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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 […]

The Sask Party Government is laying all their cards on the table. The teacher’s strike has been dragging on for weeks, with both sides accusing the other of wrong doing. Teachers want to bargain class size and class complexity at the provincial level, with the people who pay the bills. The Sask Party Government has […]

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 […]

The NDP is demanding to know why Crowns Minister Dustin Duncan spent over 2,347 Euros, or about $3500.00 Canadian for a car service in Paris. Duncan, his chief of staff and others were in the “City of Light” last November for the World Nuclear Exhibition. The NDP is pointing to documents it received in “Freedom […]

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 […]