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REGINA – Premier Scott Moe and federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh aren’t exactly seeing eye to eye when it comes to matching Singh’s call to remove the PST on essential items. Earlier this week, Singh said he had written provincial premiers calling on them to match his pledge to remove the GST from daily essentials […]

The union representing port supervisors in British Columbia is formally challenging the legal and constitutional authority of the federal labour minister to order them back to work. In a legal document dated Tuesday, International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 514 says it’s questioning whether the order issued by Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon last week violates […]

MOOSE JAW — It was February 2019 when Gregory Samuel Lawrence and his wife, Marjorie, were experiencing marital problems, and on this occasion, their verbal argument turned physical. Frustrated with the issues they were experiencing in their marriage, Lawrence lost his composure during the dispute and shoved and choked his spouse. No other allegations of […]

Three Saskatchewan-based credit unions have announced they are exploring a potential merger. Conexus Credit Union, Cornerstone Credit Union, and Synergy Credit Union confirmed they are considering a merger in a news release issued Wednesday. According to that statement, the three credit unions are aiming to “create a stronger, more resilient province-wide credit union that evolves […]

Saskatchewan’s Opposition NDP says Premier Scott Moe’s government needs to address high food prices and pause the gas tax in light of recent scurvy cases in the province’s North.  News website larongeNow reported last week that doctors in the community had treated 27 cases of scurvy, caused by vitamin C deficiency, over the last six […]

REGINA – At the legislature Tuesday, MLAs and guests braved the ice and snow to remember those who died during the Holodomor. The Holodomor, the Ukrainian word for “extermination by hunger,” was a Soviet-engineered famine that took place in 1932-33. The famine resulted in the deaths of millions of Ukrainian people. Ceremonies took place at […]

A parking ban on Regina’s snow routes will begin at 6 a.m. tomorrow, and last until 6 a.m. Thursday. The ban helps road crews plow efficiently from curb to curb, enhancing traffic flow and emergency access. Snow routes are marked by blue signs with a white snowflake. Parked vehicles during the ban may be ticketed […]

It’s no secret that the biggest female artist in the world right now is Taylor Swift and “Swifties” from all over Canada united in Toronto over the weekend to see her perform live at Rogers Centre. One of those Taylor Swift fans was Melissa Fiacco of Regina. “It was magical,” beamed Fiacco. “It was just […]

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in October rose eight per cent compared with September. The national housing agency says the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts was 240,761 units in October, up from 223,391 in September. The increase came as the annual pace of urban housing starts […]

We knew it would come eventually. Parts of southeast and east central Saskatchewan may feel the wrath of old man winter today (Nov 18th) and tomorrow. Environment Canada has issued a winter storm watch for the Yorkton, Melville, Churchbridge, Humboldt, Raymore, Hudson Bay, Carnduff, Redvers, Carlyle, Moosomin, Kipling, Wolseley, Raymore, Kelliher, Ituna, and Wynyard areas. […]