Category Archives: Saskatchewan
SaskPower’s system in ‘good shape’ as heat wave descends on Saskatchewan
As Saskatchewan runs headlong into the first real heatwave of the summer, SaskPower is ready to handle the increased strain on the power grid.On Monday night, Albertans got an electricity grid alert d...
Jul 10, 2024

Three former world softball champions among the teams battling in Prince Albert
Six teams from around the globe will battle in Prince Albert this week, hoping to punch their tickets to the WBSC Men's Softball World Cup. The 18th annual tournament opened this summer with group sta...
Jul 09, 2024

More than 60 per cent of funds already raised to host Tony Cote Summer Games
With the Tony Cote Summer Games only one month away, the Lac La Ronge Indian has already managed to raise more than half of the amount needed to host them. In total, approximately $750,000 has been ra...
Jul 09, 2024
Regina and Prince Albert Police arrest 16 after sex trafficking investigation
There are 16 people now facing charges of obtaining sexual services after a police investigation into sex trafficking. According to a media announcement from the Regina Police Service released yesterd...
Jul 09, 2024
SaskPower returns to profit as it releases 2023-24 annual report
After a previous year with a big loss for SaskPower, the Crown Corporation is back in the black for 2023-24.On Tuesday, the company's annual report explained a $184 million net income - a $172 million...
Jul 09, 2024

CFIA recalls brands of almond, cashew, coconut and oat milk due to Listeria concerns
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says numerous Silk and Great Value brand plant-based refrigerated beverages are being recalled due to Listeria concerns.The agency's recall applies to Silk brand al...
Jul 09, 2024
Saskatchewan wins emergency injunction on carbon tax dispute
A federal court has temporarily blocked the Canada Revenue Agency from collecting millions of dollars in carbon tax money from the Government of Saskatchewan.The provincial government filed for an eme...
Jul 09, 2024

Lifesaving Society urges caution after recent deaths on Sask. lakes
For the third time in less than a week, a life has been lost on a Saskatchewan lake.Most recently, a 61-year-old boater from Buffalo Narrows was found deceased after he went missing on Friday. Police ...
Jul 09, 2024

Scorching summer heat hits Canada, but won't touch records set by the 2021 heat dome
Sweltering temperatures stretching from British Columbia to the Ontario border has prompted hundreds of heat warnings, but it's not as intense at the deadly 2021 heat dome in B.C., says a national war...
Jul 08, 2024

'We built the diamonds and the world came to us': Lasting impact of upgrades to Prime Ministers Park
When a group of softball enthusiasts embarked on a campaign a decade ago to bring top-tier fastpitch to Prince Albert, they never anticipated it would land the city on the world stage multiple times. ...
Jul 08, 2024