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...
Tag Archives: Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan food banks feeling the pinch from inflation
Inflation is making it harder for households to make ends meet and Saskatchewan food banks are seeing the fallout. Canada’s inflation topped five per cent last month for the first time in 30 yea...
Feb 17, 2022
Province provides funding to support family violence outreach program
The Saskatchewan government is putting up $1.1 million over the next three years to help the Family Intervention Rapid Support Team (FIRST) program expand in the province. "Enhancing community safety ...
Feb 17, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Couples feeling some relief over tying the knot as restrictions ease
After two years of cancellations, postponements and small ceremonies, Angela Hodel says the wedding industry is ready for a packed season of nuptials. The wedding and events planner and owner of Imagi...
Feb 17, 2022
Inflation weighing on minds of Saskatchewan consumers
Canada's inflation rate keeps on soaring, reaching 5.1 per cent in January. The rate is the highest it has been since September of 1991 and significantly above market expectations of 4.8 per cent. Peo...
Feb 16, 2022 (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME file photo)
Moe opposes use of Emergencies Act, joins call for end to trucker vaccine mandate
As a protest continues in the nation's capital, Premier Scott Moe doesn't believe Ottawa should have invoked the Emergencies Act. "It's certainly not necessary and certainly is an overstep," Moe said ...
Feb 16, 2022 Premier Scott Moe. (Britton Gray/980 CJME file photo)
Flasch, Dunstone teams both headed to Tim Hortons Brier
Saskatchewan will have two representatives at the Tim Hortons Brier. Colton Flasch and his Saskatoon Nutana team of Catlin Schneider, Kevin Marsh and Daniel Marsh will wear Saskatchewan's colours as t...
Feb 16, 2022 Colton Flasch's team won the 2022 SaskTel Tankard. (CurlSask/Facebook)
Free HIV at-home testing kits now available in Saskatchewan
Those who are worried they might have been infected with HIV now have a new tool to find out if they have the virus. In a news release Wednesday, the Saskatchewan government announced it is now provid...
Feb 16, 2022 A self-testing kit for HIV. (saskatchewan.ca)
Some hunters deterred by growing CWD rates in province
A disease harmful to Saskatchewan's deer population has grown significantly in the province over the past decade - and it's causing some hunters to reconsider whether the pursuit is worth the time and...
Feb 16, 2022
$20M Lotto Max jackpot belongs to someone in Saskatchewan
Someone in Saskatchewan just had their life changed. The Western Canada Lotteries Corporation says the winning ticket from Tuesday’s $20-million Lotto Max draw was purchased in the province. Ano...
Feb 16, 2022
Sask. Party breaks through with byelection win in northern Sask.
It appears that voters in northern Saskatchewan are sending former RCMP officer Jim Lemaigre to the provincial legislature. Preliminary results of Tuesday's byelection in the constituency of Athabasca...
Feb 16, 2022
OPINION
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 ...