Saskatchewan

P.A. man calls out Sask. healthcare system after wife dies from toe infection

A Prince Albert man believes an overwhelmed provincial healthcare system is to blame for his wife's death.Elaine Gassner passed away on Nov. 5 after spending nearly the last six months of her life in ...

Dec 13, 2023

STF president says government won’t negotiate on ‘key issues’

Negotiations have hit a wall after five days of conciliation meetings between the provincial government and teachers.Samantha Becotte, president of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation, said the conc...

Dec 13, 2023

Verdict reserved for former Sask. Mountie accused of murdering lover

It is now up to a judge to determine whether Bernie Herman used his RCMP-issued pistol to shoot his lover out of self-defence or as a planned killing. Those two scenarios were part of the final argume...

Dec 13, 2023

Teachers’ union says sanctions more likely after conciliation ends in impasse

The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation says five days of conciliation hearings in Regina ended in an impasse.The union said sanctions are now more likely due to the Government-Trustee Bargaining Commit...

Dec 13, 2023

New program fills health care vacancies in the Battlefords

The Rural and Remote Recruitment Incentive Program appears to be making progress in recruiting health care workers to Saskatchewan and according to one government official, the Battlefords is one area...

Dec 13, 2023

Naloxone-resistant fentanyl circulating in southern Sask.: RCMP

A strain of the powerful opioid fentanyl is circulating in southern Saskatchewan, and the RCMP say it may be resistant to naloxone.Naloxone is a fast-acting drug that can temporarily reverse the effec...

Dec 12, 2023

Sex offender in Saskatchewan who took children into U.S. signs plea agreement

A convicted sex offender living in Saskatchewan who cut through a fence to drive across the Canada-U.S. border with two children and their mother has entered a plea agreement.The agreement filed in So...

Dec 12, 2023

Improvements made after Young Worker Readiness Course app breached

The Saskatchewan government says cybersecurity has been improved after an unauthorized breach of the Young Worker Readiness Certificate Course application.The third-party app is externally hosted and ...

Dec 12, 2023

Chances of a white Christmas looking low for Saskatchewan

Christmas is just two weeks away, but if you look outside of your window right now, chances are it looks nothing like winter.Very little snow has fallen in most parts of Saskatchewan so far this seaso...

Dec 12, 2023

‘Not true reconciliation:’ FSIN reacts to federal bill on water

The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is not impressed with new federal legislation on clean water.The Canadian government announced Bill C-61, the proposed First Nations Clean Water A...

Dec 11, 2023