Category Archives: Saskatchewan
‘Henry’s Law’: Saskatchewan strengthens carbon monoxide monitoring after boy’s death
Saskatchewan is bolstering rules on carbon monoxide monitoring after an 11-year-old Regina boy was killed by the colourless, odourless gas.Eric Schmalz, the government relations minister, says Henry L...
May 05, 2026 A photograph of late Henry Losco can be seen in Regina, on Wednesday, April 22, 2026. Losco was killed by carbon monoxide poisoning in a Regina apartment last December. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu)
Evacuations begin as flooding continues, 19 active floods recorded
The north central belt of Saskatchewan continues to battle high water brought on by high levels of snowmelt with multiple RMs running out of materials like barricades and sandbagging equipment. First ...
May 05, 2026 Community members travel by canoe through floodwaters in Red Earth Cree Nation on Tuesday morning as emergency crews continue responding to rising water levels. (Image Credit: Allister Nawakayas / Emergency Co-ordinator.)
SIGA reports thousands engaging with responsible gambling tools amid growing online risks
The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) has launched its Spring Responsible Gambling Awareness Week, May 4 to 15, across all seven of its casino locations in the province. It comes as the orga...
May 05, 2026 SIGA will have information tables set up at all seven SIGA casinos, providing patrons with resources to help identify and minimize risky gambling behaviours, information about where to seek help with problem gambling, brochures about gambling myths, and general information about the randomness of casino games. (Image Credit: Submitted photo)
Saskatchewan floods: 15 states of emergency, residents use boats to evacuate stranded people
As flood waters began to surround some homes in the RM of Connaught on Monday, people took evacuations into their own hands.Boats and Sea-Doos were dug out of storage to motor across roads inundated w...
May 05, 2026 Rescuers from the RM of Connaught head out to evacuate people stranded in their homes surrounded by water. (Image Credit: submitted photo/Lloyd Seymour)
Canadians being asked to complete 2026 census as letters are mailed out
Canadians have about one week to fill out the federal government's latest census.Statistics Canada says households and farm businesses will soon receive letters in the mail containing instructions on ...
May 05, 2026 Signage marks the Statistics Canada offices in Ottawa on July 21, 2010. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick)
Unions call for flexibility as executive federal staff return to the office full-time
Unions representing workers across the country were calling on governments to be flexible Monday after executives in the federal public service started a new work schedule that will see them on-site i...
May 04, 2026 People make their way across Wellington Street in downtown Ottawa on Thursday, April 16, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick)
Despite repeated wildfire seasons, preparedness gap persists in Saskatchewan
According to a new survey, Saskatchewan residents are heading into another wildfire season with high awareness of smoke risks, but experts say that awareness is not consistently translating into prepa...
May 04, 2026
Connaught experiences 1 in 200-year flood, limited evacuations may be needed
The RM of Connaught has been hard hit by spring runoff this year and is now warning that some residents may need to be evacuated. Both Connaught and its northern/eastern neighbour, the RM of Arborfiel...
May 04, 2026 A road sign in the midst of what appears to be a lake in the RM of Connaught. (Image Credit: Facebook/RM of Connaught)
USask student creates ribbon skirts for charity
During his first year of post-secondary, when University of Saskatchewan student Sawyer Kopec attended his first powwow, he felt ill-suited to participate in any of the traditions.A Mtis student from ...
May 04, 2026 (Image Credit: (submitted photo))
Flooding leaves local property owners stranded
The rapid snow melt and subsequent rising water is wreaking havoc on rural properties in the Prince Albert area.Wendy Bunt lives at Briarlea, which is right across from Round Lake and their only acces...
May 04, 2026 As a result of flooding on her property in the RM of Garden River, Pauline Ducharme Bear has been forced to collect all her belongings and leave. (Image Credit: Facebook/ Pauline Ducharme Bear)