Murray Wood: Is this one of those times when money might be better in the government's pockets?
Windfall profits on oil are prompting a break in the federal fuel excise, but Saskatchewan isn't following suit. Murray ...
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Latest COVID update Jan. 3: No deaths, 3,866 vaccinated, new cases outnumber recoveries
The active COVID case total has risen in Saskatchewan. After recoveries outnumbered new cases for six straight days, the Ministry of Health's update Sunday reported 238 new cases and 109 recoveries. T...
Jan 03, 2021 (Photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Latest COVID update Jan. 2: 3 deaths, 485 new cases, 2,712 active cases
Three more people in Saskatchewan have died with COVID-19. Two of the deaths were in the 80+ age group and were from the Saskatoon and Regina zones, while one death was someone in the 50 to 59 ...
Jan 02, 2021 Nurse Leah Sawatsky receives the COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 15, 2020. (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Province outlines tax changes coming in 2021
The Saskatchewan government wants people to know about a few measures regarding taxes that will take effect in 2021. The first is indexing tax brackets to prevent what is called "bracket creep," which...
Jan 01, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Moe rejects NDP calls for Hargrave's removal from cabinet
Despite calls from the opposition for his ouster, it appears Joe Hargrave will remain Saskatchewan's minister of highways. In an emailed statement Thursday afternoon, Premier Scott Moe's office said H...
Dec 31, 2020 Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili. (Logan Stein/980 CJME file photo)
Latest COVID update Dec. 31: 1 death, 190 new cases; Regina jail has 57 active cases
The number of active COVID-19 cases being reported in Saskatchewan continued to decline Thursday. The Ministry of Health reported in a media release there were 190 new cases, 439 recoveries and one de...
Dec 31, 2020
Sask. RCMP releases top 10 #ReasonsNotToCall911 of 2020
It's common knowledge that calling the police should be reserved for police-related matters only. Or is it? The Saskatchewan RCMP recently released its top 10 911 calls that "missed the mark" this yea...
Dec 31, 2020
A pandemic and an election: NDP's Meili looks back on busy 2020
Like many others in 2020, Ryan Meili is ready to leave the year in the rear-view mirror. "It has been a pretty hard year for folks across the province and around the world. I'm hoping we learn somethi...
Dec 31, 2020 NDP Leader Ryan Meili. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan vaccination distribution spreading to other areas
Saskatchewan added another tool to its battle against the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday afternoon, with the first shipment of the Moderna vaccine arriving in the province. About 4,900 doses arrived a...
Dec 30, 2020 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Latest COVID update Dec. 30: 3 deaths, 147 new cases, 2,949 active cases
For the first time in more than a month, the number of active COVID-19 cases being reported in Saskatchewan has fallen below 3,000. In a media release Wednesday, the Ministry of Health said the...
Dec 30, 2020 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Saskatchewan government backs battery recycling program
The Government of Saskatchewan has approved a program that can recycle all of those batteries that have died in the toys kids got for Christmas. In a media release Wednesday, the government announced ...
Dec 30, 2020
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Sarah Mills: The president has tested the faithful
The may be some who worship U.S. President Donald Trump, but like the Beatles before him, Sarah Mills says the president...
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8:30 - With a clear majority now secured, Mark Carney no longer has to bargain to survive confidence votes and can focus...