Category Archives: Saskatchewan
Government expands electronic monitoring program
The latest initiative by the provincial government is expected to take some pressure off the courts and provide more supervision options for people who have either been released on bail or are serving...
Mar 30, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 427239914 © Muhammad Mehrab Nabil | Dreamstime.com)
Sask. government will poll public on social media ban for minors, Scott Moe says
Saskatchewan's premier says the provincial government will poll the public about potentially banning minors from using social media sites.In a post on X - formerly Twitter - Premier Scott Moe shared t...
Mar 30, 2026 “Canada should be considering options to limit social media use by minors,” Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said in a statement shared to his own social media on Monday morning. (Image Credit: Mactrunk / Depositphotos.com)
RUH completes first Sask. stereotactic robotic epilepsy surgery
Saskatchewan is marking a historic surgical milestone: the completion of its first stereotactic robotic epilepsy surgery.The procedure was completed at the Royal University Hospital (RUH) on Monday, M...
Mar 30, 2026 The team behind the Royal University Hospital's (RUH) stereotactic robotic epilepsy surgery robot, Erin. The system completed its first robotic surgery on March 23, 2026. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Avi Lewis is the new NDP leader, as Alberta, Sask. leaders say his policies can 'hurt'
Filmmaker Avi Lewis has been elected as the NDP's new leader, defeating his four rivals on the first ballot with nearly 40,000 votes, from almost 71,000 ballots cast. His victory signals a shift by th...
Mar 30, 2026 Avi Lewis, who was proclaimed as the new leader of the NDP, speaks at the party convention in Winnipeg Sunday, March 29, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods)
‘Neighbours hating each other’: Proposed wind farm divides Southern Sask. community
Don Bourassa says a proposed wind farm near his home in southeast Saskatchewan has ruined relationships in his community - to the point where he feels he has been bullied.A resident of the Rural Munic...
Mar 28, 2026 The Bekevar Wind Facility near Kipling is pictured in this undated photo. The project was built in November 2024 and received some complaints from community members. Another wind farm, called the Seven Stars Energy Project, is proposed to be built near Weyburn, Sask., and has received intense pushback. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout/SaskPower)
Sask. distance learning looking to build AI platform for teachers, students
Artificial Intelligence is a hot topic in education right now - whether students should be using it and what it could safely be used for.At the same time, the Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre (Sa...
Mar 28, 2026 Kelli Boklaschuk, superintendent of student programming at the Saskatchewan Distance Learning Corporation (Sask. DLC), said a purpose-built AI would have to foster critical thinking, creativity and communication for students. (Image Credit: CJME file photo)
Feds, province announce $15.6 million in Saskatchewan tariff relief
An extra boost of $15.6 million has been announced for a joint provincial and federal tariff relief response in Saskatchewan. The money will be added to existing employment programs, said Buckley Bela...
Mar 27, 2026 Left to right are: Eric Schmalz, Sask. Minister of Employment and Immigration, Buckley Belanger, Canada Secretary of State (Rural Development) and MLA Alana Ross, who holds several unrelated portfolios, announcing $15.6 million in provincial tariff relief. (Image Credit: Susan McNeil/paNOW)
Master plan shows nearly 50 per cent of Lloyd landfill waste could be recoverable
Nearly half of what Lloydminster residents throw away could be recycled or diverted, but tens of thousands of tonnes still end up buried each year. It's a concerning trend city officials say could dri...
Mar 27, 2026 The City of Lloydminster Sanitary Landfill is located approximately 3.5 km north of 44 Street on 40 Avenue, on the east side of the road, and can also be accessed via 50 Avenue. (Image Credit: Google Map)
P.A. man charged with attempted murder of police officer near Meadow Lake
Two people are facing charges after an RCMP member from the Meadow Lake Crime Reduction Team was hit by an SUV fleeing from police after running through a stop sign. Keistein Michell, age 26, is facin...
Mar 27, 2026 (Image Credit: File photo/paNOW)
$1.5 million from hospital foundation to fund U of R pediatric and maternal research
A large investment from the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation is going to fund research at a University of Regina centre.The foundation wrote a cheque for $1.5 million to help with studies a...
Mar 27, 2026 The $1.5 million in funding came from the the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation. (Image Credit: File photo/CJME)