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Error leads to vast overpayment in Social Services benefits
A payment system error within the Ministry of Social Services on Wednesday led to a vast, but temporary, overpayment of benefits.About 175 people receiving income assistance from the provincial govern...
Oct 14, 2022

'I didn’t meet the criteria for my injury': Broncos crash first responder denounces WCB claims process
A firefighter who responded to the Humboldt Broncos bus crash says he was ostracized for sharing his emotional distress with the fire department and further traumatized with the subsequent Worker's Co...
Oct 14, 2022

Latest COVID report for Saskatchewan shows cases declining, outbreaks rising
The latest COVID-19 report from Saskatchewan's Ministry of Health showed a drop in confirmed cases and deaths, but an increase in the number of outbreaks.The ministry has moved to a new reporting syst...
Oct 13, 2022

Historian says Moe’s policy paper missed key historical issues
A Saskatchewan historian says the provincial government's white paper - entitled "Drawing the Line" - missed some critical historical context and didn't address other long-standing issues.Premier Scot...
Oct 13, 2022

What impact will the Hockey Canada controversy have on Women’s Hockey?
Hockey Canada has cleaned house after weeks of pressure, but could this major shakeup have a positive or negative impact on the game of women's hockey?On Tuesday, news broke that the CEO and Board of ...
Oct 12, 2022

P.A. and North Sask. see no job growth in September, other provincial regions experience loss in positions
Prince Albert and Northern Saskatchewan didn't see any job growth in September; but this wasn't entirely a bad thing.While the region continues to employ around the same amount of people it did in Aug...
Oct 11, 2022

Moe says federal climate policies could cost Saskatchewan $111 billion by 2035
Federal climate policies could cost Saskatchewan's economy more than $100 billion by 2035, according to Premier Scott Moe.On Tuesday, the provincial government released an analysis by the Ministry of ...
Oct 11, 2022

Saskatchewan flu shots begin
The arrival of cooler temperatures can only mean flu season is just around the corner.As of Tuesday, people can roll up their sleeves and receive a flu shot at Saskatchewan public health clinics, loca...
Oct 11, 2022

'Some heroes wear moccasins:' Saskatchewan stabbing victims died helping others
Some of the people who died in the stabbing massacre on James Smith Cree Nation last month were killed because they were trying to help others, RCMP say.Residents put themselves at risk and in some ca...
Oct 11, 2022

Shahab encourages vaccination as he accepts Distinguished Canadian Award
As Dr. Saqib Shahab stood in front of a group at Darke Hall in Regina, accepting the Distinguished Canadian Award from the University of Regina for him and his team, he talked about how he didn't feel...
Oct 10, 2022