Category Archives: Provincial News
Getting connected is the general theme of Day 1 of SARM Convention
There was a common thread during the first day of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) Annual Convention & Trade Show on Wednesday: getting connected to ensure everyone's ne...
Harvard Media Mar 14, 2024
Over 2-thousand people expected at Annual SARM Convention & Trade Show
The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) is ready for its annual Convention and Trade Show this week at REAL District in Regina. Everything kicks off Wednesday morning with registra...
Harvard Media Mar 13, 2024
Saskatchewan legislature members spar over impasse with teachers
Debate over a labour dispute between Saskatchewan teachers and the province heated up in the legislature Monday, with the Opposition demanding the government get a deal done. The education m...
Jon Troth Mar 12, 2024

Western Canada's cold snap in January causes $180 million in insurance damages
Extreme cold near the start of this year in British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan has led to a damage bill that the Insurance Bureau of Canada says is more than $180 million. The ...
Harvard Media Mar 11, 2024

Teachers Announce Job Action for Thursday March 14th
The feud between the provincial government, and teachers is continuing with no end in sight. Teachers are kicking off the week with a ban on all extra curricular activities province wide, Monday, Tues...
Harvard Media Mar 11, 2024

Teachers Pushing To Have New Education Funding Enshrined in their Contract
On Friday the Sask Party Government announced it had reached a deal with the Saskatchewan School Boards Association on allocating the new money announced by the government earlier this week. https://w...
Harvard Media Mar 08, 2024
Economy adds 41,000 jobs in February, unemployment rate rises to 5.8%
The Canadian economy added 41,000 jobs in February as employment gains continue to lag strong population growth in the country. The federal agency's labour force survey released Friday says the u...
Jon Troth Mar 08, 2024

Two adults, four children found dead in Ottawa-area home, police say
Ottawa police say four children and two adults are dead and a seventh person is injured after what the police chief is describing as an attack by a "lone actor" in an Ottawa suburb Wednesday night. Po...
Harvard Media Mar 07, 2024

Premier Moe Announces Increase to Education Budget
The Sask Party Government is laying all their cards on the table. The teacher's strike has been dragging on for weeks, with both sides accusing the other of wrong doing. Teachers want to bargain class...
Harvard Media Mar 06, 2024

Bank of Canada holds key rate steady at five per cent, says too early to cut
The Bank of Canada is holding its key interest rate steady at five per cent today, arguing it is still too soon to start lowering rates. The central bank says inflation has continued to ease and the e...
Harvard Media Mar 06, 2024