Category Archives: SaskToday.ca: Provincial News

Saskatchewan ski hills open season with strong snow conditions
REGINA — As winter is in full swing, ski resorts across Saskatchewan have officially opened for the season. In Fort Qu’Appelle, Mission Ridge Ski Resort saw favourable weather to open on D...
Martin Oldhues Jan 09, 2026

Sask. has highest employment rate among provinces
REGINA — In 2025, Saskatchewan's economy created 15,200 jobs, according to a Statistics Canada report. Annual labour force numbers also indicate the province had the lowest annual unemployme...
SaskToday Jan 09, 2026

A once-rare disease is surging again in Saskatoon
SASKATOON — Positive cases of syphilis have been steadily increasing in the city, in what many are describing as a growing public health concern and epidemic, felt across the province. Cases of ...
Jon Perez Jan 09, 2026

Sending students with complex needs home sparks province-wide debate
SASKATOON — The issue of students with complex needs being sent home has raised questions about whether it is appropriate to integrate them into regular classrooms, whether that approach has fai...
Jon Perez Jan 09, 2026

39 new portable classrooms set to open in 2026-27
REGINA — The Government of Saskatchewan is allocating $28.5 million in funding for new 39 relocatable classrooms across the province. Two existing classrooms will also be moved. Classrooms will ...
SaskToday Jan 09, 2026

Kim Thorson, last surviving member of Douglas caucus, has died
REGINA — New Democrat members and luminaries are mourning the loss of former MLA and cabinet minister Kim Thorson. Thorson, late of Regina, formerly of Weyburn, died Jan. 7 at the age ...
John Cairns Jan 08, 2026

Conway says cancer patients are dying while awaiting treatment
REGINA — Opposition New Democrats continued their coordinated efforts to attack the government over health care, this time focusing on cancer patients who died while waiting for treatment. At a ...
John Cairns Jan 08, 2026

Concerns raised about travel costs for out-of-province tumor treatment
SASKATOON — The province’s policy of not covering travel expenses for out-of-province medical treatment has come under scrutiny once again. The NDP raised the issue at a news conference in...
John Cairns Jan 08, 2026

McPherson seeks to rebuild federal NDP after election losses
SASKATOON — Heather McPherson is seeking the leadership of the federal New Democratic Party with one goal in mind: rebuilding the party into a strong and effective force in parliament after suff...
Jon Perez Jan 08, 2026

Final day to apply for Sask Lotteries Community Grants
REGINA — Community groups across Saskatchewan have until the end of the business day Thursday, Jan. 8, to apply for funding through the Sask Lotteries Community Grant Program, a long-standing so...
Denis Conroy Jan 08, 2026










