Assiniboia Times

Small business owners are eager to get back to work, but face significant barriers hiring or recalling staff according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB).

The provincial government announced on Tuesday, June 9 that pre-kindergarten to Grade 12 students and staff will be returning to the classroom for the 2020-21 school year.

There were two new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan to report on June 9, 2020, bringing the provincial total to 656. One new case originated in the Saskatoon region and one case was located in Saskatchewan’s Far North region.

Lieutenant Governor Russ Mirasty and Prairieaction Foundation (PAF) announced the Saskatchewan recipients of the 2020 PAF Youth Leadership Awards on June 9.

Premier Scott Moe announced on Monday the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) will reopen eight more of the converted rural emergency rooms starting June 12.

At long last, Saskatchewan’s provincial parks and lakeside campsites have opened throughout the province.

Glacier FarmMedia Discovery Farm joined forces with two partners on a unique project designed to evaluate the yield increase potential and economic impact of crop nutrition practices.

Last week, the provincial government announced minimum wage workers would get a 13-cent-an-hour pay increase in October. NDP Leader Ryan Meili responded, by dismissing the adjustment as an insult.

Saskatchewan has managed a countless number of spring and summer storms with unconceivable strengths in the past.

Hockey fans will enjoy Jerry Hack’s 230-page self-published book, Memoir of a Hockey Nobody, especially for the protagonist’s depreciative sense of humour and candour.