Good news on the job front on Friday. In June, employment was up by 9,200 jobs compared to June a year ago, with a record number of people working at just under 593,000. Jobs minister Jeremy Harrison says the numbers are tremendous. “9,200 jobs created year over year, 2,500 jobs created just from last month […]
Minister responsible for SaskPower Dustin Duncan spoke about the numbers from the 2018-2019 annual report at the Legislative Building on Friday morning. (Photo: Moises Canales/620 CKRM) SaskPower released its 2018-2019 annual report on Friday morning, detailing numbers and figures from a year of growth and foundation for the province’s future. One topic that was […]
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step up inspections on all products from China and to consider slapping tariffs on imports from the Asian country. In a letter Friday, Scheer pressed Trudeau to take a harder line with Canada’s second-biggest trading partner at a time when the countries are locked […]
A memorial service is now planned to honour Saskatchewan’s 22nd Lieutenant Governor Thomas Molloy. Molloy was installed as Lieutenant Governor in March of 2018 and passed away on July 2nd following a battle with pancreatic cancer. Related Article: Saskatchewan Lieutenant-Governor passes away from pancreatic cancer The public is invited to a service on July 13th at […]
Saskatoon Police are asking for the public’s help in finding 18 month old Itzel Delreal-Daniels. She is with her father Juan Pablo Carmona-Real. Police say he might be going to Alberta where he has been living, or he might try to leave the country for Mexico. Juan and his daughter, Itzel, left the mother’s residence […]
A man has been taken to the hospital after a collision in Battleford. RCMP say officers were called to 29th Street at about 11:00pm Thursday night for a report of an injured man laying on the road. The man was taken to the Battlefords Union Hospital for treatment and remains there at this time. Police […]
When you think of synchrotron research, advances in health sciences may come to mind, but the Canadian Light Source on the University of Saskatchewan campus has also defined agricultural science as one of its strategic priorities. CEO Robert Lamb says Saskatchewan is known for its agriculture so it only makes sense, although it hasn’t been […]
Wheat growers are being warned to watch out for fusarium in their crop. The Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission advises farmers that fusarium grows on wheat and barley in hot and humid conditions. Sask Wheat spokesperson Dallas Carpenter said there are several different types of fusarium. “The one the causes the most problem is fusarium graminearum, […]
David (left) and Drew (right) Watson in front of their Harvard MK 4 aircraft at 15 Wing Moose Jaw. This plane, along with their Harvard MK IIb, will be seen at this weekend’s Saskatchewan Airshow. (Photo: Moises Canales/620 CKRM) After 14 years, the Saskatchewan Airshow makes its return to the Land of Living Skies this weekend. The […]
The next Saskatchewan civic election isn’t until next fall, but voters in Canora will be going to the polls this year. A by-election will be held, after mayor Gina Rakochy resigned and retired effective June 30th. The earliest possible date for a by-election is August 31st. Sheldon Derkatch is currently the acting mayor. The town […]
