Sarah Mills: I don't want to live in a world where people are shot for their opinions
Sarah Mills says she was no follower of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, but the idea that people are being killed ov...
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Saskatchewan announces 1,032 new COVID cases, another vaccine available
Saskatchewan is introducing another vaccine to fight COVID-19. In Thursday's update -- which also revealed there were 1,032 new cases, 24 deaths and 354 hospitalizations during the weekly reporting pe...
Apr 07, 2022 (Supplied)
Locals react to power outages in southwest Saskatchewan
We depend on electricity in many different ways in our daily lives. But people living in some parts of southwest Saskatchewan are getting a prolonged taste of what it's like to live without power. Tha...
Apr 07, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Sask. government increases grants to veterans organizations
The Saskatchewan government has hiked the value of the grants it awards under the Saskatchewan Veterans Service Club Support Program. The maximum annual amount per club is now $30,000, up from $25,000...
Apr 07, 2022
Lanigan mayor pushing for answers about shuttered local emergency services
It has been about two years since people in Lanigan were able to get stitches or even a tetanus shot in the hospital in their town -- and the mayor is still looking for answers. Early in the pandemic,...
Apr 06, 2022 Lanigan Mayor Tony Mycock speaks to media at the Legislative Building flanked by NDP members on April 6, 2022. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
More spending, less taxes: Sask. business analyst offers insight into federal budget
Predictions for Canada's latest budget include robust spending — though less on COVID-19 — and a possible expansion of capital gains. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is to unveil the fe...
Apr 06, 2022
Gov't funds Hospitality Saskatchewan recruitment strategy
Saskatchewan's hospitality sector has been battered by COVID-19 during the pandemic. On Wednesday, the provincial government announced $1 million to support Hospitality Saskatchewan as it looks to att...
Apr 06, 2022 "That's why it's called the hospitality industry. We need those smiling faces in the right places," said Jim Bence, President and CEO of Hospitality Saskatchewan. (980 CJME file photo)
Land entitlement claim settlement finalized between governments, Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation
The Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation and the governments of Canada and Saskatchewan have announced a settlement agreement for the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation Treaty Land Entitlement Claim. The Cree Nation submitte...
Apr 06, 2022
'Speed up the paper process': Sask. delegation preparing to head to Germany
Terry Dennis and a small group of people are preparing to head to Germany this weekend to meet with Ukrainians who fled the war in their home country. Dennis is the legislative secretary responsible f...
Apr 05, 2022 The flag of Ukraine is flying at the Saskatchewan Legislative Building. (Sarah Mills/980 CJME file photo)
Kindersley feeling labour crunch during post-pandemic recovery
As Saskatchewan’s economy ramps up after the COVID-19 pandemic, the recovery has stalled for some businesses due to a lack of workers. A poor turnout at a recent job fair showed Kevin Martin, th...
Apr 05, 2022
EMS service expanding in rural areas of Saskatchewan
More than 70 new full-time positions will be created as part of the Saskatchewan government's commitment to emergency care in rural, remote and northern areas. The funding increase of $11 million, whi...
Apr 05, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
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