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Cutting carbon tax from home heating likely to impact carbon tax rebate
As of Jan. 1, SaskEnergy bills and some SaskPower bills across the province have gone down because the carbon tax is no longer being collected. However, that could pull down the amount paid out in car...
Jan 09, 2024 If the Government of Saskatchewan decides not to remit the carbon tax to the federal government, that will likely affect the amount of the carbon tax rebate sent to people in Saskatchewan. (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan sees increase in ticks that can carry Lyme disease
A species of tick originally considered rare in Saskatchewan is increasing in number. Scientists have seen an increase in the number of black-legged ticks, a species known for carrying Lyme disease. I...
Jan 09, 2024 A black-legged tick, the species that is known to carry Lyme disease. (Photo courtesy of Emily Jenkins)
From reeking rink food to bad boxing: Sask. RCMP reveals 2023's worst calls
Operators at the Saskatchewan RCMP's Divisional Operational Communications Centre regularly deal with emergency calls. Then there are the other 911 calls - the ones that don't come anywhere close to b...
Jan 09, 2024
Saskatchewan's police watchdog issues first investigation report
Saskatchewan's Serious Incident Response Team has cleared police officers of any wrongdoing after its investigation into an incident in Regina in June of last year. The investigation report by SIRT ex...
Jan 09, 2024 The Serious Incident Response Team examined an incident that occurred in Regina last June. The suspect stabbed himself three times in the chest after being told he was under arrest. (The Canadian Press file photo)
Sask.'s secondary suite program now accepting applications
A plan unveiled in October's throne speech to help homeowners and increase the number of rental units in Saskatchewan is now accepting applications for its grants. In a media release Tuesday, the prov...
Jan 09, 2024 Saskatchewan Finance Minister Donna Harpauer says the program is designed to increase housing affordability in the province. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. sex offender sentence appeal mostly quashed
A Saskatchewan man who admitted to sexually assaulting his sister as well as two of his daughters won't be spending less time in prison, but will spend less time on the sex offender registry thanks to...
Jan 08, 2024 The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal reduced the man's sentence and the length of time he's required to spend on the sex offender registry. (980 CJME file photo)
Several Sask. communities considering Citizens on Patrol to help deter crime
By Jaryn Vecchio It's no secret that crime rates continue to trend upwards across Saskatchewan. It has got to the point that some communities have started discussing whether or not to set up a Citizen...
Jan 08, 2024 With rural crime rates rising, some Saskatchewan communities are considering Citizens on Patrol. (paNOW file photo)
Shahab: Flu and COVID cases falling, RSV cases increasing into 2024
While it might seem like a lot of people are battling a pre- or post-holiday bug, Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer suggests things are getting better. "I think last year and this year, we'v...
Jan 08, 2024 Dr. Saqib Shahab, Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, says the numbers of COVID-19 and flu cases are dropping. But RSV hospitalizations have increased in recent weeks. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Provincial Traffic Safety Fund gives grants to 62 new initiatives
Pedestrian safety was the focus of many of the projects that received funding in the latest round of grants through the Provincial Traffic Safety Fund. Since 2019, proceeds from photo radar have been ...
Jan 08, 2024 Many of the projects that received grants were focused on pedestrian safety. (980 CJME file photo)
COVID, influenza each claim four more lives in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan reported four deaths due to each of COVID-19 and influenza in the final two weeks of December. According to the Community Respiratory Illness Surveillance Program report issued Friday by ...
Jan 05, 2024
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