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Saskatoon Blazers win second straight provincial title against Regina Pat Canadians
The Saskatoon Blazers are U18 AAA hockey champions for a second consecutive season. The Blazers completed a sweep of the Regina Pat Canadians on Tuesday night at SaskTel Centre, defeating them 5-3 to ...
Mar 26, 2024
New MySaskHealthRecord feature gives updates on surgical procedures
With the push of a button or the tap of a screen, people in Saskatchewan waiting for surgeries can receive information about their planned surgeries. The new Surgical Procedures feature on MySaskHealt...
Mar 26, 2024 According to the province, 693,000 people have signed up for MySaskHealthRecord. (Lisa Schick/980)
Saskatchewan income benefit increase not enough: Advocate
While the Saskatchewan government calls its increases to income assistance in the coming year's provincial budget reasonable, advocates say the increases -- and the programs themselves -- aren't nearl...
Mar 26, 2024
'Wonderful little hitchhikers:' Cockroaches a major problem for Sask. exterminator
Cockroaches are one of the most annoying pests to get rid of and their presence seems to be growing larger in Saskatchewan. Shawn Sherwood with Poulin's Pest Control said seven out of every 10 calls h...
Mar 26, 2024 German cockroach. (Ortho.com)
CurlSask to hold 2025 women's, men's provincials simultaneously
CurlSask is trying something new in 2025. In a media release Monday, the organization said the 2025 Viterra women's and SaskTel men's provincial championships are to be held at the same time in Kinder...
Mar 25, 2024 Sigve Indregard / CC
Sask. RCMP says 'sextortion' cases on the rise among youths
The Saskatchewan RCMP says there has been an increase in "sextortion" cases targeting young people in the province. According to the Mounties, financial "sextortion" is a kind of blackmail that involv...
Mar 25, 2024 Anyone who has been targeted in a 'sextortion' scam should contact the police. (980 CJME file photo)
Funding for safe consumption sites again not included in Sask. budget
Prairie Harm Reduction executive director Kayla DeMong was not surprised at what was included - or what wasn't - in the Saskatchewan budget this year. Tabled Wednesday, the budget revealed a record $5...
Mar 22, 2024
Sask. chambers of commerce content with small business tax in provincial budget
The CEOs of both the Regina and Saskatoon chambers of commerce say they're pleased with where the Saskatchewan small business tax sits this year. The 2024-25 budget that was tabled by the province on ...
Mar 21, 2024 (980 CJME file photo)
Thousands of teachers pack the picket lines on Saskatchewan budget day
More than 4,000 protesters surrounded the Saskatchewan Legislative Building on budget day Wednesday, frustrated that teacher contract negotiations have gone on for this long. Music played and flags wa...
Mar 20, 2024 Teachers were at the Saskatchewan Legislative Building on Wednesday as part of a provincewide strike. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
WCB statistics say Sask. had lowest workplace injury rate ever in 2023
Saskatchewan's workplace injury rate for 2023 was the lowest in the province's recorded history. Statistics released by the Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) show the total injury rate fo...
Mar 20, 2024 According to the WCB, 90 per cent of Saskatchewan workplaces reported no deaths or injuries in 2023. (650 CKOM file photo)
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