Tag Archives: Saskatchewan News
Saskatchewan Patients Wait Longer, Feel Greater Impact from Delays in Specialist Care: StatCan
Saskatchewan residents are waiting longer to see medical specialists compared to many other Canadians - and the delays are having a significant effect on their daily lives, according to new data from ...
Jul 31, 2025
Purolator Tackle Hunger Game Day Drive Collects Nearly 42,000 Pounds of Food for Regina Food Bank
Nearly 42,000 pounds of food were collected for the Regina Food Bank during this year's Purolator Tackle Hunger Game Day Food Drive, held at the Saskatchewan Roughriders' home game against the Edmonto...
Jul 30, 2025 Photo courtesy: Purolator
Break and Enters in Saskatchewan Remain Steady; RCMP Urge Public Vigilance
Saskatchewan RCMP say break and enters across the province remained relatively steady between 2023 and 2024, with a two per cent increase reported year over year. Police say the rise was driven primar...
Jul 30, 2025
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
Saskatchewan expands Active Families Benefit for 2025
Saskatchewan families with children enrolled in sports, cultural or recreational activities will be able to claim a higher refundable tax benefit starting in 2025. The Active Families Benefit has been...
Jul 25, 2025 Photo: Government of Saskatchewan website
