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Expanding PST, contracting surgical wait list part of 2022-23 budget

People in Saskatchewan are going to have to pay a few dollars more to be entertained starting in October.As part of the 2022-23 budget released Wednesday, Finance Minister Donna Harpauer announced the...

Mar 23, 2022

Moe hints budget will show Saskatchewan is ‘back on track’

Oil and potash demand has increased in recent months and that could help the Saskatchewan government as it presents the 2022-23 budget Wednesday afternoon.At mid-year, the deficit was forecast to be $...

Mar 23, 2022

St. Walburg girl’s basketball wins 3A regional, Hoopla bound

The St. Walburg Saints will compete at the Saskatchewan girls basketball 3A Hoopla championship in Indian Head after dominating their regional championship.Ranked third in the province, the Saints hos...

Mar 22, 2022

Meadow Lake awaiting care home completion, arena grant application

The City of Meadow Lake is looking forward to the completion of the NorthWest Community Lodge.Mayor Merlin Seymour said they're getting good news at City Hall on the facility's progress. The long term...

Mar 21, 2022

Ottawa under pressure as CP Rail stoppage enters second day as talks continue

OTTAWA - The pressure is on in Ottawa today as a CP Rail work stoppage enters its second day. Industry leaders and politicians have urged Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan to end the labour dispute after...

Mar 21, 2022

Arrest made in officer-involved shooting in Swift Current

The Swift Current man injured in a police shooting Thursday has been charged.Swift Current Municipal RCMP responded to a report of an assault with a weapon in a Swift Current apartment. Their response...

Mar 20, 2022

Former GM of Clearwater River Dene First Nation enters guilty plea to fraud

A man responsible for defrauding a northern Saskatchewan First Nation, while employed as their general manager, has been placed on probation for 30 months and ordered to pay back $13,000.Jonny Cheecha...

Mar 19, 2022

Meadow Lake RCMP see decrease in gang, gun violence

The Meadow Lake RCMP detachment has released statistics from the past two years, showing a reduction gang and gun violence.The release distributed this week showed that as of March 15, the detachment ...

Mar 18, 2022

Arrest made in care home fraud investigation

Meadow Lake RCMP have arrested and charged an employee of a long-term care home for fraud following a more than three-year investigation.Police received the initial report on Dec. 7, 2018 regarding po...

Mar 17, 2022

EPI reports 832 new COVID cases and 28 deaths last week

The province has reported that 832 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed last week.In the Ministry of Health's COVID-19 integrated epidemiology (EPI) dated March 6-12, another 28 new COVID deaths were ...

Mar 17, 2022