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The Saskatchewan government has increased funding to the civil forfeiture program, which will be used to add new positions.

Article content Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark says he was hoping for more “strategic investments” to prevent overdose deaths in this week’s provincial budget, including funding for Prairie Harm Reduction’s safe consumption site. While he praised the government’s spending on expanded mental health and addictions services, he said supervised drug consumption sites not only save lives, but also make neighbourhoods safer. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Clark hoped for safe consumption site investment in provincial budget Back to video “...

Article content Saskatchewan’s health budget has once again grown to record highs with millions of dollars fueling the province’s ongoing pandemic response, but critics say the province has failed to address problems in long-term care. Of the province’s $17.1 billion 2021-2022 budget released Tuesday, health makes up more than a third of that cost at a record $6.54 billion. That’s up $359.0 million, or 5.8 per cent, from last year’s budget. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Sask. sees record health budget, critics say little for long-t...

Article content Saskatchewan’s government is budgeting a $2.6 billion deficit for 2021-22, as it pushes back its target for balancing the provincial budget to five years down the line. The deficit would be a record in dollar terms. It far exceeds the $1.9 billion now forecast for the 2020-21 fiscal year, as the government expects slow revenue growth while expense balloons by more than a billion dollars. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Sask. to run $2.6B deficit amid record spending Back to video The new target is 2026-27. Finance Minister D...