Murray Wood: Sask. farmers pay the price for Ottawa's gopher ban
Gophers are chewing through crops and profits, and farmers blame Ottawa's strychnine ban. They say the damage is out of ...
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Provincial school guidelines don’t go far enough, says Saskatoon pediatrician
A University of Saskatchewan assistant professor of pediatrics says the updated provincial school division guidelines don’t go far enough. The province has released updated information for schoo...
Aug 20, 2021
Details still unclear on rapid testing in Regina schools
After several weeks of learning at home, students in Regina will be heading back to class Monday - but at last check, it still wasn't clear what kind of a role rapid tests will play. In March, the pro...
May 02, 2021 Education Minister Dustin Duncan (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Province pledges support for mental health first aid in schools
The Government of Saskatchewan is announcing its intention to ensure every school in the province is able to provide mental health first aid to students. The province announced Wednesday a $400,000 co...
Dec 02, 2020
Disabled hunter pushing for more accessible hunting rules
Though he was born with spina bifida and uses a wheelchair to get around, Lumsden's Bobbie Cherepuschak considered himself an outdoorsman from a young age, always eager to go deep into the bush. It le...
Feb 19, 2020 Lumsden-based hunter Bobbie Cherepuschak is hopeful the Saskatchewan government supports legislation amendments that allow him to use a mobilized wheelcheer while hunting. (Evan Radford/980 CJME)
Duncan says SaskPower just investigating whether nuclear is right for Sask.
On Monday -- one day after Premier Scott Moe signed a memorandum of understanding regarding small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) -- Saskatchewan's minister responsible for SaskPower said nuclear powe...
Dec 02, 2019 Dustin Duncan, minister responsible for SaskPower, speaks with the media on Dec. 2, 2019. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
SaskPower announces natural gas plant in Moose Jaw will go ahead
SaskPower has announced it will proceed with a 350-megawatt natural gas power plant in Moose Jaw after reviewing new federal regulations that put the plans in jeopardy over the summer. The federal gov...
Nov 07, 2019
New rooftop solar program falls short for some
As it had hoped, Minister Dustin Duncan and SaskPower have unveiled a new rooftop solar program before the end of October, but not everyone is happy with how the new program looks. The new net meterin...
Oct 16, 2019
Premier, environment minister to miss another climate march
Once again groups of students holding signs and waving at cars will march down Albert Street and gather in front of the Saskatchewan legislative building. They'll cheer, some of them will speak and al...
Sep 27, 2019 More than 200 students cut class on March 15 to protest the lack of action to address climate change at the Saskatchewan Legislature. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. gov't moving up timeline on rooftop solar decision
Amid frustrations from customers and the solar power industry, the minister responsible for SaskPower has committed to moving up the timeline on a new net metering program. Last week, SaskPower announ...
Sep 23, 2019 Environment Minister Dustin Duncan file photo. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
SaskPower natural gas plans could be derailed by federal regs
The future of SaskPower's natural gas plans, and therefore its emissions reductions, could be in jeopardy after new regulations from the federal government. On Friday, the federal government released ...
Jul 05, 2019 Minister Responsible for SaskPower Dustin Duncan (l) and Troy King, vice-president of finance and business performance and Chief Financial Officer for SaskPower (r), at a media briefing on July 5, 2019 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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