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Saskatchewan pre-election budget pitches record spending, $273M deficit

Saskatchewan pre-election budget pitches record spending, $273M deficit

REGINA — The Saskatchewan government is promising big-ticket spending on health, education and communities along with no tax hikes and a $273-million deficit.

Hoopla cancelled as Saskatchewan teachers continue labour dispute with province

REGINA — Saskatchewan’s provincial high school basketball championship has been cancelled due to an escalating labour dispute between teachers and the government.
Funding for health, marshals, firefighting: Highlights of the Saskatchewan budget

Funding for health, marshals, firefighting: Highlights of the Saskatchewan budget

REGINA — The Saskatchewan government tabled its latest budget on Wednesday. Here are some of the highlights: — A deficit of $273 million, with total spending pegged at just over $20 billion.
Woman sentenced for role in Saskatchewan Mountie's death

Woman sentenced for role in Saskatchewan Mountie's death

REGINA — A woman has received a sentence of more than two years for her role in the death of a Saskatchewan RCMP officer. Const.
Hullabaloo over fate of Saskatchewan Hoopla basketball tournament overshadows budget

Hullabaloo over fate of Saskatchewan Hoopla basketball tournament overshadows budget

REGINA — The Saskatchewan government is set to release its 2024 budget Wednesday, a day expected to be overshadowed by teacher protests and heightened hullabaloo over the fate of Hoopla.
Federal government launches forensic audit of Saskatchewan First Nations group

Federal government launches forensic audit of Saskatchewan First Nations group

OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Canada says it plans to launch a forensic audit of an organization representing 74 First Nations in Saskatchewan.
Basketball, music festival hang in balance in Saskatchewan teacher labour dispute

Basketball, music festival hang in balance in Saskatchewan teacher labour dispute

REGINA — Saskatchewan's escalating labour dispute with teachers has left a provincial basketball tournament hanging in the balance, with some students saying it's frustrating the adults can't play well together.
Saskatchewan and Ottawa announce $560 million in health-funding agreement

Saskatchewan and Ottawa announce $560 million in health-funding agreement

REGINA — Saskatchewan and Ottawa announced Monday a deal to infuse $560 million into the province’s health system, which they say will help shorten wait times and create better access.
Saskatchewan sex offender who fled to U.S. with children gets four-plus years in jail

Saskatchewan sex offender who fled to U.S. with children gets four-plus years in jail

A convicted sex offender living in Saskatchewan who cut through a fence to drive across the Canada-U.S. border with two children and their mother has been sentenced to more than four years in prison in the United States.
Stingers beat Blues 3-1 to claim another U Sports women's hockey crown

Stingers beat Blues 3-1 to claim another U Sports women's hockey crown

SASKATOON — The Concordia Stingers are back on the mountain top of U Sports women’s hockey. On Sunday night at Merlis Belsher Place, the Stingers beat the Toronto Varsity Blues 3-1 in the final of the U Sports women’s hockey championship.
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