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Moe uses SUMA keynote speech to preview provincial budget
Taking to the podium as the keynote speaker for the annual Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) convention on Monday, Premier Scott Moe announced that municipal revenue sharing is set ...
Feb 04, 2020 Premier Scott Moe speaks with reporters during a scrum at the 2020 SUMA convention in Regina, Sask. on Feb. 3, 2020. (980 CJME)
Premier offers special mediator if Unifor removes fences
The union representing locked-out employees at the Co-op Refinery Complex has been asking Premier Scott Moe to get involved in settling the dispute.On Monday, the premier said he would get involved - ...
Feb 03, 2020 Premier Scott Moe (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Screening for coronavirus part of local paramedics' day
Unlike past winters, this year those calling 911 for flu-like symptoms will be asked additional questions as dispatchers screen for the new coronavirus. The new protocol came into effect across Saskat...
Feb 03, 2020 Parkland ambulance and other paramedic services across Saskatchewan have protocols in place to contend with potential coronavirus cases. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Farmers' pockets hit hard by carbon tax
A costing review has confirmed the significant impact of the carbon tax on farm income.The analysis conducted by the Agricultural Producers' Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) showed farmers will lose...
Feb 03, 2020 (Twitter/@SKAgriculture)
Listen: 4-H scholarships awarded
A member of the Wishart Multiple 4-H Club received the top scholarship at the Prairieland Youth Leadership Conference in SaskatoonAlice McFarlane with Ag Access has the details.alice.mcfarlane@jpbg.ca...
Feb 03, 2020 Back row from left to right: Tara Thiessen, Katie Wright, Dylan Watt, Isobel Kinash and Kadence Johnson. Front row: the Honourable Russ Mirasty, Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan and Her Honour Donna Mirasty. (submitted photo/Janice Morland)
Dunstone books spot at 2020 Brier with 4-2 win over Muyres at Tankard
Matt Dunstone is heading to Kingston.The Regina-based skip was able to knock off reigning provincial champion Kirk Muyres Sunday in the title game, 4-2.The win is just a year removed from a provincial...
Feb 03, 2020 Matt Dunstone and his Regina-based rink downed Brad Gushue in the Masters Grand Slam of Curling event in North Bay, Ontario. (Team Dunstone/Twitter)
Agriculture Roundup for Monday February 3, 2020
Grain and oilseed prices have taken another hit.P.I. Financial commodity futures advisor Adam Pukalo of Regina said the coronavirus outbreak in China and other parts of the world is raising uncertaint...
Feb 03, 2020 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)
Super Bowl prop bets cover more than just the game
The excitement is high for Super Bowl Sunday between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers.In all the excitement, people in North America are playing it fast and loose with their money.Sunday...
Feb 02, 2020 Super Bowl LIV featuring the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Fransisco 49ers is set to kick off at 5:30 on Sunday, February 2, 2020. (Kansas City Chiefs/Twitter)
‘It’s just way, way too simple’: Sask. couple raises awareness after stolen identity case
A southeastern Saskatchewan family that lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in a stolen identity case are looking to build awareness around their story.Andrew and Laurie Johnson had their identifica...
Feb 02, 2020 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)
STF preparing itself for possible strike vote: President
The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation is calling for a sanctions vote - which could result in educators walking off the job - after conciliation talks between the STF and the province proved unsuccess...
Feb 01, 2020 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)