Category Archives: Provincial News
Environment Canada's head climatologist shares his top 10 weathers stories of 2023
Here's a quick list of Canada's top 10 weather stories for 2023, as compiled by Environment Canada head climatologist David Phillips. 1. Wildfires - Nearly every jurisdiction in Canada had them this y...
Dec 21, 2023
Inflation holds at 3.1% in November as progress in tamping down price growth stalls. Inflation up slightly in Saskatchewan
Canada's annual inflation rate was unchanged last month, holding steady at 3.1 per cent as progress on tamping down price growth stalled. The November consumer price index report released Tu...
Dec 19, 2023
'Pushed down our throats': Letters detail school pronoun concerns in Saskatchewan
The Saskatchewan government received 18 official complaints in the summer before it implemented a rule preventing most children from changing their names or pronouns at school without parent...
Dec 18, 2023
Finance ministers to talk housing, pensions and economy at annual meeting
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and her provincial and territorial counterparts say housing, pensions and economic growth will be hot topics as they gather in Toronto for their annual meeting. "I a...
Dec 15, 2023
Truck driver who caused deadly Broncos crash loses latest bid to stay in Canada
A judge dismissed applications Thursday from the truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash and was fighting deportation back to India. Jaskirat Singh Sidhu was sentenced to e...
Dec 14, 2023
Saskatchewan man convicted of killing brother over farm dispute dies
A man convicted of second-degree murder in the death of his brother has died in prison. A man convicted of second-degree murder in the death of his brother has died in prison. Correctional Service Can...
Dec 13, 2023
Self-defence or deliberate killing: Final arguments in trial of Saskatchewan Mountie
Crown prosecutors say a Saskatchewan Mountie deliberately lured his lover to an isolated area to kill him, but the officer's lawyer argues the shooting was in self-defence. Former RCMP offic...
Dec 13, 2023
Sask Teachers Say "Job Action" is "Inevitable"
Talks aimed at a new contract for teachers in Saskatchewan have come to an end, with no new deal. The Saskatchewan Teachers Federation and the the Government-Trustee Bargaining Committee were bargaini...
Dec 13, 2023
Cameco Gives 1.8 Million Dollars in Community Funding
Saskatchewan based uranium giant Cameco is making some big donations to charity in Saskatchewan. YWCA Saskatoon CEO Cara Bahr, CPA, CMA, Cameco President and CEO Tim Gitzel and Meewasin Manager of Mar...
Dec 13, 2023
Naloxone resistant fentanyl could be circulating in Saskatchewan
The RCMP are warning there is a dangerous strain of fentanyl circulating in Southern Saskatchewan, particularly in the Swift Current and Moose Jaw areas. The biggest concern is this strain could...
Dec 12, 2023
