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SHA adds over 156 full-time staff in Regina and Saskatoon
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) says it has bolstered its workforce by more than 156 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) staff in Regina and Saskatoon. The positions come as the SHA is intensifying eff...
Mar 23, 2024
Sask. RCMP announces mandatory roadside alcohol screenings on all lawful stops starting April 1
Starting April 1, the Saskatchewan RCMP will conduct mandatory roadside alcohol screenings at all lawful traffic stops. The announcement comes after the Saskatchewan RCMP charged more than 1700 indivi...
Mar 22, 2024
Mayor Masters feels positive about Regina's role in provincial budget
The Government of Saskatchewan released its 2024/2025 budget, which includes $20.1 billion in spending. Of those investments, the City of Regina sees investments made towards it with new schools and e...
Mar 22, 2024
Police seize 6.6 million unstamped cigarettes
The Saskatchewan RCMP seized an estimated $3.3 million worth of unstamped cigarettes earlier this month. Members of the Saskatchewan Highway Patrol (SHP) and the RCMP seized 6.6 million unstamped ciga...
Mar 21, 2024
Victoria Park Cenotaph vandalized for second time in as many days
The Victoria Park Cenotaph has been vandalized for the second time this week. Graffiti on the war memorial was found on Wednesday and Thursday morning, with both instances being cleaned up by city cre...
Mar 21, 2024
101 Agriculture Research Projects to be Funded in Manitoba
The governments of Canada and Manitoba are providing $16.3 million in grant funding under the Sustainable Canadian Agriculture Partnership (Sustainable CAP) to support 101 projects under the Research ...
Mar 21, 2024
STF and SSBA have mixed reactions to education budget
President of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation Samantha Becotte speaking to reporters after the 2024/2025 budget. (Photo: Tanner Wallace-Scribner) On the same day that thousands of teachers were s...
Mar 21, 2024
Behind the Headlines: Deconstructing the Crime Severity Index
Is there any weight to the claims various municipalities alongside the City of North Battleford have made against the Crime Severity Index (CSI)? Tarah Hodgkinson, an assistant professor of crim...
Mar 21, 2024
Moose Jaw area residents want new tech instead of new landfill
Some rural residents are excited that new technology allegedly exists that converts garbage into usable materials and want city hall to use it instead of building a new area landfill. The Rural ...
Mar 21, 2024
No affordability measures leave Sask. NDP and more disappointed by provincial budget
Sask. NDP Leader Carla Beck and Finance Critic Trent Wotherspoon respond to the provincial budget. (Photo: Tanner Wallace-Scribner/CKRM) A total of $20.1 billion was invested in this year's Provincial...
Mar 21, 2024
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