Category Archives: Saskatchewan
Quebec MP Francis Scarpaleggia elected as new House of Commons Speaker
Quebec Liberal MP Francis Scarpaleggia was elected Speaker of the House of Commons on Monday - after an unusually dramatic race that saw the only Conservative contenders drop out of the running at the...
May 26, 2025

NDP will not be granted official party status: government House leader
Government House leader Steven MacKinnon says the NDP will not be granted official party status because the law says a party needs at least 12 seats to be recognized.The NDP was reduced to just seven ...
May 26, 2025

Canada Post says parcel volume is down 50% from last year amid overtime ban
OTTAWA - Canada Post says its parcel shipping volumes are down 50 per cent from this time last year as uncertainty about a work stoppage holds back orders.The Crown corporation and its union were back...
May 26, 2025

List of losses due to wildfires in the north grows; more evacuations
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) confirmed Sunday evening that 23 camping units and one trapper's cabin have been lost to the Shoe Fire. There are approximately four cabins that have been ...
May 25, 2025

Pre-evacuation alert reissued for Candle Lake as dry weather fuels wildfire
The Resort Village of Candle Lake has re-established its pre-evacuation alert. This comes as the nearby Camp fire is making advancements to the east thanks to the hot, dry, and windy conditions. The d...
May 25, 2025
Bandits blow out Rush to win third straight NLL Championship
Sasktel Centre was packed last week as the Saskatchewan Rush took on the Buffalo Bandits in Game 2 of the National Lacrosse League (NLL) Finals.On Saturday, Rush fans packed the Sports on Tap bar in S...
May 25, 2025
Sask. RCMP warns AI sketch of child luring suspect on social media is inaccurate
The Saskatchewan RCMP is warning people that an AI-generated sketch circulating on social media is inaccurate.RCMP said in a news release on May 24 that the sketch has been associated with a child lur...
May 25, 2025
Former Humboldt Bronco Ryan Straschnitzki set to debut documentary Monday
The road to recovery has been a long tumultuous one for Ryan Straschnitzki, one of the 13 survivors from the 2018 crash that killed 16 members of the Humboldt Broncos Jr. A Hockey Team and their staff...
May 25, 2025

McCallum re-elected MN-S President
Editor's note: story was updated Monday at 9a.m. to include comments from the electoral officer.It appears since first being elected President of Metis Nation-Saskatchewan in 2017, Glen McCallum conti...
May 25, 2025

Fewer international students adding to university budget challenges
Canadian universities are being forced to tighten their financial belts as they struggle with plummeting enrolment from international students who pay higher tuitions.Universities Canada says "inadequ...
May 24, 2025