Arthur White-Crummey
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Health unions say government 'shifting' care aides to meet hiring goal
The Ministry of Health responded that some existing employees are getting more regular hours, creating a permanent increase of FTEs. → Read More
B.C. company to build mask plant in Sask., expand PPE recycling
The factory slated for either Regina or Saskatoon is expected to churn out six million masks for health workers each month. → Read More
MLA Wilson paying for COVID tests herself, but questions expense policy
The government house leader said the Saskatchewan Party would oppose any attempt by an unvaccinated MLA to claim expenses for tests. → Read More
Toddler with spina bifida another lesson for health minister
Saskatchewan's health minister said he is taking account of the painful stories recurring day after day in the legislative assembly. → Read More
Moe says organ program resuming by month's end, but wait horrifies patient
Eden Janzen's eyes welled up in tears as she thought about her fellow patients who have died waiting for a kidney. → Read More
Ottawa invests $4.3 million into pulse sector
The federal government is spending to help market one of Saskatchewan's major export crops. → Read More
Answer coming in days for mom seeking coverage for $832K medical bill
Whether Saskatchewan covers the cost of treating a five year old's rare brain disease or not, Scott Moe said a resolution will come quickly. → Read More
Mother again calls on Sask. government to cover $832K bill for son's treatment in U.S.
Saskatchewan's health minister said he will keep an open mind as he meets with the family, but cited policy in denying coverage. → Read More
New bill expands Saskatchewan's 'revenge porn' law
The legislation introduced on Monday would provide new remedies to help scrub non-consensual intimate images from the internet. → Read More
Sask. looks to take 10 per cent of global helium market
Saskatchewan's energy minister said reaching that lofty goal would create 500 jobs and $500 million in annual exports. → Read More
Residential school tribute items at legislature steps to be donated
The items forming a makeshift memorial to those found in unmarked graves were gathered in a private ceremony Friday, the government said. → Read More
Amid criticism Saskatchewan government partly reverses changes to SIS
After months of criticism Social Services is updating its income support program to once again provide direct payments to high-needs clients. → Read More
Merriman again faces patient waiting for care in question period
"I don't sleep well at night. I just struggle to function on a daily basis," said a woman waiting for a leg procedure. → Read More
Sask. to stiffen penalties for speeding, stunting, racing on roads
A bill introduced Wednesday would fill legislative gaps that allowed some to escape conviction, according to the SGI minister. → Read More
Minister celebrates 'beautiful irony' of lithium brine in Sask.
Used in batteries for electric vehicles, lithium is being extracted from oilfield brine through Saskatchewan's first dedicated well. → Read More
'Nation within a nation': Moe steps up autonomy rhetoric
The Saskatchewan NDP called the premier's phrase a distraction from a COVID-19 crisis that's forced him to seek federal help. → Read More
Sask.'s COVID-19 response in question after modelling revelations
"If we just went strictly by modelling, we would have extreme restrictions on all the time." → Read More
Star Blanket Cree Nation to begin radar search for graves Monday
The First Nation will be working with a Saskatoon company to search a former residential school site at Lebret. → Read More
Grain elevator featured in Corner Gas burns down in Rouleau
Rouleau's mayor watched the beloved landmark go up in a "big ball of fire." → Read More
Saskatchewan sheds 6,500 jobs, but unemployment rate steady
Employment remains 11,500 jobs below pre-pandemic levels in Saskatchewan. → Read More