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Moe confident trip to Dubai for COP28 will be successful
Premier Scott Moe is yet again defending the nearly $800,000 price tag for an upcoming trip to Dubai by members of the Saskatchewan government. Moe and a delegation of Saskatchewan-based businesses ar...
Nov 30, 2023 Premier Scott Moe is looking forward to showing what Saskatchewan has to offer at the COP28 climate conference in Dubai. From left to right: Barb Stefanyshyn-Cote, Kristjan Hebert, Scott Moe, Marnel Jones and Mike Crabtree. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
Climatologist tells Bray warmer temperatures should continue all winter
As November wraps up and the holiday season gets into full swing, it is not beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Saskatchewan. Environment and Climate Change Canada senior climatologist David Phi...
Nov 30, 2023
New suicide hotline launches in Saskatchewan, across Canada
Warning: This story contains the mention of suicide. People who are thinking about death by suicide or worried someone they love or know might be having suicidal thoughts can now dial 9-8-8. The new S...
Nov 30, 2023
Regina woman awaiting biopsy reacts to plan to send patients to Calgary
Lindsay Rogers says sending Saskatchewan patients to Calgary to cope with long wait times for breast cancer diagnoses is a step forward, but there's still more work to be done. "This is a reactive res...
Nov 30, 2023 Lindsay Rogers has waited months to find out if a lump in her breast is cancerous. She has a history of breast cancer in her family. (Lindsay Rogers/Submitted)
Hunt for lithium drives subsurface mineral public offering in Sask.
The demand for lithium helped generate $1.2 million for the Saskatchewan government in a recent public offering. The provincial government held a subsurface mineral public offering Monday and it resul...
Nov 30, 2023 The provincial government's latest subsurface mineral public offering generated more than $1.2 million. (980 CJME file photo)
Southwest Sask. could have water supply issues if snow is scarce: Report
The effects of the drought that hit many areas of Saskatchewan in the summer and fall could be felt next spring unless Old Man Winter brings a lot of snow to the province in the coming months. The 202...
Nov 29, 2023 Soil moisture levels in some areas could be below normal in the spring, even with the early snow this fall. (980 CJME file photo)
Sask. justice minister announces panel to assess federal policies
Saskatchewan's battle with Ottawa continues as the province has added a new tool to help fight federal policies. On Tuesday, the Saskatchewan government announced an Economic Assessment Tribunal creat...
Nov 28, 2023 The Saskatchewan government and Justice Minister Bronwyn Eyre (second from right) announced the Saskatchewan First Tribunal on Tuesday. Members include Kenneth From, Estella Petersen, Dr. Janice MacKinnon, Michael W. Milani and Dr. Stuart Smyth (not in photo). (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
Work on Regina Urgent Care Centre in final stretch
The construction of Regina's new Urgent Care Centre -- which could provide relief for long waiting times in emergency rooms -- is nearing completion. A tour showcasing the progress of the new facility...
Nov 28, 2023 The new Regina Urgent Care Centre is 85 per cent complete. It's slated to open early in 2024. (Roman Hayter/980 CJME)
'Awful:' Sask. NDP says deficit shouldn't have been a surprise
The Saskatchewan NDP pointed to the provincial government's mid-year financial report on Monday, calling it evidence of the government's awful fiscal management, awful projections, and propensity to w...
Nov 28, 2023 Sask. NDP Finance critic Trent Wotherspoon said if the provincial government had been working more collaboratively with industry and watching and talking with producers more closely, it would have been able ot project this year's budget better. Nov. 27, 2023 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Microbiologist encourages vaccinations as Sask. flu numbers rise
Vaccination rates are low for influenza in Saskatchewan as the number of lab-confirmed flu cases skyrocket. The latest Community Respiratory Illness Surveillance Program (CRISP) report from Saskatchew...
Nov 27, 2023 Microbiologist Joseph Blondeau said the influenza vaccination numbers are higher for people 65 and older in Saskatchewan, but still not where he'd like them to be. He said COVID-19 immunization rates aren't great either. (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
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