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Bills for income tax relief, keeping carbon tax off home heating passed in Sask.; Saskatchewan legislature

Bills for income tax relief, keeping carbon tax off home heating passed in Sask.

December 5 , 2024 at 05:57:25 p.m. CST • :

Premier Scott Moe's government followed through on two fall election promises Thursday, passing bills on tax relief and the carbon levy.
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Sask. government to prohibit employers from withholding tips; A tip jar at the JJ Bean cafe outside 700 Hamilton St\., Vancouver, B\.C\., on April 30, 2019\. Employment Standards Act amendments introduced April 29 make it illegal for employers to take tips from staff\. \(Jan Zeschky/CBC\)

Sask. government to prohibit employers from withholding tips

December 5 , 2024 at 05:53:52 p.m. CST • :

The Saskatchewan government is making changes to its labour and employment rules.
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Researchers say Sask. food prices projected to rise in 2025, but less than national average; A customer browses an aisle at a grocery store In Toronto on Friday, Feb\. 2, 2024\.

Researchers say Sask. food prices projected to rise in 2025, but less than national average

December 5 , 2024 at 04:58:41 p.m. CST • :

The latest Canada Food Price Report says food prices in Saskatchewan are likely to rise in 2025, but less than the national average.
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Teen charged with 1st-degree murder in Saskatoon's 13th homicide of year; Jordanna Kucher is the city's 13th homicide victim of 2024

Teen charged with 1st-degree murder in Saskatoon's 13th homicide of year

December 5 , 2024 at 11:03:19 a.m. CST • :

A Saskatoon teen charged with first-degree murder is also facing numerous weapons charges.
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Sask. government must help longtime advocate for low-income residents with health care: NDP; 71-year-old Fred Sandeski was the founder of the Community Low Income Center in Wyburn and ran it for about 20 years, he's been a dedicated advocate for people in need of housing as well\. He is also a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth Platinum Jubilee Medal for his work in the community\.

Sask. government must help longtime advocate for low-income residents with health care: NDP

December 5 , 2024 at 05:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Fred Sandeski, a longtime Weyburn volunteer and advocate for people in need, is now in need of help himself.
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'A nightmare': Couple pleads for help finding dog that was in stolen vehicle; Jaxon, a black labrador retriever with a brown leather collar, was sitting in the back of a Jeep when it was stolen out of a parking lot in Watson, Sask\.  

December 4 , 2024 at 01:24:55 p.m. CST • :

'A nightmare': Couple pleads for help finding dog that was in stolen vehicle

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Mother shares story of daughter's murder to save others from trauma; Survivors of intimate partner violence say a lack of education on the issue is driving up numbers in Saskatchewan, which had the worst rates among provinces in 2022\.  

December 4 , 2024 at 04:09:08 p.m. CST • :

Mother shares story of daughter's murder to save others from trauma

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Sask. pottery store owner says new highway lane would devastate her business; Marea Olafson says she'd lose a large number of customers if direct highway access to her pottery store is removed\.  

December 4 , 2024 at 05:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Sask. pottery store owner says new highway lane would devastate her business

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Sarcan now taking flexible plastics and foam packaging at depots; On Tuesday at a local depot in Saskatoon, Sarcan executives announced with its partner SK Recycles that flexible plastics, foam packaging and non-deposit glass bottles and jars would be accepted at its locations\.  

December 4 , 2024 at 10:28:26 a.m. CST • :

Sarcan now taking flexible plastics and foam packaging at depots

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First Nations leaders demand national inquiry into 'epidemic' of deaths by police; Edith Wells, Jon Wells mother, appeared at the AFN Special Chiefs Assembly at a press conference calling for an inquiry into the deaths of Indigenous people at the hands of police in Canada\.  

December 4 , 2024 at 04:59:58 p.m. CST • :

First Nations leaders demand national inquiry into 'epidemic' of deaths by police

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December 5 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Sask. charities worried about loss of mail donations during holiday season

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December 5 , 2024 at 05:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Keeping up community traditions helps Canada feel like home for Filipino family

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December 4 , 2024 at 10:29:53 a.m. CST • :

Air Canada's cheapest tickets on some routes will no longer include carry-on baggage

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December 5 , 2024 at 04:06:59 p.m. CST • :

Rural school bus driver charged with impaired driving after dropping off busload of kids

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December 5 , 2024 at 03:07:54 p.m. CST • :

Sask. introduces law to allow police to seize large knives, machetes, bear spray without charges

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