Sask. ombudsman’s annual report shows 11% rise in complaints in 2024
For a fourth consecutive year, Saskatchewan’s social services and corrections ministries garnered the most complaints to the province’s ombudsman.
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For a fourth consecutive year, Saskatchewan’s social services and corrections ministries garnered the most complaints to the province’s ombudsman.
A Saskatchewan registered nurse at the Yorkton Regional Health Centre was caught snooping through the personal health records of 70 people on 210 occasions, the privacy commissioner reports.
The Saskatchewan government is looking south of the border to cure its ailing doctor woes with a program to recruit American physicians to the Prairie province.
Credit unions in Regina, Yorkton and Lloydminster say that after thorough research – a merger between the three financial institutions is being recommended to members.
The province says it’s winding down the Grade 12 provincial examination program at the end of August as the education ministry redevelops its student assessment program.
The province's water regulator predicts an above-normal spring runoff between Regina and Saskatoon in the coming weeks as a heavier snowpack remains on the ground.
Saskatchewan farmers and businesses will no longer pay the industrial carbon tax rate beginning April 1.
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says the provincial government took Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to end the federal consumer carbon tax as a cue to remove the province’s industrial based carbon tax.
The Saskatchewan RCMP says a teenager from Regina has been charged with manslaughter in connection to the death of a 31-year-old man on Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation.
The Saskatchewan Health Authroity is urging people to get vaccinated for measles as the highly contagious disease spreads across Canada.
Just before 3 a.m. Friday, File Hills National Police Service received a report of a sudden death, further investigation then confirmed the death to be suspicious in nature and Saskatchewan RCMP was notified, an RCMP news release said.
During this week’s budget speech at the legislature, Finance Minister Jim Reiter highlighted the importance of safety.
The Saskatchewan government is prioritizing affordability promises from the fall election campaign and highlighting a modest forecasted surplus of $12 million in its 2025-26 budget, that comes at a time of uncertainty amidst an ongoing trade war with the United States.
On pace for more than 1,300 new files, the Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation Unit (ICE) says it has now received more reports of child sexual abuse material than at any other point in its history.
The Notre Dame Hounds played their final junior hockey game on Sunday evening in Wilcox after nearly 40 seasons. The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) franchise is set to become the Warman Wolverines starting next season.