Category Archives: News
Rider Nation helps set record with Labour Day Classic 50/50 draw
Rider Nation showed its strength once again during the Labour Day Classic, helping the Saskatchewan Roughrider Foundation's 50/50 jackpot reach a record-breaking $1.48 million. The total surpassed las...
Sep 04, 2025 Photo: Saskatchewan Roughriders Facebook
RCMP arrest 16, including 'Queen of Canada,' at conspiracy compound in Saskatchewan
RCMP say 16 people, including self-proclaimed "Queen of Canada" Romana Didulo, were arrested Wednesday in southwestern Saskatchewan. Followers of Didulo, who has promoted various conspiracy theories, ...
Sep 04, 2025
Yorkton opts into the province's Safe Public Spaces (Street Weapons) Act and Regulations
Yorkton Council were unanimous at their regular meeting Tuesday in voting to have the city opt into the province's Safe Public Spaces (Street Weapons) Act and Regulations. This Act was brought in to a...
Sep 03, 2025 Under the Act, a lengthy list of street weapons is covered. (File Photo)Tyson Off / Yorkton This Week
Premier Moe preparing for trade mission to China with focus canola and agriculture
Premier Scott Moe says an upcoming trade mission to China is aimed at protecting and expanding Saskatchewan's role in global agriculture markets, particularly for canola. Moe confirmed he will travel ...
Sep 03, 2025 Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe speaks to the media after signing a memorandum of understanding with Alberta and Ontario during the 2025 summer meetings of Canada's Premiers at Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville, Ont., on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Yorkton council approves design study for Hopkins Lake revitalization project
Yorkton city council has approved to move ahead with the first step in revitalizing Hopkins Lake, awarding an engineering design services contract to Clifton Engineering Group Inc. The project will fo...
Sep 03, 2025 Yorkton City Hall. (Photo: Tanner Wallace-Scribner)
As students return to classes, tuition a hot political issue
The issue of tuition fees has been a focus of the politicians this week as post-secondary students return to class. Opposition New Democrats claimed Saskatchewan students were paying the second highes...
Sep 03, 2025 Tuition to Saskatchewan post-secondary institutions such as the University of Saskatchewan (seen here) was an issue raised as students head back to classes.Photo sourced from www.usask.ca
City of Melville proposes annexation of land from RM of Cana
The City of Melville is looking to expand its boundaries. In a public notice issued under The Municipalities Act, the city has proposed the annexation of several parcels of land and adjoining roadways...
Sep 03, 2025
Melville Fire Chief reflects on busy start and rising call volume in 2025
Melville Fire Chief Aaron Buckingham is settling into his new role with enthusiasm and resolve, describing his first few months on the job as both fulfilling and fast-paced. Since stepping into the po...
Sep 03, 2025
New report show Saskatchewan slips in per-student education spending
A new Fraser Institute report says Saskatchewan is no longer in the top spot when it comes to per-student funding in the country on K-12 public education, with inflation and rising enrolment putting p...
Sep 02, 2025 Yorkton Regional High School. Good Spirit School Division
Excavator-turned-landmark stuck in Saskatchewan lake removed 11 years later
It took 11 years, loads of equipment and multiple attempts to pull an excavator-turned-landmark out of an east-central Saskatchewan lake. But for the owner of the company that got the job done, it was...
Sep 02, 2025 Raptor Picker Services and Hotshots has removed an excavator, right, shown in this July 2025 handout photo, that had been stuck in Quill Lakes for more than 11 years in east-central Saskatchewan. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Nikita Lantz (Mandatory Credit)
