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More People Working In Saskatchewan Than Ever Before

Fri, 06/10/2022 - 19:45
19,800 jobs gained year-over-year Today, job numbers released by Statistics Canada for May 2022 show Saskatchewan added 19,800 jobs, an increase of 3.5 per cent, compared to May 2021. All of the...

Saskatchewan to Advance Agriculture Investment and Export Opportunities in the United States

Fri, 06/10/2022 - 18:00
Saskatchewan Minister of Agriculture David Marit will travel to Denver, Colorado and Minneapolis, Minnesota to promote Saskatchewan as a reliable supplier of high-quality agricultural products,...

Premier Moe Names New Deputy Minister

Fri, 06/10/2022 - 18:00
Premier Scott Moe has announced that Raynelle Wilson will be the new Deputy Minister to the Premier and Cabinet Secretary, replacing Cam Swan who has held the position since 2018. "Cam Swan's...

COVID-19 Weekly EPI Report

Thu, 06/09/2022 - 21:30
Weekly COVID-19 Epi Report  Issued Thursdays, the Ministry of Health's COVID-19 integrated epidemiology (epi) report utilizes multiple data sources and includes laboratory-confirmed cases, deaths,...

June Oil and Gas Public Offering Raises $2.9 Million in Revenue

Thu, 06/09/2022 - 18:00
Saskatchewan's public offering of Crown petroleum and natural gas rights held on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, raised $2,934,410.42 for the province, representing an increase of $2.4 million compared to...

Crop Report For The Period of May 31 To June 6, 2022

Thu, 06/09/2022 - 18:00
Over the past week, producers across the Saskatchewan grain belt took advantage of dry weather that allowed for substantial progress with their seeding operations. Ninety-one per cent of the 2022...

Prince Albert Families With Low Incomes Have Improved Housing Supports

Wed, 06/08/2022 - 18:30
Everyone in Canada deserves a safe and affordable place to call home. Today, Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, along with George Chahal, Member of Parliament for...

Company Charged, Fined $85,000 for Serious Worker Injury

Wed, 06/08/2022 - 17:00
On May 30, 2022, Chupa Trucking & Excavating Ltd. pleaded guilty in Melfort Provincial Court to violating one count under The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 1996. The company was fined...

Governments Of Canada And Saskatchewan Support New Affordable Homes For Meadow Lake Families

Mon, 06/06/2022 - 23:00
Meadow Lake families now have improved access to affordable rental housing. Today, Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, Karina Gould, Minister of Families, Children and...

New Group Home Opens in Meadow Lake

Mon, 06/06/2022 - 21:00
Today, Trade and Export Minister and Meadow Lake MLA Jeremy Harrison on behalf of Minister of Social Services Gene Makowsky, joined community members, dignitaries and residents in Meadow Lake to...

U.S. Mission to Advance Investment Opportunities and Advocate for Continental Energy Security

Fri, 06/03/2022 - 19:00
Premier Scott Moe will travel to the United States (U.S.) to advance investment opportunities and advocate for continental energy security with our American trading partners. Moe will be in New...

Death At Regina Correctional Centre

Fri, 06/03/2022 - 18:30
A 37-year-old male inmate was declared deceased yesterday at the Regina Correctional Centre.  The inmate was found unresponsive in his cell. Corrections staff called EMS and initiated life-saving...

Progress Report On Missing And Murdered Indigenous Women And Girls Released

Fri, 06/03/2022 - 18:00
The Government of Saskatchewan is highlighting its contribution to today's release of the 2022 Progress Report on the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People National...

Public Safety Partners Support Prince Albert Police Service in Responding to Violent Crime

Fri, 06/03/2022 - 17:00
The Prince Albert Police Service (PAPS) is working with RCMP, other municipal police services and the provincial government to address crime and violence in Prince Albert.  Under the Crime...

COVID-19 Weekly EPI Report

Thu, 06/02/2022 - 21:30
Your Booster Dose Matters Vaccination remains your best protection against severe outcomes of COVID-19 infection. From December 20, 2021 to May 21, 2022, unvaccinated individuals had a three times...

Saskatchewan Housing Benefit Expands To Support Renters

Thu, 06/02/2022 - 19:30
Every Canadian deserves a safe and affordable place to call home. Today, Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, and Social Services Minister and Minister Responsible for...

Crop Report for the Period of May 24 to May 30, 2022

Thu, 06/02/2022 - 18:00
Producers in the west are nearly wrapped up with seeding while many in the east are still behind due to rain delays and extremely wet fields. Currently, 76 per cent of the crop acres in the...

Province Unveils Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal Design

Thu, 06/02/2022 - 18:00
Today, the Government of Saskatchewan revealed the design of the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal (Saskatchewan) after receiving approval of the design by Her Majesty at Buckingham Palace...

PCC Launches Innovative Program To Target Noxious Weeds With Goats

Thu, 06/02/2022 - 17:30
Today, the Provincial Capital Commission (PCC) officially welcomed 100 goats to Wascana Centre.  These hungry visitors will play an important role in protecting the park's ecosystem by eating...

Forest Resource Inventory Development to Support Forest Industry Expansion

Thu, 06/02/2022 - 17:00
The Government of Saskatchewan is renewing its commitment to a strong, resilient and growing forestry sector with the development of a forest resource inventory project by the Ministry of...

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