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Fit to cut? Taxpayers' federation says province should look at manager benefits
A spokesperson for the Canadian Taxpayers' Federation (CTF) is suggesting the Government of Saskatchewan ought to cut a fitness program that allows provincial managers to expense items like curling pa...
Jan 17, 2017
'Timing was poor:' Union braces for possible wage rollbacks, layoffs
SEIU West is concerned about the possibility of its members facing wage rollbacks, or possibly layoffs, as the provincial government tackles a $1 billion deficit. In a year-end interview with the Cana...
Jan 04, 2017
Update: $1B deficit forecast for Saskatchewan by end of April
The financial picture for Saskatchewan is far from rosy as a $1 billion deficit is forecast by the end of the fiscal year. That's the picture coming from the mid-year financial report government relea...
Nov 22, 2016
Sask. finance minister reports $600 million revenue shortfall
Expect a bigger deficit, perhaps even in the billion dollar range. Saskatchewan's Minister of Finance Kevin Doherty said the province has lost $600 million in revenue. "What that reflects is we have l...
Nov 16, 2016
Saskatchewan budget 2016-17 shows deficit of $434 million
It is no surprise Saskatchewan's financial picture isn't rosy. The province is in deficit by $434 million, and while it insists it will get back to balance within two years, it will continue to spend ...
Jun 01, 2016 Kevin Doherty delivers the 2016-17 budget as finance minister at the Saskatchewan legislature. (Kevin Martel/980 CJME)
PC Party calls out Sask. Party on deficit
Saskatchewan taxpayers could be saddled with a significantly bigger deficit in five years than the major parties in the election are projecting, according to the Progressive Conservative Party. Curren...
Mar 28, 2016
Saskatchewan offers mixed reviews on federal budget
Provincial and municipal leaders in Saskatchewan are reacting to the federal budget. Liberal Finance Minister Bill Morneau delivered a budget projecting a $29.4 billion deficit this year. People who a...
Mar 22, 2016
Sask. deficit grows to $427M in 3rd-quarter report
The province's forecasted deficit is growing, with the third-quarter report indicating Saskatchewan will be $427 million in the red for the 2015-16 fiscal year. The report released Monday shows the de...
Feb 29, 2016
Sask. won't borrow money to avoid deficits: ministers
To help stimulate Saskatchewan's bruised economy, couldn't the province just borrow more money? And if so, what's the limit? Those were some of the questions on the minds of delegates last week during...
Feb 08, 2016
Sask. won't borrow money to avoid deficits: ministers
To help stimulate Saskatchewan's bruised economy, couldn't the province just borrow more money? And if so, what's the limit? Those were some of the questions on the minds of delegates last week during...
Feb 08, 2016
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WITH GUEST HOST BRENT LOUCKS 8:30 - On Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced he was ending all trade talks with ...