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Regina City Council passes police budget 7-4, resulting in mill rate increase of 2.34 percent
Regina City Council passed the Regina Police Service budget Thursday night, granting them an additional $3.9 million in funding, and keeping the city’s mill rate increase at 2.34 percent. Counci...
Mar 25, 2021
Premier Moe commits to made-in-Sask. climate plan following carbon tax ruling
Premier Scott Moe says Thursday’s decision from the Supreme Court of Canada that carbon pricing is constitutional effectively ends Saskatchewan’s legal avenues. In a statement he made on T...
Mar 25, 2021
Sask farmers to see some enhanced benefits to Agristability
Saskatchewan farmers will see some enhanced benefits to agristability, retroactive to 2020. Agriculture minister David Marit says the province has accepted federal proposals to remove the refer...
Mar 25, 2021
Seven-day average of daily new COVID-19 cases hits level last seen in mid-February
Saskatchewan is reporting 168 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday with 70 of those occurring in the Regina zone. With 105 recoveries, the active case count now stands at 1,623. The other new cases are l...
Mar 25, 2021
NDP criticizes premier for inaction, call on prime minister to acknowledge carbon tax impacts in Saskatchewan
Ryan Meili and the Saskatchewan NDP say Thursday's announcement by the Supreme Court of Canada ruling the Carbon Tax constitutional, was not unexpected, but they are calling on the Federal government ...
Mar 25, 2021
Local climate action hub applauds Supreme Court carbon tax decision
Members of several pro-climate action organizations in Saskatchewan are celebrating the Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling on the carbon tax on Thursday. Groups including Regina’s EnviroColl...
Mar 25, 2021
City of Regina suspends parking meter enforcement until April 5
If you’re parking downtown, you shouldn’t need to worry about getting a ticket in the next two weeks. The City of Regina has announced it has suspended expired parking meter enforcement un...
Mar 25, 2021
Sask farmers express disappointment with Supreme Court decision upholding federal carbon tax
APAS president Todd Lewis is disappointed with the Supreme court decision to uphold the federal carbon tax. Lewis says the tax puts an unfair burden on food producers who cannot pass on their h...
Mar 25, 2021
COVID-19 drive-thru testing site in Regina extends operating hours
The drive-thru COVID-19 testing site in Regina is expanding its operating hours. The site, located on the Evraz Place grounds, will be open from 11:30 AM until 9:00 PM every day. The Saskatchewan Heal...
Mar 25, 2021
Supreme Court of Canada rules federally imposed carbon tax is constitutional
In a 6-3 decision the Supreme Court of Canada has announced Thursday morning that a federally imposed carbon tax, is constitutional. The federal price on pollution was first introduced in 2018 and was...
Mar 25, 2021
