Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Premier says federal budget misses the mark for provincial priorities
Saskatchewan’s Premier says in a statement about the Liberal budget that it continues to invest in programming without having the incentives to stimulate the economy to pay for it in the future....
Apr 07, 2022
Saskatchewan Realtors Association CEO hopes federal funding for municipalities will speed up zoning and permit turnaround time
The CEO of the Saskatchewan Realtors Association is pleased to see housing as a main pillar of the federal budget. Chris Guerette says polls from the last election showed that many people believe affo...
Apr 07, 2022
Budget includes $60-billion in new spending, smaller than projected deficit
The federal budget includes $60-billion in new spending over the next five years to build the economy and a projected deficit at the end of the fiscal year at $113.8-billion. That’s down from th...
Apr 07, 2022
ICU numbers steady in latest COVID report, Hospitalizations Jump 30
Hospitalizations when it comes to COVID-19 in Saskatchewan have shot up 30 to 354 from the 324 reported last week. On the ICU front, admissions are holding steady with one less in the ICU compared to ...
Apr 07, 2022
NDP questions overcapacity at Children’s Hospital
The New Democrats are referring to a staff notice about current conditions at the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital in Saskatoon. The notice contained the following points: -all pediatric areas continu...
Apr 07, 2022
Nurse to appeal rulings made by College of Registered Nurses of Sask.
A nurse is appealing a ruling made by the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan. Jessica McCulloch and her legal team say they’re in the early stages of filing an appeal after she was fou...
Apr 07, 2022
Two women walking for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls arrive in Saskatoon Friday
Two Saskatchewan women who began a cross-country walk in February to raise awareness about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls will be arriving in Saskatoon tomorrow morning (Fri). Lindsey...
Apr 07, 2022
Early morning Avenue O shooting sends a man to hospital
A 25-year-old man was taken to hospital in Saskatoon this morning (thurs) following a shooting in the 100 block of Avenue O South around 4:45. Officers responded after receiving a report that a man ha...
Apr 07, 2022
Jury makes recommendations from coroner’s inquest into Ronalda Wescoup’s death
The jury has recommendations for the Pine Grove Correctional Centre in Prince Albert from the coroner’s inquest into 40 year old Ronalda Wescoup’s death. She was found unresponsive in a me...
Apr 07, 2022
Sale of Crown petroleum and natural gas rights pads government coffers
The Government of Saskatchewan says April’s public offering of Crown petroleum and natural gas rights held on Tuesday generated more than ten times the revenue which was generated in the same pe...
Apr 07, 2022