Category Archives: News
Appeal Court says challenge of Saskatchewan pronoun law can continue
The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has ruled a challenge of the province's school pronoun law can continue. In the decision released Monday, the court granted, in part, the government's appeal of a deci...
Aug 11, 2025 People hold signs while attending a rally against the Saskatchewan government's proposed legislation on pronoun policy in front of the Saskatchewan legislature in Regina, on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu
Province launching orange zone weekly updates
The provincial Ministry of Highways is reviving and stepping up efforts to encourage people to slow down in highway construction zones. At an event in Regina, Highways Minister David Marit announced a...
Aug 08, 2025 At the launch of the weekly Orange Zone update was White City Qu’Appelle MLA Brad Cressweller, Sask. Heavy Construction Association President Shantel Lipp, and Minister of Highways David Marit.John Cairns
Yorkton tourism season draws visitors from across Canada and overseas
Tourism Yorkton says it has been a busy season as the city welcomes visitors from across Canada, the United States and Europe. More than 300 guests have stopped at the community's information centre s...
Aug 08, 2025 Tourism Yorkton information centre. (Photo: Tanner Wallace-Scribner)
Wildfire smoke prompts air quality warnings in Manitoba, Saskatchewan
Much of Manitoba and Saskatchewan remain under air quality warnings. Environment Canada says wildfire smoke continues to contribute to the very poor air quality in the region and could lead to reduced...
Aug 08, 2025 Broadway Bridge is enveloped by forest fire smoke in Saskatoon, Sask., on Sunday, September 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu
Saskatchewan sees largest growth in rent in Canada despite national decline
While average asking rents across Canada have fallen for the tenth consecutive month, Saskatchewan continues to buck the trend with the largest annual gain in the country, according to the latest Rent...
Aug 08, 2025 A rental sign is seen outside a building in Ottawa, Thursday, April 30, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Canada lost 41,000 jobs in July but unemployment rate held steady at 6.9%
Statistics Canada says the economy shed some 41,000 jobs in July, partially offsetting a gain of 83,000 positions in June. The unemployment rate meanwhile held steady at 6.9 per cent last month as the...
Aug 08, 2025 A man walks though a downtown Toronto office building with other buildings reflected in a window in this June 11, 2019 photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
Carney calls on Métis groups to help change Canada's 'economic trajectory'
Prime Minister Mark Carney called on Mtis leaders Thursday to help transform the economy in response to an increasingly unsteady trade relationship with the United States under President Donald Trump....
Aug 07, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers opening remarks ahead of the Métis Major Projects Summit at the Royal Canadian Geographical Society in Ottawa, on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Saskatchewan and Manitoba among provinces with slower growth in child care spaces, report shows
Saskatchewan and Manitoba have seen slower growth in regulated early childhood education and care spaces compared with other provinces, according to a new national report. The Interim Space Statistics...
Aug 07, 2025 Photo by Cleo Ding
Saskatchewan health policy requires consent to cut hair of Indigenous patients
Saskatchewan's health authority is requiring staff to get consent before cutting the hair of Indigenous patients, nearly a year after a Mtis man's ponytail was cut without his approval. A message sent...
Aug 06, 2025 Ruben St. Charles, left, stands next to his patient advocate Bonnie Marwood in Saskatoon in a Dec. 25, 2024, handout photo, months after his ponytail was cut off without his consent at a Saskatoon hospital. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Bonnie Marwood (Mandatory Credit)
Earthquakes Canada confirms a 3.3 magnitude quake for Esterhazy
It has been confirmed that a 3.3 magnitude earthquake impacted Esterhazy on Friday. According to the data from Earthquakes Canada, the event took place at 1:34.40 a.m. in the morning Aug. 2. It took p...
Aug 06, 2025 Mining activities at Mosaic's mines at Esterhazy are suspected as having caused a 3.3 magnitude earthquake in the area Friday.Photo courtesy The World-Spectator
