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Saskatchewan is the first province to pass a bill that gives compensation to workers with psychological injuries.
Kyle Sereda, president of the Emergency Medical Services Association of Saskatchewan believes the new legislation will help people who suffer from injuries like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Read more: Psychological injuries now covered thanks to new amendment
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- Written by Jennifer Ackerman
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Heather Bear was inspired to show her support for the water protectors in Standing Rock, N.D., after the recent Husky Oil spill in the North Saskatchewan River, affecting several Saskatchewan communities she represents.
Bear travelled to Standing Rock twice and says, “It would have been simply wrong for me not to go and support and bring our story there.” She says it’s not a matter of if a similar spill would happen in North Dakota, but when.
Read more: Saskatchewan connects with Standing Rock
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The Wall government's third-quarter budget update, released Feb.29, banks on increased potash sales to partially offset lost revenue due to weak potash prices. Only four days before the budget update, Saskatchewan’s largest potash producer announced it would cut its annual production by 400,000 tonnes.
Read more: Potash struggling to prop up Saskatchewan economy
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- Written by Tennessa Wild
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Student hands shoot up as local Saskatchewan farmer, Kim Gerencser asks what agriculture looks like at home for them.
Read more: Students explore Saskatchewan agri-'culture'
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Saskatchewan’s history curriculum is under the microscope after two contrasting reports were released in December and January.
Read more: New reports contrast effectiveness of Saskatchewan history curriculum
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How cost-effective has the Lean initiative been in Saskatchewan? Well, depending on what you read, reports range from nine-figure savings to horrifying eight-figure losses.
Read more: Cost of Lean still unclear
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- Written by Joelle Seal
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New environmental regulations around pipeline projects will affect the TransCanada Energy East Pipeline and other inter-provincial pipeline projects. The Energy East pipeline is proposed to carry 1.1 million barrels of crude oil per day from Alberta and Saskatchewan to refineries in Eastern Canada.
Read more: Environmental regulations will affect TransCanada Energy East
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- Written by Michael Joel-Hansen
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“We are happy with the decision to get rid of both of them,” was the sentiment expressed by CUPE Saskatchewan president Tom Graham regarding the recent decision by the new Liberal government to repeal bills C-377 and C-525.
Read more: Saskatchewan union applauds repeal of controversial legislation
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