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SASKATCHEWAN — Summer storm season has arrived, evidenced by several weather incidents across the province in June, including tornado warnings in southeastern Saskatchewan June 12. Being proactive rather than reactive is important to helping your family in case of a severe weather occurrence and resulting emergency situations. One way to stay in the know is […]

Saskatchewan is continuing to grow to record numbers. As of April 1st of this year, 1,231,043 people now call Saskatchewan home. According to the numbers from the provincial government, released by Statistics Canada, the population has increased by 30,503 people year over year. That’s almost enough to fill Mosaic Stadium. The Sask Party Government is […]

Canadian oil and gas companies facing a federally imposed emissions cap will decide to cut their production rather than invest in too-expensive carbon capture and storage technology, a new report by Deloitte says. The Alberta government-commissioned report — a copy of which was obtained by The Canadian Press — aims to assess the economic impact […]

Saskatchewan Roughrider President and CEO, Craig Reynolds and Chief Financial Officer, Kent Paul were front and centre at the team’s Annual General Meeting on Tuesday night. Their financial update from the 2023 season showed a $1.1-million operating loss. The biggest dip in revenue year-over-year was a $1.9-million shortfall in ticket sales. Reynolds admitted that a […]

Prairie South School Division has accumulated over $1 million in unpaid salaries because of teachers’ job action activities, but the province will claw back that funding once the contract situation is settled. Division administration presented a third-quarter financial update during the recent June board meeting, along with a forecast for the rest of the school […]

REGINA — Latest numbers from Statistics Canada show Saskatchewan’s manufacturing sales, had a 7.5 per cent increase for month-over-month growth for April 2024, compared to March 2024 (seasonally adjusted). This places Saskatchewan second among the provinces. Year-over-year growth in this category was also strong with an increase of 5.4 per cent for April 2024, compared […]

One of the first announcements out of the gate at Canada’s Farm Show, is that it is moving to March. The show has been held in June, but the move to March wasn’t on a whim. “For the first time in our 46-year history, Canada’s Farm Show Regina is moving to March,” said Roberta Engel, […]

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in May climbed 10 per cent compared with April, helped by gains in Montreal and Toronto. The housing agency says the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts in May amounted to 264,506 units, up from 241,111 in April. The move came as […]

A man’s routine drive to Saskatchewan from Ontario took an unexpected turn after his GPS took him on a “shortcut” through the US, resulting in him being charged with drug offences when border officers found drugs. The 57-year-old wasn’t familiar with Sault St. Marie and found himself on the international bridge between Sault Ste. Marie, […]

Construction has halted on a long-awaited care home in Grenfell, Saskatchewan. The provincial government is concerned about the value of its construction dollar, and the project will be re-tendered with project completion delayed by another year. Last October, the government held a sod-turning ceremony and announced that construction of a new long-term care home had […]