Saskatchewan

'Know the dangerous ones': Sask. mushroom picker shares safety tips ahead of foraging season

As the forests and meadows of Saskatchewan come back to life each spring/summer season, they bring with them a lively bounty - wild mushrooms.But as interest in foraging grows, Donovan Thiessen has on...

Apr 16, 2025

Sask. health minister, NDP battle over claims about Regina’s NICU

The provincial government says reports of specific problems in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at the Regina General Hospital aren't true.The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) claimed there w...

Apr 16, 2025

Bank of Canada holds key rate steady amid trade war, economic uncertainty

OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada left its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday as it waits to get a clearer picture of how global trade uncertainty is going to impact the Canadian economy.The centra...

Apr 16, 2025

Sask. housing sales increase as numbers fall nationally due to market uncertainty

The Saskatchewan home sales forecast is telling a much different story than what is being realized across Canada. The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) downgraded its forecast for home sales thi...

Apr 15, 2025

Sask. legislation would classify fentanyl, meth, needles as ‘street weapons’

The Government of Saskatchewan introduced legislation this week that would classify fentanyl, methamphetamine and hypodermic needles as categories of "street weapons."The amendments to the Safe Public...

Apr 15, 2025

Ottawa says automakers that keep building in Canada will get a tariff exemption

WASHINGTON - Automobile companies that continue to manufacture vehicles in Canada will get an exemption from Ottawa's retaliatory tariffs as U.S. President Donald Trump attempts to upend the North Ame...

Apr 15, 2025

Canadian university teachers warned against travelling to the United States

HALIFAX - The association that represents academic staff at Canadian universities is warning its members against non-essential travel to the United States.The Canadian Association of University Teache...

Apr 15, 2025

Tariff uncertainty foils 'slam dunk rebound year' for national home sales: CREA

The Canadian Real Estate Association has downgraded its forecast for home sales activity in 2025, while the number of homes that changed hands across the country in March was down 9.3 per cent compare...

Apr 15, 2025

RCMP searching for man who escaped Besnard Lake Correctional Centre

Police in Saskatchewan are asking members of the public to keep an eye out for a 34-year-old man who escaped from a provincial correctional centre.According to the RCMP, Kobe Kiseyinewakup was last se...

Apr 15, 2025

Scott Moe wanted to ‘take a breath’ before deciding on penalty for Hilbert comments

On Monday, Premier Scott Moe answered questions for the first time outside of Question Period about his MLA calling federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh a terrorist.The comment was made by Racquel Hilbert...

Apr 15, 2025