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Travellers, business groups and politicians expressed fervent relief on Sunday after Air Canada and the union representing thousands of its pilots negotiated a new labour deal and averted a disruptive, countrywide shutdown. Canada’s largest air carrier announced shortly after midnight Sunday that it had reached a tentative, four-year collective agreement with the Air Line Pilots Association.  The deal, reached after more than […]

BEARDY’S AND OKEMASIS’ CREE NATION  – RCMP Major Crimes are investigating a suspicious death on Beardy’s and Okemasis’ Cree Nation. Around 2:20 a.m. Sept. 14, Rosthern RCMP responded to a report of a weapons incident at a residence on the First Nation. They determined a firearm was discharged inside the residence, resulting in a 28-year-old […]

MOOSE JAW — The Moose Jaw Police Service (MJPS) opened 14 disciplinary files against its officers last year but only imposed remedial action on two members, a new report shows. The Saskatchewan Police Commission (SPC) released its 2023-24 annual report earlier this year, with the document summarizing the organization’s activities and providing data about the […]

The Canadian Grain Commission revoked the licences of Purely Canada Foods on August 27 and has since received claims from unpaid producers against the company. Lonny McKague, Commissioner with the Canadian Grain Commission, says they’ve received a number of inquiries from producers but not a lot of claims yet. He couldn’t provide details of the […]

After 45 days of evidence and legal arguments the criminal trial of “Freedom Convoy” organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber is finally at an end. A verdict could be as much as six months away. “I don’t know in this moment when I will be in a position to give my decision,” Justice Heather Perkins-McVey […]

REGINA – There will be no electoral alliance or merger happening between the Progressive Conservatives and the Buffalo Party for the upcoming provincial election. PC leader Rose Buscholl put an end to the speculation at a news conference in Regina on Thursday morning.  “Unfortunately, there were many things that kept us apart,” said Buscholl as […]

REGINA – Rural roads in Saskatchewan are getting a funding boost this week with more money from the Rural Integrated Roads for Growth program At an announcement at the office of Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities in Regina the Government of Saskatchewan and SARM confirmed there will be $16.8 million in funding going to 13 rural […]

The lack of moisture last week helped producers get more of the crop off the field and into the bin. The provincial crop report says 61 per cent of harvest is complete, a jump from 42 per cent the previous and well ahead of the five and ten year averages. The southwest is the furthest […]

Air Canada is asking the federal government to be ready to intervene in its labour talks with its pilots as time is running out before a potential shutdown. Airline spokesman Christophe Hennebelle says Air Canada is committed to negotiations but it faces “unreasonable wage demands” from the pilots union that it can’t meet. The two […]

SASKATOON — Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre (Sask DLC) is welcoming students to its second school year as the provincial online learning provider for kindergarten to Grade 12. More students are continuing to access full- or part-time online learning to support their individual learning needs and graduation plans, according to Sask. Education. For the 2023-24 school […]