Category Archives: Saskatchewan
Northern Sask. well represented as Sask. Music Award nominees are announced
The nominations are in, and northern Saskatchewan is ready to show the rest of the province that they belong on the big stage.The nominees for the 2023 Saskatchewan Music Awards were unveiled on Thurs...
Oct 27, 2023
Saskatchewan and Alberta premiers ask for extension of carbon tax exemption
Two of Canada's Prairie premiers say Ottawa's decision to exempt the carbon tax on heating oil fails to address affordability needs in Alberta and Saskatchewan.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced ...
Oct 27, 2023
Alleged medicine man, accused of 12 counts of sexual assault, to be tried by judge and jury
A Saskatchewan court case involving an alleged medicine man, and the 12 counts of sexual assault he is facing, has been moved to Court of King's Bench in Saskatoon.Cecil Wolfe's matter was recently sp...
Oct 27, 2023
Sask. teachers vote overwhelmingly in favour of sanctions
Members of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation have overwhelmingly voted in favour of job sanctions.Of the 90 per cent of the members who voted, 95 per cent cast their ballots in favour of sanctions...
Oct 27, 2023
'Continued resistance': Saskatchewan government won't fund supervised consumption
The Saskatchewan Party government has made it clear it won't fund supervised drug consumption services, a move one researcher says is not based on evidence. The province pledged in its throne speech t...
Oct 27, 2023
Results of teacher sanctions vote expected Friday
On Friday morning, the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) is expected to release what job action could look like if contract talks with the provincial government continue to go nowhere.Last week,...
Oct 27, 2023
Spring construction planned for McIlvenna Bay mine
A planned copper and zinc mine in northeast Saskatchewan is set to start construction in the spring with production planned for 2025. David Bernier, one of Foran Mining's advisors, spoke at a Prince A...
Oct 26, 2023
Three SMA nominations for Nige B
Nigel Bell, who performs under the name Nige B, has earned multiple 2023 Saskatchewan Music Award nominations. Bell has been nominated for Hip Hop Artist of the Year and Contemporary Indigenous Artist...
Oct 26, 2023
Sask. actress relishes new project while looking back to her small-town routes
From a small-town life in Torch River to the big lights of Canadian film and TV, a Saskatchewan actress is still doing what she loves best.Shannon Jardine, who spent most of her life in Torch River an...
Oct 26, 2023
‘Not acceptable:’ Sask. health minister addresses long biopsy wait times
The Government of Saskatchewan is well aware of the long wait times for ultrasounds and biopsies for women facing breast cancer.Those wait times affected Regina's Lindsay Rogers, who waited two months...
Oct 26, 2023