Murray Wood: Sask. farmers pay the price for Ottawa's gopher ban
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Families say increased autism funding isn’t enough
The provincial government is upping funding for some families dealing with an autism diagnosis, while others feel left out in the cold. In this spring's budget, the province increased the individualiz...
Apr 02, 2019
Union says Sask. budget has little for front line workers
According to a major union in Saskatchewan, the latest provincial budget does nothing to address what they call dangerous staffing shortages in the healthcare system. Barbara Cape, president of SEIU (...
Mar 24, 2019
Sask. gov't brings out a 'balanced' shoe for '19-20 budget
Saskatchewan Finance Minister Donna Harpauer's new shoes for budget day paint a positive picture of the budget to come: They're black, with small buckles in the front and a slight wedge heel in the ba...
Mar 18, 2019 Finance Minister Donna Harpauer shows off her budget shoes for the 2019-20 budget. She says they're back to balance with a slight surplus. March 18, 2019 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Spring session starts with focus on provincial budget
Politicians return to the Saskatchewan legislature to start the spring session on Monday. Deputy Premier Gord Wyant said the highlight of this session will be the 2019-20 provincial budget, to be deli...
Mar 04, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
Some still navigating PST changes on used cars
The most-headline grabbing piece of this week's provincial budget was the change to the PST. As of April 11, the provincial sales tax (PST) is now applied to used cars. But there is a bit of a break, ...
Apr 14, 2018
Moose Jaw water, sewer rate increases could be on the rise
People in Moose Jaw could still be feeling the effects of last year's provincial budget. Discover Moose Jaw is reporting city administration presented a status-quo budget to councillors on Tuesday nig...
Feb 14, 2018
Provincial budget coming April 10: Premier Scott Moe
Premier Scott Moe announced Monday the provincial budget will be delayed by two weeks to be released on April 10. Speaking to municipal leaders at the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association con...
Feb 05, 2018
PST hard for local breweries, restaurants to digest
April's jump and expansion of the provincial sales tax (PST), is hard for most in the food and beverage industry to digest, according to a Regina brewery. "In the brewing industry, we get taxed to dea...
Sep 29, 2017
Sask. budget ‘on track:’ province
Saskatchewan's budget is still on track, but the province is relying heavily on a contingency fund to achieve that. According to the provincial government's first-quarter update, there is no change in...
Aug 25, 2017 The provincial government is preparing to start moving a controversial policy around student's names and pronoun in schools into law on Tuesday (File photo)
Province reverses plan to cut funding for community-based organizations
The Saskatchewan government is backing down on more cuts announced in its belt-tightening budget. The province says it will not go ahead with a planned 10 per cent funding cut to community-based organ...
Aug 18, 2017
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