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Statistics Canada says population growth rate in 2023 was highest since 1957

Statistics Canada says population growth rate in 2023 was highest since 1957

Mar 27, 2024 | 7:55am
Statistics Canada says the country posted its highest annual population growth rate in more than six decades last year. The agency says the population grew 3.2 per cent, its fastest pace since 1957 when it grew 3.3 per cent. The increase brought the population to 40,769,890on Jan. 1, 2024. The total was up by 1,271,872 […]
Four people found dead in Neudorf are from the same family: RCMP

Four people found dead in Neudorf are from the same family: RCMP

Mar 26, 2024 | 2:30pm
There are precious few details coming out of the community of Neudorf, after the discovery of four bodies in a home on Monday. The RCMP say they appear to be a mom and dad, and their two adult children who died. Police are not releasing any more details other than there does not appear to […]
Giant Tiger customer data compromised in incident with third-party vendor

Giant Tiger customer data compromised in incident with third-party vendor

Mar 26, 2024 | 9:40am
Giant Tiger Stores Ltd. says contact information for some of its customers was compromised in an “incident” linked to a third-party vendor it uses. Alison Scarlett, a spokesperson for the Ottawa-based discount retailer, would not name the vendor on Monday but said Giant Tiger uses the company to manage its customer communications and engagement. Giant Tiger is working hard to resolve the […]
RCMP Major Crimes investigating after 4 people found dead near Neudorf

RCMP Major Crimes investigating after 4 people found dead near Neudorf

Mar 25, 2024 | 8:08pm
RCMP say they are investigating the deaths of four people at a rural home near Neudorf Melville RCMP were conducting a wellness check Sunday night just after 6:05PM at the house near the village and upon arrival found four adults deceased inside. Police say the deaths are considered suspicious, and an initial investigation indicates there […]
Elite policing units putting a dent in province’s surging crime

Elite policing units putting a dent in province’s surging crime

Mar 25, 2024 | 1:49pm
Amidst a surge in criminal activity across Saskatchewan, specialized law enforcement units are stepping up to tackle the challenge. Consisting of highly-trained officers, the Crime Reduction Team (CRT), Trafficking Response Teams (STRT), and the RCMP Warrant Enforcement and Suppression Team (WEST), have made significant strides to curb the escalating crime rates. “Because of these teams, there […]
Canada evacuating vulnerable Canadian citizens out of Haiti: Joly

Canada evacuating vulnerable Canadian citizens out of Haiti: Joly

Mar 25, 2024 | 1:18pm
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada is airlifting vulnerable Canadians out of Haiti by helicopter to the Dominican Republic as conditions continue to deteriorate.  Haiti has been in a profound security crisis since mid-2021, when gangs took control of key infrastructure and started violent turf wars that have led to a collapse of most […]
Saskatchewan has a better chance of surviving a zombie apocalypse than Alberta

Saskatchewan has a better chance of surviving a zombie apocalypse than Alberta

Mar 25, 2024 | 9:16am
The study shows that the Northwest Territories have the best chances of survival in a zombie apocalypse. Saskatchewan is the sixth safest province to live within, in the event of an apocalypse. Research by CasinosHunter analyzed various metrics, including availability of water, population density, army presence, hospitals, availability of weapons and supermarkets, to assess which places in […]
Teachers Strike Continuing

Teachers Strike Continuing

Mar 25, 2024 | 4:36am
With no resolution on the horizon for the labour dispute between the provincial government, and the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation will be continuing its job action. The STF announced Friday there will be a province wide ban on extra curricular activities all week, except Friday, which is a holiday. Teachers will also withdraw lunch supervision on […]
Provincial budget: Classrooms, care, communities and a deficit

Provincial budget: Classrooms, care, communities and a deficit

Mar 20, 2024 | 2:15pm
The 2024-25 Saskatchewan provincial budget features major spending on education, health care, municipalities and capital investments — and has a deficit to go along with it. A projected deficit of $273.2 million is forecast in the budget tabled by Deputy Premier and Finance Minister Donna Harpauer in the legislature Wednesday. It is the final budget of her […]

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