Category Archives: Saskatchewan

HPV vaccine now free for Sask. boys in Grade 6
There will be more needles for many Grade 6 boys this year. As announced in the provincial budget, the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is now free for Grade 6 boys as part of the province's sc...
Sep 08, 2017

Trudeau most popular, tax loopholes a problem: Mainstreet
If an election were held today, Justin Trudeau and his Liberal party would be on their way to another majority government, according to the latest Mainstreet poll released Friday. The Liberals current...
Sep 08, 2017

Scott Moe addresses deadly highway crash
The perceived frontrunner to replace Premier Brad Wall addressed questions on Friday about a fatal collision. Rosthern-Shellbrook MLA Scott Moe said the incident in question happened in 1997, when he ...
Sep 08, 2017

Province to conduct anonymous legal cannabis survey
Residents of Saskatchewan are being asked to provide input on the upcoming marijuana legislation next year. Between Sept. 8 and Oct. 6, the government of Saskatchewan will be conducting an online surv...
Sep 08, 2017

Premier met RCMP over controversial GTH land sale
Premier Brad Wall met with RCMP investigators to discuss the controversial GTH land deal this summer. It is an issue that doesn't seem to go away for the retiring leader. The government bought the lan...
Sep 06, 2017

Wyant promises GTH inquiry if elected Sask. Party leader
The Sask. Party leadership race is only a few weeks old, but the controversy over the Global Transportation Hub (GTH) is coming up again. This time, former justice minister Gord Wyant i...
Sep 05, 2017

Sask. wildfires stable, but evacuees stay put: province
Despite some improvement in the fight against wildfires in Northern Saskatchewan, evacuees will spend the long weekend away from home. The provincial government provided an update Friday morning as th...
Sep 01, 2017

Strong caucus support for Moe in Sask. Party leadership race
A former cabinet minister is seeing a strong show of caucus support as he steps into the race for Saskatchewan Party leadership. Rosthern-Shellbrook MLA Scott Moe made the official announcement in Sas...
Sep 01, 2017

La Loche shooter: Sentencing delayed, no final date set
The court case of a La Loche teen who shot 11 people in January 2016, killing four and injuring seven is now adjourned until Monday, Sept. 11, when Judge Janet McIvor will fix a final date for sentenc...
Sep 01, 2017

La Loche shooting case delayed as Crown prosecutor appointed to become a judge
Proceedings in the sentencing hearing for the shootings in La Loche were set to resume this morning, but have now been delayed as former Crown prosecutor Lloyd Stang has been appointed to the bench as...
Sep 01, 2017