The NDP released a statement Friday that said due to Premier Scott Moe’s “weak leadership,” almost 500 jobs were lost at Evraz. “Well, we learned this week that the Premier didn’t even try, and now hundreds of Regina families are facing a bleak Christmas,” NDP […]
Saskatchewan farmers a big factor in low unemployment rate
Farmers are receiving a handful of praise as Statistics Canada revealed the province has the second lowest unemployment rate. Trade and Export Development Minister Jeremy Harrison says the 6.9 percent unemployment rate is largely due to the focus on growing exports such as farming, food […]
Impacts of COVID-19 lead Regina schools to remote learning and temporary closure
The Board of Education of the Regina School Division sent a letter earlier today to parents informing them about the temporary move to remote learning for students, a change caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Glennys Chow, mother of two Regina students, has to go in […]
Saskatchewan housing market home to great sales despite Covid-19 challenges
While early predictions for Saskatchewan saw a weak 2020 housing market, Saskatchewan’s housing sales continue to defy expectations. The province’s real estate market has outperformed last year, having sales go up 54 per cent from last November. Increased Covid-19 restrictions have not kept people from […]
Saskatchewan fishers should be cautious about ice fishing in early winter months
Scott Goldie, an ice fisher by hobby, waits until January to put his ice shack out. “I want there to be over a foot of ice before I go out with a shack,” Goldie said. “[By January] in my mind, it’s safe and I generally […]
Family Literacy Hub opens in Regina
When Chelsea Benaschak started working as a reading volunteer with United Way Regina, she was floored to find that some of the kids didn’t have a single book. “United Way makes each kid a package with a bunch of activities, there’s modeling clay, but then […]
New Year’s celebrations with the Lieutenant Governor postponed
Lt.-Gov. Russ Mirasty has postponed his annual New Year’s celebration at Government House to help reduce the spread of COVID-19, a change that affects the schedule of regular attendees. “The News Year’s levée is a fun way for the public to meet the Queen’s Representative […]
APAS expresses optimism in announcement of AgriStability expansion
Todd Lewis, a farmer and the president of APAS, is happy to hear that the federal government is finally improving the AgriStability program. APAS (Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan) is an advocacy group focused on advising the provincial and federal governments about agricultural policies. “Farmers […]
Covid-19 cases in Saskatchewan pass 10K mark
Ten thousand. That’s the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases Saskatchewan reached over the weekend. That’s enough to fill the Brandt Centre nearly twice. Saskatchewan reported 415 new cases of COVID–19 on Sunday, pushing the total number of cases over the 10K mark at 10,139. The province said in a press release yesterday that the spike in numbers is due to a data reporting issue which […]
New COVID-19 measures for Moose Jaw facilities
The Moose Jaw Public Library is still offering readers safe access to their favourite books. “We have a limited browsing area, so the full library isn’t open,” said librarian Gwen Fisher. “We are doing curbside pickup for folks who don’t want to physically enter the […]
