Tag Archives: provincial news
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
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
Saskatchewan RCMP reminding drivers, parents of school safety as schools resume
With students and teachers heading back into classrooms, Saskatchewan RCMP are reminding families and drivers to take extra care as the school year begins. Police say the start of September always bri...
Sep 01, 2025
Saskatchewan delegation attends World Nuclear Symposium
Crown Investments Corporation Minister Jeremy Harrison will lead a delegation to attend the World Nuclear Symposium in the United Kingdom. According to a press release, the mission will advance Saskat...
Sep 01, 2025 Jeremy Harrison will join other Canadian officials to provide an update on Saskatchewan's nuclear energy program to attendees at the Canadian Nuclear Association-Nuclear Industry Association Forum. John Cairns
Audit finds oversight gaps and wrongdoing in several Manitoba municipalities
Manitoba's Auditor General says several municipalities and the provincial government's municipal oversight branch failed to properly safeguard public resources, following an investigation into allegat...
Aug 28, 2025 The exterior of the Manitoba Legislature is seen in Winnipeg, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Manitoba premier cleared after accepting flights to Grey Cup games: investigation
Manitoba's ethics commissioner has cleared Premier Wab Kinew of any wrongdoing after he accepted and paid for private travel with Winnipeg's professional football team to go to two Grey Cup games. The...
Aug 27, 2025 Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew speaks during a press conference announcing that a second child from Gaza has been brought to Winnipeg for medical care in Winnipeg, Friday, May 9, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski
Saskatchewan Premier Moe says Canada should remove tariff on Chinese EVs
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says as he prepares to go to China, he would like the federal government to drop its electric vehicle tariff on Beijing. But Moe says Canada would need to walk a fine li...
Aug 27, 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
Wotherspoon concerned about Jansen Stage II delay to 2031
News that BHP Group Ltd. has pushed back completion of Stage 2 of the Jansen mine project to 2031 has been greeted with dismay by the opposition New Democrats. Finance Critic Trent Wotherspoon held an...
Aug 20, 2025 Trent Wotherspoon reacts to the latest news on the Jansen mine project at the Legislature on Aug. 19. (Photo: John Carins)
