Category Archives: Provincial News
Province expands maternal mental health supports
The Government of Saskatchewan is expanding maternal mental health services across the province with new annual funding of $100,000 for the Saskatchewan Perinatal Health Network. The investment will h...
Sep 04, 2025 The program will provide free in-person and virtual peer support services for new and expecting parents across Saskatchewan. Photo by Alexander Mass/Pexels
Roughrider in Africa to help raise water awareness
Saskatchewan Roughrider Shawn Bane Jr. - on the injured list so far this season - had the opportunity to do something outside the game which he said will always be remembered. Bane Jr., a World Vision...
Sep 04, 2025 Shawn Bane Jr., a World Vision Canada (WVC) ambassador, recently travelled to Kenya during the off-season to witness firsthand the challenges faced by those who don’t have access to clean water. Courtesy World Vision Canada
Carney sending MP Blois to China to help Saskatchewan push back on canola tariffs
Prime Minister Mark Carney's parliamentary secretary will go to China to join Saskatchewan's efforts to get Beijing to scrap its canola tariffs and address other "trade irritants," the prime minister'...
Sep 04, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at Elmsdale Lumber Yard with then-agriculture minister Kody Blois during a campaign stop in Elmsdale, N.S., on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Two dead, including suspect, in mass stabbing on Manitoba First Nation
Two people, including a suspect, are dead after a mass stabbing on a First Nation in Manitoba. RCMP said at least six people were in hospital after the attack Thursday morning on the Hollow Water Firs...
Sep 04, 2025
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
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
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
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)
