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NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he will join the Bloc Québécois in blocking a non-confidence motion next week when the Conservatives attempt to topple the the government. The planned votes from the Bloc and the New Democrats eliminate the possibility of a snap election next week. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre announced he will put forward […]

The latest Premier popularity ratings from Angus Reid have just dropped, and after being in the top third for most of the last six years, Saskatchewan’s Scott Moe is now fifth in the country at 45 per cent.  People in each province were asked about their approval of their premiers. Moe is behind Wab Kinew’s […]

SASKATOON — The Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) Rare Earth Processing Facility located in Saskatoon is ahead of schedule and produced rare earth metals at a commercial scale in summer 2024. According to SRC, Saskatchewan is the first and only jurisdiction to do so in North America. Using in-house developed, state-of-the-art, automated technology in metal smelting, […]

MOOSE JAW — Filmmaker Robert (Bob) Barrett spent nearly two years making a documentary about the Royal Canadian Air Force’s history, and one thing he discovered was its personnel are high-calibre role models for their communities. The Toronto-based documentarian began shooting “Wings of Honour: A Century of the Royal Canadian Air Force” in 2022, where […]

The Bloc Québécois is ruling out the possibility that Canadians will be plunged into an early election next week, signalling Wednesday their intention to vote against a Conservative motion of non-confidence in the government. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said he will put forward such a motion for debate on Sept. 24, and specifically challenged NDP […]

Oil and gas production hikes and rebounding air travel put a drag on Canada’s climate progress last year, but a new report says the country was still able to make a modest cut to its planet-warming emissions. New estimates published by a leading climate policy institute show Canada cut emissions by about one per cent […]

A man who is wanted by police managed to escape arrest after fleeing into a wooded area in Pelican Narrows. On Sept. 14, Saskatchewan RCMP Crime Reduction Teams (CRT) from Meadow Lake and La Ronge were attempting to arrest a man at a home in Pelican Narrows. During the execution of the arrest warrant, the […]

SASKATOON, Sask. — A 14-year-old girl accused of setting a fellow student on fire in a Saskatoon school is facing an additional charge. A court spokesperson says the girl has been charged with unlawfully causing bodily harm in addition to the previous offences of attempted murder, aggravated assault and arson. The alleged attack took place […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — John David “JD” Souther, a prolific songwriter and musician who helped shape the country-rock sound that took root in Southern California in the 1970s with his collaborations with the Eagles and Linda Ronstadt, has died at the age of 78. Souther, who collaborated on some of the Eagles’ biggest hits, such […]

REGINA – The horses are coming up to the starting gate, but how are things looking with respect to a provincial election? Sask Today spoke to Tom McIntosh, Professor on Politics and International Studies at the University of Regina, about where things stand right now in provincial politics. It is a unique time in provincial […]