Murray Wood: A star-crossed leader is beset by floor-crossing MPs
Murray Wood says Pierre Poilievre has suffered some bad timing in his career as Conservative leader, but the question is...
Tag Archives: Saskatchewan
Latest COVID update June 4: 111 recoveries, 89 new cases, 0 deaths
For the second time in four days, Saskatchewan has reported fewer than 90 new COVID-19 cases. In Friday's update, the Ministry of Health said there were 89 new cases. There were 86 new cases reported ...
Jun 04, 2021 Signs for those waiting in the lot for 15 minutes after their COVID-19 vaccination at the Regina drive-thru.
Saskatchewan to increase minimum wage to $11.81 on Oct. 1
After all the salutes to frontline workers, the hearts on windows and the hailing of essential workers as heroes, Carla Beck says those words ring hollow without fair compensation. The NDP's labour cr...
Jun 04, 2021
Saskatchewan posts lowest unemployment rate in Canada
For the second straight month, Saskatchewan was the only province in Canada to record an increase in employment. In data released Friday, Statistics Canada said the number of people working in Saskatc...
Jun 04, 2021
21 communities set heat records in Sask. heat wave
Weather records were toppled throughout Saskatchewan on Thursday. According to Environment Canada, 21 communities across the province saw daily record highs in the provincial heat wave. Rosetown was t...
Jun 04, 2021
Glenavon mayor, Sask. NDP urging funding for rural ambulance service
As a first responder himself, the mayor of Glenavon knows how critical it is to get an ambulance to the scene of an emergency. "Things can change so drastically in that first hour. And I don't know if...
Jun 03, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Latest COVID update June 3: Total of second shots goes over 100K mark
More than 102,000 Saskatchewan residents are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19. In its daily update Thursday, the provincial government said 14,579 vaccinations had been completed in the most-rece...
Jun 03, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Air conditioners getting a workout during Sask. heat wave
Mother Nature is turning up the heat this week, which means residents of Saskatchewan will be turning up their air conditioning. Curtis Beingessner from Arrow Plumbing and Heating has tips to keep in ...
Jun 03, 2021
Saskatchewan assesses progress made on climate change plan
The provincial government is giving itself a good mark on the progress it's making on its climate change plan. Saskatchewan's Climate Resilience Measurement Framework, released in 2018, tracks five ke...
Jun 03, 2021
Sask. gov't working to improve relationship with Indigenous people
The Scott Moe government has shared its progress at making Saskatchewan more inclusive to Indigenous peoples. The province has highlighted what has been done in the two years since the final report of...
Jun 03, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Seeding in Saskatchewan nearing completion, but more rain needed
Seeding is nearly complete in Saskatchewan. In its weekly crop report, the Ministry of Agriculture said 97 per cent of the crop is in the ground in the province. The five-year average for this time of...
Jun 03, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: A lifetime smoking ban in the UK may be a step too far
Sarah Mills says there are great health-care costs associated with smoking, but those costs are also associated with obe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 23
Evan talks on Thursday's show about the RM of Sherwood's AI data centre now approved to be built, Saskatoon mayor Cynthi...