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Yellowhead RCMP investigating drowning at Keeseekoowenin First Nation
RCMP are investigating after a 27-year-old man from Shoal Lake drowned in Keeseekoowenin First Nation. Elphinstone RCMP say they received a missing person report at 4:20 p.m. on Aug. 7 for a man last ...
Aug 11, 2025
Housing market in Sask. remains a hot one
While some other parts of the country are seeing struggles in their housing markets, the market in Saskatchewan continues to be a hot one. Saskatchewan Realtors Association have released their numbers...
Aug 11, 2025 Chris Guérette, CEO of the Saskatchewan Realtors Association.Courtesy Saskatchewan Realtors Association
Rolling Barrage makes annual Yorkton stop
The Rolling Barrage made a stop in Yorkton Sunday at the fire hall. Since 2017, active members of the Canadian Armed Forces have participated in The Rolling Barrage. The mission of the Rolling Barrage...
Aug 11, 2025 The Rolling Barrage and supporters gathered at Yorkton Fire Protective Services.Calvin Daniels / Yorkton This Week
Province launching orange zone weekly updates
The provincial Ministry of Highways is reviving and stepping up efforts to encourage people to slow down in highway construction zones. At an event in Regina, Highways Minister David Marit announced a...
Aug 08, 2025 At the launch of the weekly Orange Zone update was White City Qu’Appelle MLA Brad Cressweller, Sask. Heavy Construction Association President Shantel Lipp, and Minister of Highways David Marit.John Cairns
Yorkton tourism season draws visitors from across Canada and overseas
Tourism Yorkton says it has been a busy season as the city welcomes visitors from across Canada, the United States and Europe. More than 300 guests have stopped at the community's information centre s...
Aug 08, 2025 Tourism Yorkton information centre. (Photo: Tanner Wallace-Scribner)
Saskatchewan sees largest growth in rent in Canada despite national decline
While average asking rents across Canada have fallen for the tenth consecutive month, Saskatchewan continues to buck the trend with the largest annual gain in the country, according to the latest Rent...
Aug 08, 2025 A rental sign is seen outside a building in Ottawa, Thursday, April 30, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Saskatchewan and Manitoba among provinces with slower growth in child care spaces, report shows
Saskatchewan and Manitoba have seen slower growth in regulated early childhood education and care spaces compared with other provinces, according to a new national report. The Interim Space Statistics...
Aug 07, 2025 Photo by Cleo Ding
Earthquakes Canada confirms a 3.3 magnitude quake for Esterhazy
It has been confirmed that a 3.3 magnitude earthquake impacted Esterhazy on Friday. According to the data from Earthquakes Canada, the event took place at 1:34.40 a.m. in the morning Aug. 2. It took p...
Aug 06, 2025 Mining activities at Mosaic's mines at Esterhazy are suspected as having caused a 3.3 magnitude earthquake in the area Friday.Photo courtesy The World-Spectator
Saskatchewan and Manitoba nursing workforce continues to grow but lag behind some provinces, report shows
Saskatchewan and Manitoba have seen steady growth in their nursing workforces over the past decade, though both provinces remain below some national averages, according to a new report from the Canadi...
Aug 06, 2025 Photo courtesy: Saskatchewan Polytechnic
Province invests more than $1 million in municipal projects across Saskatchewan
Municipalities across Saskatchewan are receiving a boost through more than $1 million in new funding from the provincial government. The funding is being delivered through the Targeted Sector Support ...
Aug 06, 2025 Photo sourced from the Town of Ituna's Facebook page
