Category Archives: Saskatchewan

La Ronge couple welcomes quadruplets on leap day
It was a leap day like no other for Gilbert Merasty and Savannah Ratt of La Ronge who welcomed quadruplets into the world on Feb. 29. Born at Saskatoon's Jim Pattison Children's Hospital, Aleah, Beaut...
Mar 05, 2024
Changes to former gas tax could put Sask. municipalities in rut
The president of the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) is concerned after learning the federal government is proposing changes to the Canada Community Building Fund (CCBF) - formerl...
Mar 05, 2024

Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads logins restored after widespread outage
A technical issue caused widespread login issues for a few hours across Meta's Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger platforms Tuesday.Andy Stone, Meta's head of communications, acknowledged the ...
Mar 05, 2024
Former Sask. Party MLA Ryan Domotor apologizes to the Assembly
Former Saskatchewan Party MLA Ryan Domotor began the spring session of the Legislative Assembly with an apology."I can't change what I tried to do that day," Domotor said Monday. "But it is something ...
Mar 05, 2024

New teachers sanctions to impact schools in northeast and Battlefords
More lunch hours are being cancelled in the province as part of the next round of sanctions by the Teachers Federation (STF) have been announced.The STF will withdraw noon-hour supervision at several ...
Mar 05, 2024
STF has only bargained for 30 minutes in five months, Scott Moe says
As teachers prepare to withdraw extracurricular support across Saskatchewan, the province's premier says the teachers' union only spent a half-hour at the bargaining table over the past five months.Te...
Mar 05, 2024

Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger out for thousands of users
Meta, the parent company behind Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger is experiencing an outage affecting thousands of users.According to the website downdetector, issues with the social media giant spik...
Mar 05, 2024

Extreme Cold Warnings hitting P.A., Battlefords and Meadow Lake
Extreme cold has followed a major winter storm in Saskatchewan.Warnings from Environment Canada were in effect Tuesday morning for Saskatoon and west-central Saskatchewan, including the areas around t...
Mar 05, 2024

'It's priceless': Sask. farmers happy for large snowfall
You may have heard a large sigh of relief across Saskatchewan over the weekend.While most people weren't happy to see the large amount of snow most of the province received, the same can't be said for...
Mar 04, 2024

Sturgeon Lake teen lands role in hit Netflix series
Meadow Kingfisher says she had no idea what she was auditioning for, until after she landed the part.The 13-year-old, from Sturgeon Lake First Nation, plays young Katara in the hit Netflix Series: Ava...
Mar 04, 2024