Category Archives: Saskatchewan

Debden Roadrunners looking to bring fourth straight national broomball championship to Saskatchewan
Four years ago, the province of Saskatchewan had never had a national champion in U20 women's broomball. The Debden Roadrunners have now given the province three straight, and they are looking to make...
Dec 11, 2024

Northern stores 'absolutely not' hiking food costs when federal funding arrives: CEO
The chief executive of the North West Co. Inc. is rejecting accusations that its stores in remote Indigenous communities hiked food prices as funding flowed in this year from federal programs aimed at...
Dec 11, 2024

Trudeau set to speak with premiers to tackle Trump's tariff plan
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to meet with provincial and territorial premiers Wednesday afternoon to talk Canada-U.S. relations.The premiers will virtually discuss a plan to tackle the threat ...
Dec 11, 2024

Auditor finds non-compliance with international trip, credit card and expense claims at Northlands College
Northlands College staff are not complying with travel and expense claims, and corporate credit cards policies. That's according to a report released this month by the Provincial Auditor of Saskatchew...
Dec 11, 2024

New federal gun ban targets legal owners, not criminals: Sask. firearm businesses
With the federal government's decision to add 324 firearms to its gun ban last Thursday to tackle crime, Saskatchewan gun businesses believe the ban affects legal, law-abiding gun owners more than cri...
Dec 11, 2024

Trial delayed three months for Margo homicide case
A high-profile murder trial that was set to commence this week in Yorkton is facing delays.As per a request from the defence, Brian McLeod's matters have been re-scheduled to the week of March 10, 202...
Dec 10, 2024

Saskatchewan fall legislative sitting ends with barbs after civility promise
Saskatchewan's fall legislative sitting ended Tuesday with political barbs traded across the aisle after Premier Scott Moe promised a better tone two weeks ago.The swipes began when Opposition NDP Lea...
Dec 10, 2024
Man charged with burning down Loon Lake church
A 25-year-old man is facing a charge of arson and another for breaching a conditional sentence order in connection with the burning of a church in Loon Lake several months ago. RCMP arrested Shandon C...
Dec 10, 2024
How U.S. tariffs could affect Canada’s agriculture industry, consumer prices
As Donald Trump's inauguration looms, Canada's agriculture industry is waiting with bated breath to see whether the sweeping tariffs he's threatened will come to pass.If they do, producers would have ...
Dec 10, 2024

Wait times grow amid Canada Post strike as backlogs and frustration build
It's almost two weeks since Darren Solomon had a working fridge. The appliance's compressor conked out on Nov. 26 and he's been waiting for a replacement part ever since. The supplier he spoke with la...
Dec 09, 2024