Category Archives: Saskatchewan
Canada’s inflation rate hits 2% target, reaches lowest level in more than three years
OTTAWA - Canada's inflation rate fell to two per cent last month, finally hitting the Bank of Canada's target after a tumultuous battle with skyrocketing price growth.The annual inflation rate fell fr...
Sep 17, 2024

'Not just an old person's disease': Dispelling myths during Arthritis Awareness Month
Patricia Bell tripped and hurt her ankle one day. Being 31 years old at the time, and in good health, the Prince Albert resident didn't think twice about the incident and just chalked it up to clumsin...
Sep 17, 2024

Historic partnership with Woodland Cree Nations to help fund P.A.Convention and Cultural Centre
The hot button issue at Monday night's Prince Albert city council meeting was the proposed partnership between the City of Prince Albert and the Woodland Cree Nations, a group of three smaller First N...
Sep 16, 2024
‘Can’t be complacent’: Sask. housing providers find solutions
Saskatchewan needs 60,000-80,000 new housing units by 2030 to keep up with the growth the province is seeing.That's according to a report put forward by the Saskatchewan Housing Continuum Network with...
Sep 16, 2024
Province touts progress on growth plan targets ahead of election
The Government of Saskatchewan says it has already exceeded a number of the goals it set out in its 2019 growth plan.The goals already met include exports, population growth, potash sales and more.The...
Sep 16, 2024
Saskatchewan NDP pledges to improve rural health-care if elected
The Saskatchewan NDP is calling on Scott Moe and the Sask. Party to do more when it comes to getting health care back on track in rural Saskatchewan.NDP health critic Vicki Mowat suggested these issue...
Sep 13, 2024

Wildlife rehabilitation non-profit hoping public goes 'Wild for Life'
From bats to bears, Healing Haven Wildlife Rescue in Dorintosh has helped rehabilitate and aid hundreds of sick, injured and orphaned animals in northwestern Saskatchewan, but now it's asking for the ...
Sep 13, 2024
Sask. residents lost $3.4 million in cryptocurrency frauds this year: RCMP
The Saskatchewan RCMP say scammers have ripped off residents of the province for more than $3.4 million in cryptocurrency since the start of 2024."Between January 1 and July 31, 2024, Saskatchewan RCM...
Sep 13, 2024

OSB mill construction set to begin in P.A. in 2025; One Sky Forest Products timber allocation increased
The stage has been set for an oriented strand board (OSB) mill to begin construction in Prince Albert.Premier Scott Moe announced Thursday afternoon that the province has allocated nearly 1.2 million ...
Sep 12, 2024
Annual Métis celebration was all about having fun and sharing culture
During the 7th Annual CUMFI Mtis Cultural Days, the focus was on celebrating diversity while also recognizing the common threads between cultures.Mtis performers shared the stage with a Ukrainian danc...
Sep 12, 2024