Sarah Mills: The magic of a good, old-fashioned letter
Could letters of old be the way to save Canada Post? In today's Mills Minute, Sarah Mills says there is something rather...
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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
Feds promise $165 million in compensation after shortchanging 270,000 veterans
OTTAWA - The federal government says it shortchanged hundreds of thousands of veterans and their survivors over seven years, and is preparing to compensate them a total of $165 million. Veterans Affai...
Nov 05, 2018
Prospect of a rebate raises carbon tax support in Sask.
It seems the prospect of a big rebate cheque has some people in Saskatchewan changing their tune when it comes to the federally imposed carbon tax. According to a poll done by Angus Reid, since the fe...
Nov 01, 2018
SaskPower estimates carbon tax cost of $141 million in first year
SaskPower is still crunching the numbers to figure out the real cost of the carbon tax on its operations and the potential of those costs to be passed on to customers. Environment Minister and Ministe...
Oct 26, 2018 (980 CJME file photo)
Sask. throne speech highlights economy, policing
The fall session of the Saskatchewan legislature kicked off on Wednesday with Premier Scott Moe's first throne speech. It laid out his government's agenda for the year ahead, focusing on priorities in...
Oct 24, 2018 (980 CJME file photo)
Reaction across the board to feds' carbon tax plan
On the heels of the federal government announcing plans to offset a carbon tax by providing rebate cheques to Canadian families, Saskatchewan's premier is promising to continue fighting the proposed l...
Oct 23, 2018 Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe (centre) is joined by Attorney-General Don Morgan (right) and Environment Minister Dustin Duncan at a press conference in Regina on Oct. 23, 2018. (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)
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