No bids received for Saskatchewan town naming rights | Globalnews.ca

[ad_1] Duck Lake — a Saskatchewan community steeped in history that includes Louis Riel and the Northwest Rebellion — will not be renamed for a corporate sponsor. The mayor says a campaign accepting bids to buy the naming rights to the town is dead but admits the bad blood it spawned lives on. “Lots of people still won’t even look at me anymore. They’re quite angry about it,” Mayor Jason Anderson […]

Saskatchewan health-care worker associations ‘very excited’ about province’s care plan | Globalnews.ca

[ad_1] Associations representing two health-care worker sectors given a central role in Saskatchewan’s newly-announced health care plan say they are optimistic about its prospects. “We’re very excited about this announcement,” said Toni Giraudier, president of Saskatchewan Association of Nurse Practitioners. Under the province’s new “patients first” health care plan announced Monday, nurse practitioners can take […]

Extended Sask. child care agreement to cause higher fees for some, say advocates | Globalnews.ca

[ad_1] Some child care advocates in Saskatchewan say the province’s extended child care agreement is playing out differently than expected, hitting some parents with higher fees than anticipated. Last November, the provincial government announced the extension of its $10-a-day child care agreement with the federal government. The extended agreement includes an expanded age eligibility, meaning […]

Middle East escalation driving gas price hike in Saskatchewan | Globalnews.ca

[ad_1] Saskatchewan drivers are in for a unfortunate surprise after further escalation in the Middle East. According to Devan Mescall, a professor specializing in accounting at the University of Saskatchewan, 30 per cent of the world’s oil makes its way through the Strait of Hormuz. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around […]