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*Updated with Quotes from Samantha Becotte* The tension between Saskatchewan’s teachers and the provincial government reached new heights today as Premier Scott Moe yesterday unveiled a significant education funding increase of $180 million. The move, strategically timed ahead of the budget’s official introduction on March 20th, was met with skepticism and accusations from the Saskatchewan […]

999 homes were sold in Saskatchewan in February, according to numbers released by the Saskatchewan Realtors Association. Reduced inventory has been part of what is fuelling a 10 thousand dollar increase the average sale price. Overall sales were up 24 percent compared to the 10 year average, while inventory declined by 17 percent. “Despite inventory […]

The federal government is open to possible changes to the Emergencies Act but says it first wants to consult widely on the law it invoked to quell “Freedom Convoy” protests two years ago. In a final response Wednesday to a commission of inquiry, the Liberal government also outlines steps it is taking to improve the […]

The Bank of Canada is holding its key interest rate steady at five per cent today, arguing it is still too soon to start lowering rates. The central bank says inflation has continued to ease and the economy is weakening but underlying price pressures are still persistently high. Canada’s inflation rate dropped to 2.9 per […]

Measles, a childhood malady with potential fatal consequences, is starting to rear its head in Canada. https://www.620ckrm.com/2024/03/05/saskatchewan-among-four-provinces-to-confirm-measles-cases/ There was one positive case in Saskatchewan, and multiple cases in Quebec. That case was detected late last year by someone from Saskatchewan travelling internationally. While measles had been eradicated in Canada through immunizing children, its possible for […]

Teachers in Saskatchewan have begun a two day ban on participation in extra curricular activities at school. This will effect sports teams, dram clubs and many other before and after school programs. The teachers announced they were going to take this step several days ago, and offered to not follow through on this job action […]

Users of Meta’s Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger platforms are experiencing login issues in what appears to be a widespread outage. Internet traffic observer Down Detector is reporting vast outages on several Meta platforms Tuesday. The problems are being reported across the world, suggesting that the outage could be global.  London-based internet monitoring firm Netblocks […]

Seventeen cases of measles have been confirmed in Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan and British Columbia — more than half of those in the Montreal area, while one Ontario case has been linked to a high school. Quebec public health director Dr. Luc Boileau confirmed 10 cases on Monday, almost all of them involving children and making Montreal the […]

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will present the federal budget on April 16, as cost-of-living issues continue to dominate Canadian politics. “Our economic plan is about building more homes, faster, making life more affordable, and creating more good jobs,” Freeland said in a news release on Monday. The spending plan is coming at a time when […]

The Saskatchewan Teachers Federation says approximately 3500 members are marching around the legislature, as they rally to try and get the government to come back to the bargaining table to talk about class size and class complexity as part of the deal. “We are very grateful for the number of teachers and supporters who were […]