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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Sask. and now Alberta calling on other provinces to stop sex offenders from changing their names
On Wednesday, Alberta joined Saskatchewan with legislation changes to stop sex offenders from changing their names, and now both want the rest of Canada to do the same. Saskatchewan made its legislati...
Jun 24, 2020
First-of-its-kind hydrogen project to launch in Saskatchewan
A first-of-its-kind hydrogen project is set to start up in Saskatchewan under the Saskatchewan Petroleum Innovation Incentive (SPII). In a release, Saskatchewan Energy and Resources says the process d...
Jun 24, 2020
Taking it day by day: Parents say they’re doing their best to teach their children
Charmaine Pyakutch wasn’t surprised at all when the provincial government announced Thursday, May 7 that school would not resume for Saskatchewan students until at least September. The Saskatoon...
May 08, 2020
Province introduces Pillars of Life suicide prevention plan
The Saskatchewan government has created a five-point plan for suicide prevention. It's called Pillars for Life. "Ultimately what this plan is putting forward is a plan and a process to reduce the numb...
May 08, 2020
Province ‘disappointed’ in STF’s decision to impose sanctions
Saskatchewan’s education minister said Monday he was “a little disappointed” the province's teachers are to begin withholding services Thursday. "Last week we met with the president ...
Mar 09, 2020
Province's fire commissioner quitting for new job
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency is going to have to find a new fire commissioner as of the end of the month -- Duane McKay is taking another job. The current commissioner and vice-president of o...
Jan 10, 2020 Sask. fire commissioner Duane McKay speaks to the crowd at the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan annual general meeting on Nov. 29, 2017. (Jessika Guse/980 CJME)
Sask. environment minister 'jovial' after meeting with federal minister
Seeming in fairly high spirits Thursday afternoon, Saskatchewan's environment minister spoke to the media after his meeting with his federal counterpart. Dustin Duncan said he's now looking forward to...
Dec 19, 2019 Dustin Duncan, minister responsible for SaskPower, speaks with the media on Dec. 2, 2019. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Concerns raised about Indigenous graduation rates
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) and the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) are calling for more support to increase Indigenous graduation rates from Saskatchewan high school...
Nov 01, 2019 Saskatchewan Teachers Federation and Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations call for immediate investment in education (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
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 15, 2019 (Evan Radford/980 CJME)
Murky Water: Government puts responsibility on locals
As thousands of people in Saskatchewan boil water or travel to get it, the provincial government says that's too bad, but it doesn't seem interested in doing much more. Nearly 20 communities in the pr...
Mar 06, 2019 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
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