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SHA announces reduced hours at Regina Urgent Care Centre for 2nd time in a week
In a news release issued Thursday morning, the SHA said operational hours at the centre have been reduced to 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. CST on Friday, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. CST on Saturday, and it will be fully closed to the public on Sunday.
Hundreds of social housing units sit vacant across Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan's Opposition NDP held simultaneous media conferences in Regina and Saskatoon on Wednesday to reapply pressure on the province to address the ongoing homelessness crisis.
Sask. women 45+ can now self-refer for breast screening mammograms, but awareness, capacity issues continue
Dropping the screening age is something experts, advocates and survivors have been waiting a long time for. But they are worried the province is not doing enough to let women in their mid-forties know they now qualify.
Village of Denare Beach, Opposition say Sask. government 'failed' northern community
Denare Beach is located close to the Saskatchewan-Manitoba border and has approximately 700 year-round residents. More than 200 homes were destroyed by the Wolf fire.
'Let us mourn': Denare Beach residents ask public not to visit fire-ravaged village
The evacuation notice for Denare Beach, Sask., was officially lifted Wednesday morning and the roadblock was removed. Even though non-residents are allowed to return, the village is discouraging it.
Sask. gov't disputes Opposition's claims of local procurement misrepresentation
The Saskatchewan NDP claims the province has been misrepresenting its procurement practices by classifying out-of-province businees as Saskatchewan-based. In response, the Sask. Party's government said it's following Canadian Free Trade Agreement criteria.
Sask., Alberta look for 'maximum leverage' with energy regulation demands, expert says
The two provinces know Prime Minister Mark Carney needs their support for his nation-building projects plan and are using the opportunity to push their own energy agendas, an expert says.
Funding boost for Sask. short-line railways in latest budget not enough, Opposition says
Thirteen provincially regulated short-line railways operate on over 2,100 kilometres of track in Saskatchewan. It's an alternative to Class 1 lines like Canadian National Railway. The smaller trains transport goods to the larger rail lines.
Family rushes to India to formally identify Regina father killed in Air India crash
The family of a Saskatchewan man says he died in the crash of an Air India plane bound for London on Thursday.
Sask. quietly ends its response to U.S. tariffs; Opposition calls decision 'tone deaf'
In March, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe announced his government's response to U.S. tariffs. Three months later, those measures are ending.