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Carney disappointed after Trump hits Canada with 35 per cent tariffs
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday his government is disappointed that U.S. President Donald Trump followed through on his threat to increase tariffs on Canada to 35 per cent if Ottawa didn't make...
Aug 01, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump leaves after an event to sign the VA Home Loan Program Reform Act into law in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
New provincial act targets street weapons and drugs in public spaces
Saskatchewan's Safe Public Spaces (Street Weapons) Act will come into force on August 1, introducing new rules to regulate weapons and dangerous drugs in public urban areas. The legislation applies in...
Aug 01, 2025 Photo by: Justice Minister and Attorney General Tim McLeod
Sask. RCMP report highest rural road death toll in six years
Fatalities on Saskatchewan roads reached their highest level in six years in 2024, according to newly released data from the RCMP. Officers responded to 77 fatal collisions last year in RCMP jurisdict...
Jul 31, 2025
Saskatchewan Patients Wait Longer, Feel Greater Impact from Delays in Specialist Care: StatCan
Saskatchewan residents are waiting longer to see medical specialists compared to many other Canadians - and the delays are having a significant effect on their daily lives, according to new data from ...
Jul 31, 2025
Purolator Tackle Hunger Game Day Drive Collects Nearly 42,000 Pounds of Food for Regina Food Bank
Nearly 42,000 pounds of food were collected for the Regina Food Bank during this year's Purolator Tackle Hunger Game Day Food Drive, held at the Saskatchewan Roughriders' home game against the Edmonto...
Jul 30, 2025 Photo courtesy: Purolator
Break and Enters in Saskatchewan Remain Steady; RCMP Urge Public Vigilance
Saskatchewan RCMP say break and enters across the province remained relatively steady between 2023 and 2024, with a two per cent increase reported year over year. Police say the rise was driven primar...
Jul 30, 2025
Provincial deficits to narrow in coming years despite trade war: report
Under pressure from the U.S. trade war and a slowing economy, Canada's provinces are all expected to run fiscal deficits this year - but a Conference Board of Canada report predicts those deficits wil...
Jul 29, 2025 The Conference Board of Canada expects provincial budgets to trim their deficits in the coming years. Ontario Premier Doug Ford, top centre, speaks during the meeting of Canada’s premiers in Huntsville, Ont., on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Yorkton-Melville MP Cathay Wagantall to Retire from Federal Politics
Cathay Wagantall, Member of Parliament for Yorkton-Melville, has announced she will not seek re-election in the next federal campaign, bringing an end to a decade-long career in Parliament. Wagantall,...
Jul 29, 2025
Saskatchewan Government Provides $1M to Support Food Banks Amid Rising Demand
The Government of Saskatchewan is providing $1 million in funding to Food Banks of Saskatchewan this August to help address growing food insecurity across the province. The announcement marks the seco...
Jul 29, 2025 The food bank in Regina. (620 CKRM)
Yorkton, Melville Area receives $97,000 in chartable gaming grants
Community groups and non-profits in the Yorkton and Melville area are sharing more than $97,000 in charitable gaming grants, part of a broader provincial initiative that delivered $2.49 million in fun...
Jul 29, 2025
