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Province investing $32 million to add 45 new portable classrooms
The Saskatchewan government is adding more classroom space around the province in an effort to address concerns raised by teachers. On Wednesday, the Ministry of Education announced an additional $32 ...
Feb 14, 2024 The Saskatchewan government is adding 45 new portable classrooms to schools around the province. The move comes as the province refuses to make class size and complexity part of negotiations with teachers. (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan teachers headed back to picket lines after talks break down
Saskatchewan teachers are going back on strike. In a media release Tuesday evening, the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation announced that talks with the province's Government-Trustee Bargaining Committ...
Feb 13, 2024
17 Sask. municipal projects to split $800K in government funding
More than $800,000 has been earmarked for 17 new municipal projects under the Saskatchewan government's Targeted Sector Support (TSS) Initiative. In a release, the government said the initiative "give...
Feb 13, 2024 The Saskatchewan government is putting up more than $800,000 for the projects. (Roman Hayter/980 CJME file photo)
Sask., Alberta NDP putting distance between themselves and federal big oil bill
The NDP in Saskatchewan and Alberta have joined together to announce they do not support a recent private member's bill from a federal NDP Member of Parliament on restricting advertising from big oil ...
Feb 12, 2024 Saskatchewan NDP Energy Critic Aleana Young (left) has joined her Alberta NDP counterpart to say they don’t support a federal NDP private member’s bill which proposes to limit oil company advertising. (980 CJME file photo)
New poll shows NDP leading among decided Sask. voters
According to the results of a new poll, decided Saskatchewan voters would elect a provincial New Democratic Party government if they went to the polls today. A new independent poll released on Friday ...
Feb 10, 2024
Non-emergent stretcher service aims to alleviate EMS call volumes in Sask.
The demand for ambulances and high call volumes for EMS services in Saskatchewan has left some patients waiting hours for transportation. The owner of a private non-emergency stretcher service is hopi...
Feb 09, 2024
CUPE health-care workers say salaries aren't keeping up with inflation
Public health workers are struggling to get by, according to a report by the Canadian Union of Public Employees. That's why the union is calling for higher wages and better working conditions. On Wedn...
Feb 09, 2024 CUPE said that from March 2013 to March 2023, the Consumer Price Index in Saskatchewan rose by 27 per cent -- nearly double the 14 per cent compound increase that workers received over the same time span. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan RCMP probing three murders in 29-hour span
The Saskatchewan RCMP is investigating what it calls a "cluster" of killings, comprising three murders in a span of 29 hours. In a media release Tuesday, the Mounties said their Major Crimes Unit is p...
Feb 06, 2024 The RCMP is still looking for suspects in two of the murders. (980 CJME file photo)
Sask. Realtors Association reports another increase in housing sales
Saskatchewan has recorded its seventh straight month of above-average home sales. The Saskatchewan Realtors Association said Tuesday there were 776 sales across the province in January, an increase of...
Feb 06, 2024 Home sales in the province are up 18 per cent over 10-year averages. (980 CJME file photo)
Snowmobile clubs in Sask. on slippery slope due to warm weather
Calling this a strange Saskatchewan winter would be an understatement. With temperatures above 0 C and with things like fog and rain popping up in many parts of the province, many annual winter activi...
Feb 05, 2024 Snowmobile clubs across Saskatchewan are suffering due to a lack of registrations and a shortage of rallies. Those issues are caused by the warm weather and a lack of snow. (980 CJME file photo)
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