Minister Donna Harpauer. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Canadians torn on scaling back COVID-19 benefits to save money: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests Canadians are torn on whether the federal government should tighten the taps on COVID-19 spending to keep the deficit from flooding the nation's future. The Liberals last ...
Jul 14, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
City facing deficit in 2021 due to COVID-19, Fougere says
The City of Regina's budget forecast for 2021 is a cloudy one because of COVID-19. Members of city council got a preliminary look at projections during a priorities and planning committee meeting Mond...
Jul 07, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan posts $319M deficit in the wake of COVID-19
The provincial government says the final results for the 2019-20 fiscal year show a $319-million deficit. In a release, the government said that’s attributable to a steep revenue decline in the ...
Jun 30, 2020
STF president disappointed no extra money in Sask. budget for COVID-19 related school safety measures
As the provincial government announced its full 2020-21 budget, Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation President Patrick Maze said he was not only surprised, but disappointed it didn't specifically contain...
Jun 16, 2020 Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation president Patrick Maze. (File photo by Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Saskatoon city council approves emergency financial measures to shrink COVID-19 deficit
Saskatoon city council is taking a first step towards lessening the blow of a budget deficit caused by COVID-19. Councillors voted 10-1 Monday in favour of a host of recommendations that will apply to...
Apr 27, 2020
Saskatoon facing budget deficit between $20M to $43M due to COVID-19 restrictions
Saskatoon city council may have to make some extremely difficult decisions in coming months, as the City grapples with a big hit to its revenues during the COVID-19 pandemic. City reports released Fri...
Apr 24, 2020
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, Sept. 16
Evan talks with paNOW reporter Nigel Maxwell about the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations' $34,251,566 in expens...