Murray Wood: Going to seed, in a good way
Murray Wood says seed sales are taking off this spring. Food prices are likely convincing some to grow their own vegetab...
Tag Archives: Saskatchewan
Sask. library workers face violent incidents, harassment at work: CUPE
A report released by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) indicates library workers in Saskatchewan face a growing number of violent incidents and harassment while on the job. There are 650 p...
Mar 21, 2023 (980 CJME file photo)
SAID clients call for increase ahead of budget
The rotunda in the Legislature was full of people Monday morning, asking for help from the provincial government. They were all clients of the Saskatchewan Assured Income for Disability (SAID) program...
Mar 21, 2023 Jaimie Ellis is one of half a dozen people who the Saskatchewan Assured Income for Disability (SAID) program, speaking to media about the need for higher benefits. Mar. 20, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Some Sask. farmers say elk, deer populations destroying livestock feed, crops
In many parts of Saskatchewan, deer and elk are more than just pretty wildlife to take pictures of by the side of the road. They’re destroying livestock food resources and crops. The issue was b...
Mar 20, 2023
Environment Canada’s David Phillips predicts cooler start to spring
It’s the time of year for rebirth and new beginnings, but Saskatchewan will have to wait a while longer for spring blossoms to appear. While spring officially arrives Monday afternoon (3:24 p.m....
Mar 20, 2023
Saskatchewan joins court case around 'no more pipelines' bill
Saskatchewan is once again going to court to argue against the federal government. On Wednesday and Thursday, representatives of Saskatchewan and every other province and territory in Canada -- with t...
Mar 20, 2023 (Supreme Court of Canada/Facebook)
Feds, province invest $485M in agricultural sector
Saskatchewan's agricultural sector is getting additional support from the federal and provincial governments. On Monday, the governments announced $485 million for what are called "strategic agricultu...
Mar 20, 2023 (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
'It's spring season:' Saskatchewan residents look forward to warmer weather
The temperatures may not feel like spring just yet, but the season officially starts Monday. Temperatures are still below freezing in most of the province and will be until Thursday, when it's expecte...
Mar 20, 2023
Saskatchewan records 14 COVID-related deaths in latest report
More than 1,900 Saskatchewan residents have died due to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic. In the latest Community Respiratory Illness Surveillance Program report, released Thursday, the provin...
Mar 16, 2023
SUMA lobbying for help with landfill decommissioning
By Doug Lett There are dozens of communities in Saskatchewan struggling with the cost of decommissioning old landfills. "That's pretty much the No. 1 issue for many communities," said Bryan Matheson, ...
Mar 16, 2023
Sask. travel nurse program under the microscope at SARM convention
A Saskatchewan program that has some contract nurses travelling to rural and remote communities came under scrutiny at the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities convention in Saskatoon. Dur...
Mar 16, 2023
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Sarah Mills: We are feeling the pinch of rising prices, even beyond the gas pumps
Costs have already gone up with airlines. Parcel and delivery services could also increase, and even ride sharing may ja...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 14
On Tuesday's show, Evan talks about the Prime Minister's transition from minority to majority government, explores a pro...