Murray Wood: Infrastructure projects are expensive, but important
Any time we try to build something, people start complaining about costs. Murray Wood says people are angry about the ov...
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Locals self isolating after second case of COVID-19 found in Southend
One week ago the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) held a press conference to call for more to be done to protect the province’s remote and vulnerable northern communities. At th...
Mar 21, 2020
Regina family offers advice on teaching kids at home
Bells are ringing to empty classrooms and playgrounds Friday as Saskatchewan schools close indefinitely while kids and parents face a sudden new reality of educating from home. Jenn Dean with Families...
Mar 20, 2020 Jenn Dean and her sons Ryan (14) and Evan (15) gathered around the computer at home on March 19, 2020. (Adriana Christianson/980 CJME)
Sask. Internet providers, customers talk connectivity during COVID-19 isolation
With many around the world -- including here in Saskatchewan -- working or studying from home, people are relying on their Internet connections now more than ever. People in isolation are counting on ...
Mar 19, 2020
COVID-19 the main topic as scaled-down budget released
COVID-19 was at the top of people's minds on Wednesday as the provincial government released pared-down numbers for the coming fiscal year. The government only released the spending estimates for the ...
Mar 18, 2020 Finance Minister Donna Harpauer delivers the estimated expenses for 2020-21 on March 18, 2020. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Province declares state of emergency due to COVID-19
The Government of Saskatchewan took the rare step Wednesday of declaring a provincial state of emergency. It's so rare that Premier Scott Moe couldn't remember it happening before. He could recall com...
Mar 18, 2020 Health Minister Jim Reiter (l-r), Premier Scott Moe and Dr. Saqib Shahab brief the media about the province's fight against COVID-19 on March 18, 2020. (Adriana Christianson/980 CJME)
Legislation quickly passed to protect workers hit by COVID-19
On Tuesday, the Saskatchewan government quickly introduced, read, passed, and brought into force amendments to the Employment Act to protect workers affected by COVID-19. The amendments would protect ...
Mar 17, 2020 Saskatchewan Labour Minister Don Morgan speaks to media on March 17, 2020. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Government to release scaled-back budget Wednesday
Saskatchewan's budget release on Wednesday afternoon is going to be quite a bit different than what was originally planned -- the province will only be tabling its expenses for the coming year, not it...
Mar 17, 2020 Saskatchewan Finance Minister Donna Harpauer. (File photo by Sarah Mills/980 CJME)
Sask. Polytechnic cancelling classes, moving to online learning due to COVID-19
Saskatchewan Polytechnic is cancelling all classes and programming for the rest of the week, and will move to online learning starting March 23. In a release Monday afternoon, Sask. Polytechnic presid...
Mar 16, 2020
Sask. records 7th COVID-19 case amid school closures
On the same day the Government of Saskatchewan announced there's a seventh presumptive case of COVID-19 in the province, it also announced classes would be suspended indefinitely. Saskatchewan's chief...
Mar 16, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Sask. courts taking steps to address COVID-19
Saskatchewan's court system is reacting to the concerns about COVID-19. The Court of Appeal currently doesn't have any plans to cancel or reschedule proceedings. But all lawyers and self-represented i...
Mar 16, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
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