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Saskatchewan projects surplus of $485M at first quarter, down from $1B at budget
The Saskatchewan government is forecasting a surplus of $485.5 million in its first-quarter financial report, down more than half a billion dollars from budget. During a news conference in Saskatoon o...
Aug 31, 2023 Saskatchewan Finance Minister Donna Harpauer delivers the first-quarter financial report on Aug. 31, 2023. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Sask. one of two provinces with a reduction in per-student funding: Report
It appears Saskatchewan has been lagging behind other provinces when it comes to money in schools. According to a new report from the Fraser Institute looking at public school funding between the 2012...
Aug 30, 2023 Saskatchewan saw a decrease of 10 per cent in inflation-adjusted, per-student spending from 2012-13 to 2020-21. (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan blogger offers back-to-school tips to cut waste, money
Getting kids ready for school can be a lot of work. It can also be wasteful and hard on the wallet. Saskatchewan blogger Launne Kolla with Do More Good says it doesn't have to be that way, as she shar...
Aug 30, 2023
Almost entire province under special air quality statements
Almost all of Saskatchewan was blanketed by special air quality statements due to wildfire smoke Wednesday morning. The province's two largest cities, Regina and Saskatoon, were both included in the l...
Aug 30, 2023 A person rides a scooter as smoke from wildfires burning across the Prairies blankets Saskatoon, Sask., on Saturday, May 20, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu
RCMP wants drones in every detachment by 2024
The Mounties are looking to add more eyes in the sky by expanding their use of unmanned aircraft. They want every detachment in Saskatchewan to have a drone by April of next year. Insp. Devin Pugh wit...
Aug 29, 2023 Insp. Devin Pugh talks about the capabilities of the drone aircraft in North Battleford. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW file photo)
New education minister reiterates Sask. government position on school policies
Education has been right in the middle of the spotlight for the past week after announcements were made about sex education and gender policy changes -- and now there's a new minister at the helm. Jer...
Aug 29, 2023 Jeremy Cockrill was appointed to a new position as Saskatchewan's education minister on Aug. 29, 2023. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
UR Pride threatens lawsuit over pronoun policy in Saskatchewan schools
The Saskatchewan government is receiving more backlash from its new education policies regarding students' names and chosen pronouns. The University of Regina-based 2SLGBTQI non-profit UR Pride Centre...
Aug 29, 2023 Two organizations are threatening legal action if the Saskatchewan government doesn't alter its new policies surrounding students' chosen pronouns in schools. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Sask. First Nation locates 93 unmarked graves at site of former residential school
The English River First Nation (ERFN) has announced the discovery of 93 unmarked graves at the site of the former Beauval Indian Residential School. The search began in August 2021 with the help of ar...
Aug 29, 2023
Duncan, Merriman among ministers changing portfolios in cabinet shuffle
Premier Scott Moe gave his cabinet table a good shuffle Tuesday morning, with several new titles and couple of new appointments. But before those announcements, the premier gave a farewell of sorts to...
Aug 29, 2023 Premier Scott Moe announces a cabinet shuffle during a media conference Aug. 29, 2023 at Government House in Regina. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Special air quality statements in place across Saskatchewan
Special air quality statements remained in place Tuesday morning for areas of Saskatchewan, including Regina. Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) said wildfire smoke was affecting the air qua...
Aug 29, 2023 Environment Canada has issued special air quality statements for Regina and other areas due to wildfire smoke. (980 CJME file photo)
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