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Provincial deficits to narrow in coming years despite trade war: report
Under pressure from the U.S. trade war and a slowing economy, Canada's provinces are all expected to run fiscal deficits this year - but a Conference Board of Canada report predicts those deficits wil...
Jul 29, 2025 The Conference Board of Canada expects provincial budgets to trim their deficits in the coming years. Ontario Premier Doug Ford, top centre, speaks during the meeting of Canada’s premiers in Huntsville, Ont., on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Yorkton-Melville MP Cathay Wagantall to Retire from Federal Politics
Cathay Wagantall, Member of Parliament for Yorkton-Melville, has announced she will not seek re-election in the next federal campaign, bringing an end to a decade-long career in Parliament. Wagantall,...
Jul 29, 2025
Saskatchewan Government Provides $1M to Support Food Banks Amid Rising Demand
The Government of Saskatchewan is providing $1 million in funding to Food Banks of Saskatchewan this August to help address growing food insecurity across the province. The announcement marks the seco...
Jul 29, 2025 The food bank in Regina. (620 CKRM)
Yorkton, Melville Area receives $97,000 in chartable gaming grants
Community groups and non-profits in the Yorkton and Melville area are sharing more than $97,000 in charitable gaming grants, part of a broader provincial initiative that delivered $2.49 million in fun...
Jul 29, 2025
Cleanup underway in Saskatchewan village devastated by wildfire in June
Saskatchewan's government says recovery teams have been clearing out charred properties in a village that was ravaged by wildfire last month. The province says cleanup efforts began last week in Denar...
Jul 29, 2025 Volunteer firefighters from Davidson, Sask., load up their truck at the Provincial Wildfire Center in Prince Albert, Sask., on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
Saskatchewan adds health care positions in rural and remote communities
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is adding 77 new and enhanced permanent full-time health care positions across 30 rural and remote communities, aiming to improve emergency and acute care services an...
Jul 25, 2025
Teen girl to be tried by judge after student set on fire at Saskatoon school
A teen girl accused of lighting a fellow high school student on fire last year will be tried by judge alone, a Saskatoon court heard Wednesday. Saskatchewan Court of King's Bench Justice Mona Dovell m...
Jul 18, 2025 Evan Hardy Collegiate, a Saskatoon high school where an assault and fire had taken place, is shown in Saskatoon, Sask., on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
Agri-Stability changes designed to support farmers from tariffs, but some call for immediate support
Less than 24 hours prior to Sunday's election call, the federal government announced changes for Agri-Stability. The changes are being framed as a way to help farmers hit by Chinese duties on canola m...
Mar 24, 2025
Moe calls for unity against escalating trade war
SASKATOON-Premier Scott Moe, speaking to the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities members on Wednesday, March 12, at Prairieland Park, is calling on the people of Saskatchewan to remain un...
Mar 12, 2025
Saskatchewan School Boards Association approved to distribute federal dollars to support local food programs
The Saskatchewan School Boards Association (SSBA) has been approved for federal funding aimed at supporting and improving school food and nutrition programs in the province. The SSBA is one of ten gro...
Feb 20, 2025
