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Saskatchewan teachers resume job action in collective bargaining as school year ends

Saskatchewan teachers resume job action in collective bargaining as school year ends

Jun 10, 2024 | 12:16pm
Saskatchewan teachers have resumed job action in a bid to push the province back into bargaining on issues of classroom sizes and student supports.  The sanctions mean teachers won’t volunteer their time for lunchroom supervision and extracurricular activities.  Also, they will arrive to school only 15 minutes before the start of the day and will leave […]
Tourism Numbers and Dollars Growing in Saskatchewan

Tourism Numbers and Dollars Growing in Saskatchewan

Jun 10, 2024 | 10:00am
Saskatchewan has been seeing a steady increase in tourism visits, and spending. According to numbers from Statistics Canada travel spending hit 2.85 billion in 2023 an increase from 2.4 billion in 2022. More Americans are crossing the land border, with a 54 percent increase in traffic.  More Americans are visiting by air as well, with […]
Families, friends set to remember victims on anniversary of Manitoba bus crash

Families, friends set to remember victims on anniversary of Manitoba bus crash

Jun 9, 2024 | 12:46pm
The year that has passed since a bus crash killed 17 seniors headed to a Manitoba casino on a bright late-spring day has been one of grief, community support, a slow return to normal and, for some, a long road to recovery. It has also left unanswered questions about the genesis of the horrific crash […]
Canada’s unemployment rate rises to 6.2% in May, economy adds 27,000 jobs

Canada’s unemployment rate rises to 6.2% in May, economy adds 27,000 jobs

Jun 7, 2024 | 7:44am
Canada’s unemployment rate ticked up to 6.2 per cent in May as the job market continued to show signs of weakness. Statistics Canada’s latest labour force survey showed the economy added 27,000 jobs last month – too modest of a gain to keep the unemployment rate from rising by a tenth of a percentage point. The report suggests the […]
Pat Sajak’s final episode as ‘Wheel of Fortune’ host airs tonight

Pat Sajak’s final episode as ‘Wheel of Fortune’ host airs tonight

Jun 7, 2024 | 6:40am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After 41 years and over 8,000 episodes, Pat Sajak’s final turn as the renowned host of “Wheel of Fortune” will air on tonight. Sajak’s co-host and letter turner Vanna White paid an emotional tribute to her partner on Thursday’s episode, calling him “like a brother” and a “true lifelong friend.” In the pre-recorded […]
NDP Formally Requests Investigation Into Allegations from Speaker

NDP Formally Requests Investigation Into Allegations from Speaker

Jun 6, 2024 | 10:53am
The Saskatchewan NDP is asking the speaker of the legislature to convene the Standing Committee on House Services, to probe allegations made by the speaker on the last day of the sitting last month. As the house was about to adjourn for the summer, and more than likely, until an election in October, Randy Weekes […]
Review finds RCMP confusion, communication problems at Saskatchewan mass killing

Review finds RCMP confusion, communication problems at Saskatchewan mass killing

Jun 6, 2024 | 10:28am
A report into how Mounties responded to a mass killing and manhunt in Saskatchewan has found some communication problems but nothing that significantly impacted the outcome. Police captured Myles Sanderson three days after he killed 11 people and injured 17 others on the James Smith Cree Nation and in the nearby village of Weldon. Sanderson, […]
Government’s Insistence on Binding Arbitration Stalls Talks With Teachers

Government’s Insistence on Binding Arbitration Stalls Talks With Teachers

Jun 6, 2024 | 5:22am
Saskatchewan schools are heading towards the end of the school year – with the clock now ticking down to graduations and and of the year celebrations. Now it appears that the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) is at a deadlock with the government bargaining committee. The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) has declared a work-to-rule campaign starting […]
Premier announces new oil-and-gas high school courses

Premier announces new oil-and-gas high school courses

Jun 5, 2024 | 1:53pm
WEYBURN – The Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre (Sask DLC) is entering into an agreement with Teine Energy to develop new Oil & Gas high school courses. Through this new partnership, students will learn about the importance of the oil and gas industry, and gain knowledge about career opportunities available in Saskatchewan’s energy industry, while local companies […]
Comedian Rob Schneider Pulled From Stage During Fundraiser in Regina

Comedian Rob Schneider Pulled From Stage During Fundraiser in Regina

Jun 5, 2024 | 11:58am
American Comedian Ron Schneider was asked to end his set early during a fundraiser for the Hospitals of Regina Foundation Saturday night at the Conexus Arts Centre. Schneider’s material “did not align” with the values of the Hospitals of Regina Foundation, or its team. Schneider is known as an alum of the NBC Comedy series […]

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