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Ottawa not pledging enough money for decision to be made on SMRs: Morgan
The Saskatchewan government is responding after Ottawa announced up to $74 million will be invested to support small modular reactor (SMR) development in Saskatchewan. Don Morgan, the province's minis...
Aug 22, 2023 Minister Don Morgan has decided not to seek re-election in 2024. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
James Smith Cree Nation acknowledges those who helped after mass stabbings in 2022
By Ben Tompkins Those who helped during last year's mass stabbing on the James Smith Cree Nation were officially thanked by the entire community on Monday. The public thank you was directed to everyon...
Aug 22, 2023
Feds offering up to $74M in funding for SMR development in Saskatchewan
Ottawa is prepared to send up to $74 million in funding to support small modular reactor development in Saskatchewan. SaskPower has said a decision on whether to build a modular reactor is expected to...
Aug 21, 2023 SaskPower previously revealed the model of small modular reactor it has chosen for potential deployment in Saskatchewan. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatchewan to participate in federal debt recovery program
Saskatchewan is joining a Canada Revenue Agency initiative to help recover outstanding debts. In a media release Monday, the Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority (FCAA) announced it would particip...
Aug 21, 2023 THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE/Sean Kilpatrick
Business owner gets back half of stolen equipment, still offering reward
Saskatoon business owner Kevin Boychuk has recovered one of two pieces of equipment stolen off his company site earlier this summer. Boychuk, the owner of K3 Excavating Company Ltd., said he had mixed...
Aug 19, 2023
'It's still very emotional:' Sask.-born judge relives Yellowknife evacuation ordeal
What could be a repeat of what happened in Fort McMurray, Alta., in 2016 seemed to be unfolding in Yellowknife on Friday. With wildfires closing in, people have been frantically evacuating the capital...
Aug 18, 2023 The scene at the Yellowknife airport on Aug. 16, 2023. (Stephanie Whitecloud-Brass/Submitted)
Extreme heat and smoky skies on tap for southwestern Sask. Friday
Residents in southwestern Saskatchewan could feel like they're in a giant barbecue on Friday. Heat warnings and special air quality statements were in effect Friday morning for many communities south ...
Aug 18, 2023 Special air quality statements due to wildfire smoke remained in place in Saskatchewan. (980 CJME file photo)
COVID case numbers fall, test positivity rates rise in Saskatchewan
While lab-confirmed COVID-19 case numbers have decreased month over month in Saskatchewan, the test positivity rate has increased. The latest Community Respiratory Illness Surveillance Program report ...
Aug 17, 2023
Heat warnings issued for southwest Saskatchewan
Southern Saskatchewan is heading back into a heat wave. Environment Canada issued a heat warning Thursday for communities southwest of Regina, including Moose Jaw and Swift Current. The weather agency...
Aug 17, 2023 (Nicholas Iatropoulos/980 CJME)
Sask. gov't turns down electronic vote counters despite positive showings
Despite what appears to have been a good showing for electronic vote-counting machines in the three byelections held last week, the provincial government has given a firm 'no' to using vote-counting m...
Aug 17, 2023
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