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Temporary training program to support Saskatchewan employers is launched
A new temporary training program aimed at helping businesses train employees to adjust business models and enhance safety protocols as they re-open is being announced by the province. The Re-Open Sask...
Jun 18, 2020
Update expected today on Saskatchewan’s plan to return to school in September
More information will be provided by the province today when it comes to re-opening schools in September. Last week, Education Minister Gord Wyant indicated that guidelines were being developed so it ...
Jun 18, 2020
Co-op and Unifor Local 594 reach tentative agreement
After 197 days, the lockout at the Co-Op refinery which was very nasty and divided a city and province appears to be over. Federated Co-Op and Unifor Local 594 have reached a tentative agreement with ...
Jun 18, 2020
Canada wide COVID-19 tracking app on the horizon
Justin Trudeau says a nation-wide app to trace COVID-19 will be rolling out soon, as the country reopens, and the economy starts rolling again. At his briefing in Ottawa, the Prime Minister says it...
Jun 18, 2020
Canada has officially reached 100,000 COVID-19 cases
Canada has officially recorded more than 100-thousand cases of COVID-19. Ontario reported 173 new cases of COVID-19 today, pushing the tally past the grim milestone. Public health experts say measures...
Jun 18, 2020
Federal deficit could hit $256 billion, PBO says in new report
The parliamentary budget officer says in a new report that this year’s federal deficit could hit $256 billion due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The result, posted this morning, is the combination of...
Jun 18, 2020
Prairie Dog Drive-in near Carlyle hosting virtual Garth Brooks concert June 27
Garth Brooks is coming back to Saskatchewan on June 27th, but not in a way you'd expect. A pre-recorded concert is being played at drive-in movie theatres across North America, with Prairie Dog Drive-...
Jun 17, 2020
NDP raises concern about politics in creation of a new drug rehab centre in Estevan
The NDP is worried politics has played a role in the creation and operation of the new crystal meth rehabilitation centre at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Estevan. Opposition leader Ryan Meili said d...
Jun 17, 2020
Saskatchewan government introduces improvements to police oversight
The provincial government has introduced legislation Wednesday to improve police oversight in Saskatchewan. The new legislation will transfer responsibility from an appointed Investigation Observer to...
Jun 17, 2020
2019 sees lowest number of impaired driving deaths, injuries in Sask. on record
Saskatchewan Government Insurance’s (SGI) constant push against impaired driving has resulted in the lowest number of injuries and deaths from impaired driving collisions on record. In 2019, Sas...
Jun 17, 2020
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