Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Saskatchewan continuing battle against aquatic invasive species
Saskatchewan's Ministry of Environment is asking for help from the public in the ongoing battle against aquatic invasive species (AIS). In a media release Tuesday, the ministry reminded people to stop...
Jul 26, 2022 (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
Police respond to three-vehicle collision on Highway 1
The RCMP says officers responded to a serious collision involving three vehicles on the Trans-Canada Highway on Monday night. Police arrived at the scene roughly three kilometres east of Balgonie just...
Jul 26, 2022
Province's plan to reduce surgical wait times raises questions for health-care workers
The Saskatchewan government's plan for cutting into provincial surgical wait times comes with more questions than answers for the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN). The province laid out some ideas i...
Jul 25, 2022 ophthalmology muh
Sask. First Nations communities hoping for action after papal apology
Chief Bobby Cameron of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) said Indigenous communities will "of course" accept the apology issued to Indigenous peoples by Pope Francis on Monday. The...
Jul 25, 2022 An Indigenous man wipes away tears after Pope Francis delivered his apology to Indigenous people for the church’s role in residential schools during a ceremony in Maskwacis, Alta., as part of his papal visit across Canada on Monday, July 25, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Wait times for passports decreasing in Saskatchewan
The wait time to get a passport is becoming a lot shorter for Saskatchewan residents, according to the federal government. Karina Gould, the federal minister of families, children and social developme...
Jul 25, 2022
Saskatchewan government discusses rural health-care delays
The Saskatchewan government believes a big reason for disruptions and delays in the province's health-care industry is a result of understaffing. Everett Hindley, the minister of mental health and add...
Jul 25, 2022 Saskatchewan Minister for Seniors Everett Hindley. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan examining more options to reduce surgical wait times
The Saskatchewan government says it's looking at options to further cut into the province's surgical wait times, including sending patients to another jurisdiction for operations. In a media release M...
Jul 25, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan working to keep Dutch elm disease in check
The Saskatchewan government continues to take steps to keep Dutch elm disease from spreading in the province. On Monday, the Ministry of Environment announced it has contracted Regina-based Northern T...
Jul 25, 2022 (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
RCMP responds to serious collision on Highway 11
The Craik RCMP was on the scene Monday morning of a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Highway 11 and Enterprise Lane near Davidson. According to a police-issued release, the northbound lane...
Jul 25, 2022 (RCMP stock photo/Submitted)
Para swimmer trades graduation stage for world stage to win gold
Shelby Newkirk had to forgo her long-awaited convocation from the University of Saskatchewan, but she had a good reason: she was busy clinching the world title in backstroke para-swimming. After six y...
Jul 25, 2022
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Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
8:30 - A mega-farm in Saskatchewan is raising major concerns about debt, rapid expansion and financial pressures facing ...