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CRAVEN – It was on a warm evening July 12 that Tenille Arts performed in front of several thousand Country Thunder Music Festival-goers. The latter took advantage of this visibility to sing extracts from her fourth and new album To Be Honest. To the delight of festival-goers, the artist from Weyburn performed her big hit […]

A court hearing for the Saskatchewan government to argue for an injunction to stop the Canada Revenue Agency from collecting millions in carbon levy money has been cancelled.  Federal Court in Vancouver did not provide an explanation for the cancellation or say when the case would be heard.  Premier Scott Moe’s government argues it’s unconstitutional […]

Legal experts say the federal government has taken an unusual step in trying to take 28-million dollars from Saskatchewan’s bank account for not paying carbon levy money. Rory Gillis, a professor of tax law and federalism at Western University, calls the move drastic, saying it shows a poor relationship between Ottawa and Saskatchewan.  Eric Adams, […]

Saskatchewan has issued a fire ban for provincial lands, parks and the northern administrative district due to hot and dry conditions.  The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency says open fires, controlled burns and fireworks are not allowed on those lands or within 4.5 kilometres of the provincial forest boundary.  The agency is also encouraging municipalities to […]

The Assembly of First Nations and the federal government finalized a deal with Ottawa late Wednesday night that will see the federal government spend $47.8 billion to reform child welfare programs over the next 10 years. AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak made the announcement on the final day of the AFN’s annual general assembly […]

The Saskatchewan government has put a moratorium on new wild boar farms, after decades of expanding feral swine populations.  The province also says existing farms will require licensing and regular inspection. Toby Tschetter, the chair of Sask Pork, says the regulations will help the industry respond to animal escapes and potential disease outbreaks. Research from the University […]

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Two astronauts who should have been back on Earth weeks ago said Wednesday that they’re confident that Boeing’s space capsule can return them safely, despite breakdowns. NASA test pilots Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams launched aboard Boeing’s new Starliner capsule early last month, the first people to ride it. Helium leaks and […]

After a pretty much wet spring and early summer, the heat is being dialed up. The entire province of Saskatchewan is blanketed in a “Heat Warning” issued by Environment and Climate Change Canada. The warnings are issued when daytime highs exceed 32 degrees, and lows don’t drop below 16 degrees. Temperatures in Regina will be […]

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce has named Candace Laing its new president and CEO, effective Sept. 1. Laing has served as chair of the chamber’s board of directors since 2022 after joining the board in 2019, serving as its vice-chair from 2021 to 2022. The chamber said she has resigned from that role as she […]

Joe Bonsall, Grammy award winner and celebrated tenor of the country and gospel group the Oak Ridge Boys, died Tuesday. He was 76. Bonsall died from complications of the neuromuscular disorder Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, according to a statement from representatives of his family. “Joe loved to sing. He loved to read. He loved to write,” the statement read. […]