Category Archives: SaskToday.ca: Provincial News

Amendments modernize pesticide application and enhance compliance
REGINA — The Ministry of Agriculture amended The Pest Control Products Regulations, 2015, to modernize pesticide application practices and enhance compliance measures for commercial operators in...
SaskToday Jan 20, 2026

Animal welfare preview of Saskatchewan Animal Enforcement Agency as of April 1
REGINA — The Saskatchewan Animal Enforcement Agency (SAEA) will become the new animal welfare enforcement agency in Saskatchewan as of April 1. Following the decision of Animal Protection Servic...
SaskToday Jan 20, 2026

NDP ramp up more pressure on Sask Party on affordability numbers
REGINA - The opposition New Democrats resumed their attacks on the government Monday on affordability concerns, again taking aim at the issues of power bills and rent increases. In a media availabilit...
John Cairns Jan 19, 2026

Funding confirmed for SMR safety and testing centre at U of R
REGINA — Funding has been confirmed for a new Small Modular Reactor Safety, Licensing and Testing Centre on the campus of the University of Regina. At an announcement at the university Monday, i...
John Cairns Jan 19, 2026

Feds launch firearms compensation program, but provinces push back
REGINA — The federal government has launched its national firearms compensation program, although there are still concerns from many provinces, including Saskatchewan, about how it will be imple...
John Cairns Jan 19, 2026

New Hoodoo-Wakaw-Cudworth fire chief urges action on firefighter cancer risks
WAKAW — Addressing cancers linked to firefighting is an issue of importance for all people in Canada, including the fire sector, their families and their communities. The newly hired fire chief ...
Carol Baldwin / Local Journalism Initiative Reporter / Wakaw Recorder Jan 19, 2026

Grants awarded to support suicide prevention initiatives
REGINA — Suicide prevention is the focus of 53 grants allocated by the government’s Pillars for Life: The Saskatchewan Suicide Prevention Plan. Initiatives across the province will receive...
SaskToday Jan 18, 2026

Three years of municipal financial statements now accessible
REGINA — Three years of financial statements for every Saskatchewan municipality are now available on saskatchewan.ca. The municipal financial statements available on saskatchewan.ca are the sam...
SaskToday Jan 18, 2026

Saskatchewan doubles Lieutenant Governor Scholarships
REGINA — Graduate and post-graduate students now have access to $80,000 in scholarship funding to support their studies and research. The Government of Saskatchewan is increasing the number of L...
SaskToday Jan 18, 2026

Better berries: Research lays groundwork for saskatoon breeding
SASKATOON — Originally from Slovenia, Dr. Ane Švara (PhD) had never even heard of Saskatoon before seeing a job opening at the University of Saskatchewan (USask), let alone the tiny purpl...
Matt Olson / Research Profile and Impact / USask Jan 17, 2026










