Saskatchewan’s finance minister spent nearly $8,000 on a private plane to attend a chamber of commerce lunch days after she tabled a provincial budget containing tax hikes. Minister Donna Harpauer’s travel expense form, posted on the Saskatchewan Party government’s website, shows she took a chartered plane with Good Spirit Air Service on March 25, travelling […]
The Saskatoon Police Service is leading an investigation into a police involved shooting, on the Trans Canada Highway, near Moose Jaw. Just after one Sunday morning, police in Moose Jaw were told about a man, who had a gun, and he was uttering threats. Police located the person at the Superstore parking lot. Moose Jaw […]
At 1 am Friday July 15th, a man entered a business on the 1700 block of Dewdney Avenue with a gun, and attempted to rob a business. The suspect was able to flee on foot with goods from the establishment. The suspect is being described as 25, white, 5 foot 11 with white hair and […]
Interest rates are rising, the cost of everything from milk to gasoline is going up, jobs are evaporating, and a recession appears to be looming. Many Canadians are in financial crisis. The impact of dollars and cents on a house hold can seem insurmountable. The current situation for the wallets of millions across the country […]
Canada’s drug regulator approved Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for infants and preschoolers, making it the first vaccine approved for that age group in the country. Health Canada now says the Moderna vaccine can be given to young children between the ages of six months and five years old in doses one-quarter the size of that approved […]
Public health officials in the province are reporting the first case of the monkeypox virus in Saskatchewan. One resident has contracted the virus – which has symptoms that include fever, rash, and swollen lymph nodes. In a statement released today Deputy Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Julie Kryzanowski said ” The risk in Saskatchewan and […]
The Bank of Canada raised its key interest rate by a full percentage point on Wednesday, marking the largest single rate hike since August 1998. The central bank’s decision signals a more aggressive approach to bringing skyrocketing inflation back down to its target of two per cent. Inflation reached a 39-year-high of 7.7 per cent […]
Saskatchewan’s Last Mountain Distillery is poised to provide 22,500 liters of a signature cooler for this weekend’s Country Thunder. That number although impressive – is the tip of the iceberg for the local business. Every drop of alcohol consumed at Country Thunder this year will have been created locally by Last Mountain Distillery. Originally started […]
The Canadian government and Unison are teaming up to help administer a support fund for musicians. 15 Million dollars has been provided by the Department of Canadian Heritage, which should serve roughly 6000 music industry workers. Touted as the Canada Performing Arts Workers Resilience Fund, the initiative will help provide financial relief for those working […]
Costs for everything are going up, and here are a couple of more things you will be potentially paying more for. First, Sask Power has been given the green light by the Sask Rate Review Panel to increase rates for customers. After an increase April 1st of this year , the Rate Review Panel is […]
