Category Archives: Saskatchewan
Carbon tax not factored into provincial spending
Careful accounting, estimations and projections go into the creation of the provincial budget every year - but this year that didn't include the carbon tax."Each and every budget, each and every year ...
Apr 01, 2019 Saskatchewan Finance Minister Donna Harpauer delivers mid-year financial report at the Saskatchewan Legislature Nov. 29, 2017. (Sarah Mills/980 CJME)
'It still knocks you down:' First responders reflect on Humboldt Broncos crash
When Brian Starkell drives a particular stretch of highway in Saskatchewan, his stomach drops as he approaches the intersection that changed so many lives.The Nipawin fire chief says he still has flas...
Apr 01, 2019
Saskatchewan to see federal carbon tax kick in today
The federal government's carbon tax takes effect on Monday in Saskatchewan.People will notice an immediate impact at gas pumps, where gas prices will go up 4.4 cents per litre."That means that everyth...
Apr 01, 2019 Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Minister Ralph Goodale takes a tour of a STARS Air Ambulance helicopter following a federal funding announcement on March 28, 2019. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
Reservations open soon for provincial campsites
Some important dates are approaching for anyone wanting to secure a campsite for the upcoming season.Campsite reservations for the 2019 season kick off on Tuesday, April 2 with seasonal bookings. Minh...
Mar 31, 2019 Provincial campsites are expected to be in high demand again this year. (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Veterans in Saskatchewan eligible for free hunting and angling licences
Veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces are getting a nice boost from the Provincial Government.Beginning Friday, April 12, any veteran in Saskatchewan who was honourably discharged will be eligible for...
Mar 29, 2019 (submitted photo/Ministry of Environment)
Memorial service to honour Humboldt Broncos on anniversary of bus crash
Next Saturday will mark one year since devastation struck the city of Humboldt following the Broncos bus crash.A memorial service is planned to take place at 4:30 p.m. at the Elgar Petersen Arena to p...
Mar 29, 2019 (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW Staff)
SaskEnergy rate decrease coming, but so is the carbon tax
While the province has approved a rate change that will take SaskEnergy's commodity rate to its lowest mark in 20 years, it says residents won't be seeing a decrease on their bills with the incoming c...
Mar 29, 2019
Feds formally announce $65M to help renew STARS fleet
The federal government formally announced its plans to give STARS Air Ambulance $65 million towards five new helicopters Thursday.However, before Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Minister Ralp...
Mar 29, 2019 Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Minister Ralph Goodale takes a tour of a STARS Air Ambulance helicopter following a federal funding announcement on March 28, 2019. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
Wilkie looking for final push in Kraft Hockeyville 2019
It's been a long road for the town of Wilkie's rink.The town of 1,300, which is just under 60 kilometers southwest of the Battlefords was devastated by a fire to their rink in 2015, when an electrical...
Mar 28, 2019 Helen Urlacher holds the sign and hopes Hockeyville is awarded to Wilkie in 2019 (submitted/Helen Urlacher)
FSIN chief calls for Sask. gov’t to speed up disaster relief
The chief of the organization representing 74 Saskatchewan First Nations says it may be time for the federal government to step in as the province isn't moving fast enough to deliver disaster assistan...
Mar 28, 2019 Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Chief Bobby Cameron speaks at the Saskatoon Inn on March 27, 2019. (Bryn Levy/650 CKOM)