Regina considering six-storey housing in second phase of HAF changes
A second round of zoning changes in Regina is looking to allow high-rise apartments along major urban corridors.
Source: leaderpost.com
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NDP says public housing conditions a 'chronic issue' across Sask.
Shannon Kay and her son River have experienced black mould and backed up sewers during their time in a public housing unit in Saskatoon.
Source: leaderpost.com
Web Summit revenues rise while profits fall
The Web Summit recorded revenues of €52.5m in 2022, up over €20m from the previous year, as in-person events reconvened after two years of disruption from Covid.
Source: independent.ie
Long-term offender sentence for Saskatoon man with history of armed robberies
After serving a nine-year robbery and kidnapping sentence, Michael Brent Laprise robbed two businesses, just hours apart, in 2017.
Source: thestarphoenix.com
Sask. First Nations celebrate groundbreaking Indigenous Child Welfare Law ruling
The Supreme Court upheld Bill C-92, allowing Indigenous communities to implement their own acts asserting jurisdiction over children in care.
Source: thestarphoenix.com
Regina non-profit challenges early CPP withdrawal for SAID clients in court
Peter Gilmer says SAID clients forced to withdraw CPP before 65 are left in a worse position by virtue of their being on the program.
Source: thestarphoenix.com
Priest from burned Regina church says inner-city issues need to be addressed
Father James Hentges says speculation about what motivated someone to set fire to Blessed Sacrament Parish is unhelpful.
Source: thestarphoenix.com
Group calls for investigation into shuttered $34M-research centre
Heads of three of Sask.s unelected political parties are calling on the provincial auditor to investigate the centre that closed in 2013.
Source: thestarphoenix.com
Regina advocacy group challenges government on disability program in court
A Regina advocacy group says the provincial government is being discriminatory when it comes to those on the Saskatchewan Assured Income for Disability (SAID) program.
Peter Gilmer Leif Jensen Poverty Ministry Ministry Of Social Services Saskatchewan Assured Income Regina Anti Poverty Ministry
Source: regina.ctvnews.ca
Court hears Charter challenge against Sask. government's disability program
In Saskatchewan, seniors using the Saskatchewan Assured Income for Disability (SAID) program are required to take money from their Canada Pension Plan at the age of 60.
Source: cbc.ca