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Saskatchewan government removes all U.S. counter-tariff measures
The Government of Saskatchewan is rolling back its counter-tariff measures on the United States. This comes just three months after the province implemented those measures and one day after the Trump ...
Jun 11, 2025 The province announced Wednesday afternoon it would roll back on it's counter-tariff measures on the United States. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Saskatchewan Ombudsman to conduct investigation on wildfire response
Saskatchewan's top watchdog is speaking out against the provincial government's handling of wildfire evacuees. Saskatchewan Ombudsman, Sharon Pratchler, said the system responsible for providing servi...
Jun 10, 2025 Saskatchewan Ombudsman, Sharon Pratchler, said information for wildfire evacuees has been inconsistent or difficult to access under the current system on June 10, 2025. (Abby Zieverink, 980 CJME)
Evacuees seek answers about shelter space, Muskoday opens temporary home
By: Nigel Maxwell To help accommodate the demands associated with thousands of evacuees from Northern Saskatchewan, an additional registration center has opened up at the Sask Polytech campus in Princ...
Jun 04, 2025 A mother and son, evacuated due to wildfires burning in the north, search for answers at an evacuee centre at Sask Polytech in Prince Albert. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)
For Saskatchewan to be prosperous we have to be a part of the team, former NHLer says
Nevin Markwart, Chief Information Security Officer at FutureVault and former Saskatchewan Party candidate, as well as former professional hockey player who recently wrote an opinion piece in The Globe...
May 25, 2025 Nevin Markwart says Saskatchewan needs the means to get export resources out of the province, like basic transportation infrastructure. Pictured are train cars at Canadian National Rail's Thornton Yard in Surrey, B.C. (Canadian Press files)
Measles cases up to 37, with 95 per cent unvaccinated, says Sask. top doctor
Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab said the province is seeing new measles cases daily. As of Wednesday, there have been 37 confirmed cases between March 14 and May 14. Shahab told ...
May 16, 2025 Dr. Saqib Shahab said a high rate of vaccination is the only way to stop the outbreak. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
Premier Scott Moe looking forward to First Ministers' meeting in Saskatoon in June
For the first time in about 40 years, according to Premier Scott Moe's office, Saskatchewan will host a First Ministers' meeting. It will be the first time since the federal election that all the prem...
May 07, 2025 Premier Scott Moe said he’d invited Prime Minister Mark Carney to Saskatchewan for a meeting, and Carney suggested a First Ministers meeting be held in the province in early June. May 7, 2025 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Farmers optimistic heading into spring seeding, agriculture minister says
It's a busy season for farmers across the province as they gear up for spring seeding. Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Daryl Harrison said seeding will start at different times across Saskatchewan. ...
Apr 16, 2025 Agriculture Minister Daryl Harrison says the province has seen a fairly slow melt this year, which has kept flooding to a minimum, with most of the moisture soaking into the soil. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
Sask. Government says 99% of its procurement comes from Canadian companies
The provincial government has crunched the numbers on procurement to determine what share of the goods and services it procures come from Saskatchewan and Canadian companies. The announcement comes af...
Apr 10, 2025 Saskatchewan's response to tariffs from the United States included an order that goods and services procured by the provincial government must prioritize Canadian suppliers “with the goal of reducing or eliminating U.S. procurement.” (Abby Zieverink/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan's trade minister calls U.S. tariffs a 'fluid situation'
Things aren't crystal clear for the Government of Saskatchewan after the United States partially pulled back the tariffs it imposed on imports from countries around the world. Speaking to reporters on...
Apr 10, 2025 “It is difficult to have a plan when, ultimately, it is such a fluid situation,” said Warren Kaeding, Saskatchewan’s trade and export development minister. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Global Food, Fuel and Fertilizer Summit meets amid tariff situation
Leaders from across Saskatchewan's economy are gathering in Regina on Tuesday morning amid tariff problems and threats from around the world to discuss the current situation and next steps at the annu...
Apr 08, 2025 Speakers at the annual summit include agricultural and manufacturing leaders in the province. (Céline Grimard/980 CJME)
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