Category Archives: CKRM News
SK unemployment rate hits 12.5 % as national rate hits new record
Statistics Canada reports a record high unemployment rate as the economy added 289,600 jobs in May, with businesses reopening amid easing public health restrictions. The unemployment rate rose to 13.7...
Jun 05, 2020
Trudeau to offer premiers billions to help reopen the economy safely
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to offer premiers billions in federal funding to help them safely reopen provincial and territorial economies without triggering an explosive second wave of COVID-19 c...
Jun 05, 2020
Refinery lockout hits six month mark with no end in sight
It was on December 5, 2019 that Federated Co-Op Limited locked out over 700 workers at the refinery in Regina, represented by UNIFOR Local 594, after 48 hour strike notice was given. On June 5, 2020, ...
Jun 04, 2020
Sask farmers welcome reduced tariffs in India on lentil shipments
Saskatchewan farmers welcome a temporary reduction in tariffs on lentil exports to India. Pulse Canada CEO Gordon Bacon says the tariff goes from 33 percent to 11 percent until the end of Augus...
Jun 04, 2020
Regina Leader-Post to stop publishing Monday paper
Those who still like reading a hard copy of the “Regina Leader-Post” will not be able to do so on Mondays starting June 22. The paper announced Thursday that while a digital edition of the...
Jun 04, 2020
‘Let the kids play’: NDP urges provincial government to support children, parents in reopening plan
As children remain at home while playgrounds and recreational activities are closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Saskatchewan NDP is calling for a reopening plan that safely relaxes restrictions ...
Jun 04, 2020
SK government expanding temporary wage supplement program to include more workers
More workers who are helping Saskatchewan's most vulnerable citizens through the COVID-19 pandemic will soon be able to apply to the Saskatchewan Temporary Wage Supplement Program. The program is bein...
Jun 04, 2020
Estimates show phase five of Sask. reopen plan may not happen before June 2021: Dr. Shahab
One new case of COVID-19 and six recoveries were announced on Thursday by the Saskatchewan government as the province prepares for phase three of the reopening plan beginning Monday. Chief Medical Hea...
Jun 04, 2020
Access Communications donating over $11,000 to the Food Banks of Saskatchewan
Employees at Access Communications raised over $11,000 to support the Food Banks of Saskatchewan during the pandemic. The $11,585 raised will go towards the Food Banks of Saskatchewan's Crisis Respons...
Jun 04, 2020
Rain, strong winds expected this weekend in parts of southern Sask.
Environment Canada meteorologists say it’s windier than average in Saskatchewan as strong wind gusts have been constant on the prairies this spring. When averaged out, the month of May comes out...
Jun 04, 2020
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