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Cost of travel nurses is ballooning in Saskatchewan, NDP says
The Opposition NDP says Saskatchewan's reliance on contract nurses is getting "quite costly," which the NDP says is another sign of a failing health-care system. On Wednesday, NDP Health Critic Vicki ...
Mar 13, 2024 NDP Health Critic Vicki Mowat said there should be greater transparency around the use of contract nurses. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
Another 14 internationally trained doctors working in rural Sask., gov't says
Saskatchewan added 14 internationally trained doctors to practise in rural communities since December. In a release Wednesday, the provincial government said the latest doctors to join the workforce h...
Mar 13, 2024 Doctors who go through the SIPPA program agree to work in the province for three years. (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan government taking steps to police bear spray
The rising number of bear spray incidents reported by police in Saskatchewan has led to new regulations concerning the irritant. On Tuesday, the provincial government announced it had created regulati...
Mar 12, 2024 The Saskatchewan government instituted regulations about the use of bear spray in urban areas.
Southend loses only hockey rink to suspected arson
By Susan McNeil An arena that the children of Southend relied on to play hockey has been burned in a suspected arson. The RCMP confirmed the cause of the fire that burned the building in the northeast...
Mar 11, 2024
'We just need a break:' Former Brier champ reflects on Sask. title drought
Jim Wilson and his teammates can still say they're the most-recent Brier champions from Saskatchewan after Mike McEwen lost to Team Canada's Brad Gushue in the final of the 2024 Montana's Brier on Sun...
Mar 11, 2024 Mike McEwen (front) lost 9-5 to Brad Gushue in the final of the 2024 Montana's Brier at the Brandt Centre. (Michael Burns/Curling Canada)
Teachers withdrawing lunch-hour supervision Thursday in Regina, Saskatoon
Families of students in Regina and Saskatoon will have to make alternative arrangements over the lunch hour Thursday. The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) announced Monday that educators will n...
Mar 11, 2024 The withdrawal of lunch-hour supervision Thursday is the latest sanction taken as part of the ongoing labour dispute between the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation and the provincial government. (980 CJME file photo)
Olivia, Oliver top lists of Saskatchewan baby names in 2023
Olivia is on a nine-year winning streak. According to eHealth Saskatchewan, Olivia was the most popular baby name for girls born in Saskatchewan in 2023 -- the ninth straight year that name has topped...
Mar 11, 2024
Gushue beats McEwen to extend Saskatchewan's Brier drought
Brad Gushue spoiled Saskatchewan's party at the 2024 Montana's Brier. The two-time defending champion beat Saskatchewan's Mike McEwen 9-5 on Sunday at the Brandt Centre to win his sixth Canadian men's...
Mar 10, 2024 Brad Gushue (left to right), Mark Nichols, E.J. Harnden, Geoff Walker and Caleb Flaxey celebrate with the Brier Tankard. (Michael Burns/Curling Canada)
Saskatchewan heading to final at 2024 Montana's Brier
With another win in the books and a berth in the final clinched, Saskatchewan took another step in the direction of ending the province's decades-long drought at the Brier. Saskatchewan's Mike McEwen ...
Mar 10, 2024 Saskatchewan's Mike McEwen beat Alberta's Brendan Bottcher in the Montana's Brier semifinal on Sunday. (Michael Burns/Curling Canada)
Curling fans are optimistic about a Team Saskatchewan win
It was another big day at the Brier for Saskatchewan curling fans. Mike McEwen is off to the semifinal after a close win on Saturday against Matt Dunstone's Manitoba rink. The excitement got young fan...
Mar 09, 2024 "It's a fun opportunity for everyone," said Summer Reifferscheid (left) about the Montana's 2024 Brier. She came to the tournament with her grandma (right), grandpa and little sister. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: We are feeling the pinch of rising prices, even beyond the gas pumps
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 14
8:30 - With the by-elections now decided, Mark Carney's Liberals have secured a majority in the House of Commons, comple...