Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Insolvencies Rise in Canada and in Saskatchewan
The total number of insolvencies in Canada increased by 6.4 per cent in February from the previous month. Bankruptcies increased by 9.0% and proposals increased by 5.2%. The total number of insolvenci...
Gord Wiebe Mar 30, 2021

Time to take Those Fishing Shacks Down
Anglers are reminded that all ice fishing shelters in areas north of Highway 16 must be removed by Wednesday. The province says that every year, ice fishing shelters are abandoned on the ice. When the...
Newsroom Mar 30, 2021

Three Unions Call on the Province to Provide Multi-Year Funding to CBOs
In a letter sent today to Finance Minister Donna Harpauer, CUPE, SEIU-West, and SGEU are asking that next week's provincial budget include commitments to multi-year funding for community-based organiz...
Gord Wiebe Mar 30, 2021

March 30th
It's my Parting Shot to wonder if this great start to the Saskatoon Blades’ “Dubble” season is going to mean anything tangible….. Trust the Central Saskatchewan rivalry to stok...
Les Lazaruk Mar 30, 2021

CUPE Takes the Premier to Task for Sending COVID Tests to Schools Without the Ability to Use Them
The union representing 7,000 education support workers is calling on the provincial government to stop, what it calls, misleading the people of Saskatchewan and immediately step up its efforts to make...
Gord Wiebe Mar 30, 2021

Saskatoon Company Secures Multi-million Dollar Contract in U.S.
International Road Dynamics, based in Saskatoon, has been awarded a New York State contract. IRD will provide a five year Maintenance and Upgrade contract with the Department of Transportation valued ...
Vanese M. Ferguson Mar 30, 2021

Tuesday Schedule
SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 30 Western Hockey League-4 games: Prince Albert Raiders vs Brandon Wheat Kings–4 p.m. at Regina (P-A has 3 wins, 4 losses, 2 extra time losses for 8 points...tied for...
Les Lazaruk Mar 30, 2021

Cannabis Statistics Included in Wholesale Numbers for First Time
Statistics Canada says the operating revenue of Canadian wholesalers rose 2.0% in 2019, reaching an all-time high of $1.1 trillion. In 2019, six provinces and two territories reported higher wholesale...
Gord Wiebe Mar 30, 2021

City Dealing with Drifts and Ice After the Storm
The City of Saskatoon's experience of yesterday's storm resulted in snow drifts and ice-covered streets and sidewalks. City crews are spreading de-icing material, focusing on the highest traffic stree...
Gord Wiebe Mar 30, 2021

By the Numbers: COVID-19 and Long Term Care Homes
A report from CIHI, the Canadian Institute for Health Information, has examined the impact of COVID-19 on long term care residents and staff during the first six months of the pandemic – or the ...
Vanese M. Ferguson Mar 30, 2021
















