City of Saskatoon Administration proposes lifting some COVID protocols pending Sask. Government end to Public Health Orders

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With the Government of Saskatchewan’s message that the Public Health Orders will soon be lifted, the City is taking steps to ensure the safety of its staff and the public who are accessing City services. The recommendations are outlined in a report for Special Meeting of City Council tomorrow, February 8. “The lifting of the Public Health Orders does not […]

Corman Park Police report – February 1-7, 2022

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On Feb 5, Corman Park Police Service (CPPS) and Dalmeny Police Service conducted a checkstop on Mierau Road, at the south access to Warman. One driver was charged with Impaired driving/ Drive over .08 while four other motorists faced roadside suspensions for alcohol and cannabis offences, including a 60 day suspension for being a new driver testing positive for THC. […]

Meadow Lake downs Warman in Senior A provincials opening game

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The Warman Wildcats were edged 4-3 by the Meadow Lake Broncos in the opening game of their best-of-three Senior A hockey provincial series in St. Walburg on Sunday, February 6. Warman Wildcats netminder Adam Evanoff kept his team in the game, stopping a lot of rubber over three periods. Meadow Lake outshot Warman 52-27. Next action in this series goes […]

Province celebrates Archives Week

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Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, along with archives across the province, celebrates Archives Week 2022 beginning February 6 to 11. To mark the occasion, the Provincial Archives is launching two initiatives: a social media campaign to give a “behind the scenes” look at how archives work to preserve the province’s history, and a new exhibit showcasing the work of editorial cartoonist Brian […]

Block’s bill aims to protect freedom of conscience for medical professionals

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On February 4, Kelly Block, Member of Parliament for Carlton Trail – Eagle Creek, tabled a private members bill in the House of Commons to protect the conscience rights of medical professionals. “Over the past two years, we have seen just how important our health care system is and how critical the medical professionals who work in that system are […]

Oil, gas offering nets $6.1M for province

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Saskatchewan’s February public offering of Crown oil and gas rights held on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, has generated $6,144,244.42 in revenue for the province. This is the highest oil and gas public offering result of 2021-22 and significantly exceeds the amount of revenue raised in other oil and gas public offerings during 2020-21. The February public offering completes the scheduled […]

Province shows strong job growth

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Job numbers released by Statistics Canada for January 2022 show Saskatchewan added 24,600 jobs, an increase of 4.6 per cent, compared to January 2021.  Of these jobs 21,100 were full-time The month-to-month seasonally adjusted employment increased by 3,900, an increase of 0.7 per cent and the highest among provinces in terms of percentage change. Unemployment rate fell to 5.5 per […]