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Saskatchewan reports five more flu-related deaths
Influenza claimed the lives of five Saskatchewan residents over the past two weeks. According to the Community Respiratory Illness Surveillance Program report issued Friday by the Ministry of Health, ...
Dec 08, 2023 Only to the Ministry of Health, just over 21 per cent of Saskatchewan residents have got their flu shot this year. (The Canadian Press file photo)
'She's a fighter:' Regina man pushing for mother's treatment in province
Brayden Dutchak's mom, Tamara Heppner, already managed to beat cancer -- she's in remission -- but now she's in a Regina hospital, needing care for the damage the cancer treatment did. That's why Dutc...
Dec 08, 2023 Brayden Dutchak is fighting to get the hyperbaric oxygen chamber in Moose Jaw back open so his mother can get the treatment she needs. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
'Double whammy:' Eyre says Sask. has been slammed by another federal regulation
The Saskatchewan Party and the NDP have found something to agree on: The province is standing firm against new federal regulations on oil and gas emissions. Under the policy framework, the industry wi...
Dec 07, 2023 Justice Minister Bronwyn Eyre says the new federal regulations on oil and gas cap emissions likely will go to the province's Economic Assessment Tribunal. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Sask. senator discusses amendment of Bill C-234 with Evan Bray
There's no answer yet as to what the future of Bill C-234 looks like for farmers in Saskatchewan. On Tuesday night, the Senate voted 40-39 in favour of an amendment to the legislation that would've ex...
Dec 07, 2023
Sask. extends incentives to attract health-care workers to rural areas
The Saskatchewan government is putting up more money to get health-care workers into rural areas of the province. The government announced Thursday it's putting up another $3 million to extend the Rur...
Dec 07, 2023 The program offers incentives of between $30,000 and $50,000 over three years. (980 CJME file photo)
Feds, province invest $13.5M in nine infrastructure projects
The governments of Canada and Saskatchewan are putting $13.5 million into nine infrastructure projects in the province. The federal government is investing more than $8.8 million, with the province ad...
Dec 06, 2023 The locations of the nine projects are spread across the province. 980 CJME file photo)
Moe says Sask. pavilion at COP-28 has been well-attended
Over the first couple days of Saskatchewan's pavilion being open at a United Nations climate conference in Dubai, Premier Scott Moe said the pavilion has had good attendance and good engagement at its...
Dec 06, 2023 Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, speaking from the Saskatchewan pavilion at COP-28 in Dubai, says the first few day have gone extremely well and he's happy with the engagement so far. (Screenshot)
NDP questions deal with Calgary clinic to provide mammograms
The Saskatchewan government's deal with a private clinic in Calgary to provide mammograms isn't sitting well with the Opposition NDP. The province is to pay Clearpoint Health Network $2 million to pro...
Dec 05, 2023 NDP MLA Meara Conway. (980 CJME file photo)
New coal initiative saving jobs and communities: Coronach mayor
The Saskatchewan government is taking a step towards what it says is clean coal. On Tuesday, it announced $550,000 towards a research project, operated by Videre Energy, to find the best method of cle...
Dec 05, 2023 "When I first moved there, I got tired of hearing, 'It will be what it will be.' It will be what we let it be," said Coronach Mayor Cal Martin. He's looking forward to his town's partnership with Videre Energy. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
Sask. students in health-care fields getting more options
The Saskatchewan government is offering students a chance to study outside the province in hopes they'll come back to fill health-care gaps. It's an existing program through which the province pays fo...
Dec 05, 2023 Advanced Education Minister Gordon Wyant (right) and other speakers at a government announcement about Saskatchewan securing training seats in other provinces for students in health-care fields. (Roman Hayter/980 CJME)
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