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By Mitchell Blair The Saskatchewan Teachers Federation is hoping kids can continue online learning after the Easter Break. President Patrick Maze is calling on the government to move all schools to Level 4 from April 12, which is when kids are scheduled to go back, until April 23. Maze feels this is a move that is needed at a time when cases are increasing throughout the province. “We want a two week buffer period where all schools would move online.” Maze said. “With the variants of concern and how transmissible it is, this would do wonders when it comes to slowing down things ...

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Federal Carbon Tax on the rise April 1 to $40 per ton By Drew Postey The federal carbon tax rises by $10 per ton on Thursday. That means the prince on pollution is now $40 per ton. As a result many Canadians will have to pay more at the gas pump, or simply to heat their homes, but they will also get a bigger rebate cheque from Ottawa when they file their income taxes next year. Ottawa still considers the carbon tax to be “revenue neutral”. The yearly increase is part of a national plan first introduced by the current federal government and Justin Trudeau in 2018 to flight climate ...

By Jim Smalley APAS president Todd Lewis says farmers face some significant issues this spring. Lewis was re-elected for a fifth year as president this week. The carbon tax rises $10 a ton Thursday to $40. Lewis says it is one of many concerns facing producers, including rural internet service, and review of the Canada Grain Act. At the APAS virtual annual meeting, delegates rejected a proposed code of practice for grain farmers. Lewis saying the proposals were too impractical for proper land and water management on Saskatchewan farms.  

By News Room Mar 31, 2021 3:05 PM The provincial government is happy to see the RCMP are now actively participating in “The Interpersonal Violence Disclosure Protocol Act” otherwise known as Clare’s Law as their involvement will greatly expand the coverage. Clare’s Law legislation authorizes police to disclose if an applicant’s intimate partner engaged in violent or abusive past conduct and if the applicant’s safety is at risk. Under certain circumstances, concerned family members may also access Clare’s Law. Saskatchewan residents have had the ability to access Clare’...