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Sask. won’t follow Alberta with cut to oil production
The Saskatchewan government will not be following Alberta's lead when it comes to cutting oil production in the face of plummeting prices. Oil from western Canada has been selling at a steep discount ...
Dec 03, 2018 Oil tanker rail cars in Regina sit on the city's central tracks on Nov. 19, 2018. (Evan Radford/980 CJME)
Alberta orders 8.7 per cent oil production cut to help deal with low prices
EDMONTON - Premier Rachel Notley is ordering a mandatory cut to oil production to deal with a price crisis she says threatens to gut Alberta's bedrock industry. Notley announced the province will impo...
Dec 03, 2018
FSIN mulls legal challenge to proposed trespass law
As the provincial government moves to pass legislation governing how people can enter a rural property, the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is skeptical about the legality of the pot...
Nov 30, 2018
Provincial financial update shows deficit down, expenses up
The deficit is down but expenses are up in the mid-year financial report released Thursday by the province. The Saskatchewan Government said the predicted deficit is $348.3 million, which is $17 milli...
Nov 29, 2018 (980 CJME file photo)
Minister repeats stance on unlicensed pot shop after meeting
The province's Justice Minister Don Morgan met with Chief Anthony Cappo from the Muscowpetung Saulteaux First Nation on Monday morning to talk about a pot shop that has been operating without a licenc...
Nov 27, 2018 Deputy Premier and Justice Minister Don Morgan speaks to media on Nov. 21, 2017, about changes to Bill 40. (Kevin Martel/980 CJME)
Senators to resume debate on postal legislation after taking a day to reflect
OTTAWA - Senators are to resume a special sitting today to examine a back-to-work bill that would force an end to rotating strikes at Canada Post as the walkouts enter their sixth week. Bill C-89 was ...
Nov 26, 2018
Ottawa’s fall update features $16B competitiveness response to U.S. tax reforms
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals have come up with a $16-billion answer to Canada's competitiveness concerns. Ottawa's long-awaited plan to help Canada compete with the United States for investment dolla...
Nov 22, 2018
Ambulance fees in Sask. "unacceptable": NDP
For some people in Saskatchewan, taking an ambulance - especially if it's between health facilities - can take a big bite out of their wallet. In Question Period on Monday, the NDP's health critic, Vi...
Nov 20, 2018
Sask. Party's Dan D'Autremont announces retirement
The original guard of the Saskatchewan Party is shrinking again as long-time MLA Dan D'Autremont announced his retirement Thursday night. The Cannington representative was in his riding in Arcola Thur...
Nov 16, 2018 Dan D'Autremont was first elected as the MLA for Cannington in 1991. He announced on Nov. 15, 2018 that he would be leaving politics ahead of the 2020 provincial election. (Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan)
Poll shows regional, political divide on carbon tax
While opposition remains strong in the Prairies, a new poll by Mainstreet Research shows more Canadians support the carbon tax than oppose it. Mainstreet Analytics surveyed a sample of 7,961 people ac...
Nov 15, 2018
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