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Education billboards have STF 'frustrated'
Several new billboards have popped up around Saskatchewan that have education advocates "getting more and more frustrated."The two new billboards in North Battleford tout governmental statistics on ed...
Nov 29, 2023

Google to pay $100M a year to Canadian news publishers in deal with Ottawa
Ottawa has agreed to set a $100-million yearly cap on payments that Google will be required to make to media companies when the government's controversial online news legislation takes effect at the e...
Nov 29, 2023

Chief Marshal hired for Sask. Marshal Service
Saskatchewan's newest police agency based out of Prince Albert has found its first employee. Robert Cameron has been appointed as the Chief marshal for the Saskatchewan Marshals Service, effective Jan...
Nov 29, 2023

New podcast features life and times in Northern Sask.
Northlands College launched the podcast series Northern Voices on Monday.The series, an in-house production, is designed to uncover untold stories of strength, culture, and resilience that shape the v...
Nov 28, 2023

Provincial-wide emergency alert cancelled, issued by error
The emergency alert issued across the province for the Town of Maple Creek has been cancelled.That's according to the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA).The situation has since been downgraded t...
Nov 28, 2023
Drinking water advisory issued for Maple Creek
A drinking water advisory was issued on Tuesday afternoon for the southwestern town of Maple Creek.According to SaskAlert, the precautionary advisory affects the entire community and anyone who access...
Nov 28, 2023
‘Awful:’ Sask. NDP says deficit shouldn’t have been a surprise
The Saskatchewan NDP pointed to the provincial government's mid-year financial report on Monday, calling it evidence of the government's awful fiscal management, awful projections, and propensity to w...
Nov 28, 2023
‘Enough is Enough': Nurses call for more staff, safer working conditions
Saskatchewan nurses chanted "Enough is enough!" and "Unsafe staffing has got to go!" during a rally in Saskatoon.About 100 nurses marched down 20th Street on Monday, calling for more staff and safer w...
Nov 27, 2023

Sask. respiratory therapist receives national award
A semi-retired respiratory therapist in Prince Albert was recently presented with a prestigious award.Last week, Donna Turner was given the A. Les McDonald Award at the recent Canadian Network for Res...
Nov 27, 2023
Sask. forecasts $250M deficit in mid-year financial report
Saskatchewan's finances have taken a downturn.The province's mid-year financial report is forecasting a deficit of $250.5 million at mid-year, down $1.27 billion from budget and $736.1 million from th...
Nov 27, 2023