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NDP Municipal Affairs Critic visits Battlefords
Erika Ritchie, Saskatchewan NDP Municipal Affairs Critic was in the Battlefords recently to reach out to local leadership.During her visit, she met with Town of Battleford Mayor Ames Leslie and Coun. ...
Apr 10, 2023

It's starting to feel like spring in Saskatchewan, but will it last?
It's looking like we're going to have at least one more cold spell before it truly starts to feel like spring is here.Brian Luzny, a meteorologist with Environment Canada, told paNOW that areas like P...
Apr 10, 2023

Drug-related impaired driving suspensions skyrocket in Saskatchewan
The number of drug-related driver's licence suspensions in Saskatchewan has skyrocketed since 2019.That's according to data provided to the Western Buzz from Saskatchewan Government Insurance. It show...
Apr 10, 2023

King's coronation: Three crowns, two carriages and a shorter route
LONDON (AP) - King Charles III plans to take a shortcut and smoother ride to Westminster Abbey for his coronation, trimming the procession route his mother took in 1953 as he aims for a more modest ev...
Apr 10, 2023

Budget watchdog troubled by spin around latest report on carbon pricing
OTTAWA - Canada's Parliamentary budget officer said he is troubled by what he describes as the selective use of facts from his new financial analysis of carbon pricing. Yves Giroux said the report has...
Apr 09, 2023

Friendly Calls Program helps older adults with isolation and loneliness
There's a program that can help people who are struggling with isolation in Saskatchewan.The Canadian Red Cross Friendly Calls Program connects trained volunteers with older adults who are experiencin...
Apr 08, 2023

B.C. flying app hopes to take off in northern Saskatchewan
Northern outfitters and charter flight services could soon have another avenue for their business thanks to a new app.That app is called Airble, a B.C.-based company providing passengers with options ...
Apr 08, 2023

Liberals pledge revamp of forced-labour bill, possible enforcement rules surprise MP
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is revamping its approach to modern-day slavery, promising new legislation that caught off guard the Liberal MP who has been steering a bill on forced labour through Pa...
Apr 08, 2023

'Very beneficial for us': Northern MLA gives green light to new physician incentive program
The Saskatchewan Government has announced an increased incentive to its Rural Physician Incentive Program (RPIP) to help attract and retain more family physicians to rural and northern communities in ...
Apr 07, 2023

Federal tax workers vote in favour of striking in middle of tax filing season
OTTAWA - More than 35,000 federal workers who assess and approve tax returns will be in a legal strike position by April 14, just two weeks before the annual deadline for Canadians to file their taxes...
Apr 07, 2023