Category Archives: Saskatchewan
Fire ban issued for all Sask. provincial parks
People visiting Saskatchewan's provincial parks over the Labour Day weekend won't be able to enjoy a traditional campfire. The province has issued a ban on open fires in every provincial park for the ...
Aug 31, 2017
Sask. drug plan to cover abortion pill
The Saskatchewan Prescription Drug Plan will soon provide coverage for the medical abortion pill, Mifegymiso. Mifegymiso is the only Health Canada-approved abortion drug. The oral medication can be us...
Aug 31, 2017
Premier backtracks on Crown privatization talks
The Saskatchewan government is backtracking on its plans for the Crown corporations. In the spring, it passed Bill 40, which defined what privatization meant and would allow for the sale of up to...
Aug 30, 2017
Bill Boyd facing environmental and wildlife charges
Just days before his retirement from politics and days after he was booted from the Saskatchewan Party, Bill Boyd is facing charges. The Kindersley area MLA has been charged with three counts und...
Aug 30, 2017
Harpauer in as finance minister in cabinet shuffle
The recent Sask. Party leadership race has opened up several cabinet positions and prompted a cabinet shuffle. Arguably the biggest move Premier Brad Wall announced today is reassigning Kevin Doherty ...
Aug 30, 2017
Full evacuation order issued in Pelican Narrows
A looming forest fire has prompted a full evacuation order in Pelican Narrows. The northern Saskatchewan community, about six-and-a-half hours from Saskatoon, had previously planned to evacu...
Aug 30, 2017
Petition created to remove John A. Macdonald statue
For people driving by Regina's Victoria Park Monday afternoon, they would have seen the statue of John A. Macdonald covered in a white sheet and yellow police tape. A group of people, some from the Sa...
Aug 29, 2017
Tramping Lake grain elevator fire loss for family, community
The Tramping Lake grain elevator fire is a big loss not only for the family who owned it, but also to the small community, located about 100 kilometres from North Battleford. Kerrobert, Wilkie and Uni...
Aug 28, 2017
Province’s top civil servant seeks Sask. Party leadership
Another name has entered the Sask. Party leadership race, but this one isn't as familiar. Alanna Koch was the province's top civil servant until she decided to run to replace Brad Wall. At a farm sout...
Aug 28, 2017
Wild blueberry festival another huge success
Blueberries and blue skies welcomed visitors at St. Walburg’s 29th annual Wild Blueberry Festival. Organizers said official numbers are still being finalized but but were confident it was an oth...
Aug 28, 2017