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A Saskatoon high school student remembers the pungent smell of burned hair going up her nose, and something like the strong scent from a Sharpie marker, moments after she watched a schoolmate being set on fire. She had just stepped out of her Grade 9 social studies class for lunch on Thursday, she says, when […]

The former chief of the Prince Albert police service that was subject to an independent inquiry was paid nearly $430,000 after he retired, public documents show. The documents say Jonathan Bergen received $429,241 in 2023, roughly double the $200,626 he earned in 2022 and his $219,044 salary in 2021, while chief of police in Prince Albert. […]

A report from Farm Credit Canada (FCC) says the food manufacturing sector in Canada has an opportunity to meet the growing demand for food globally. FCC says the need to grow more food with the same or less inputs will increase as the global population expects to reach nearly ten billion people by the year […]

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has ripped up the supply and confidence deal with the Liberals that helped keep the minority government in power.  In a social media video posted Wednesday afternoon, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said he notified Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of the decision.  “Canadians are fighting a battle.  A battle for the future […]

The NDP has pulled out of a confidence and supply agreement with the Liberals. What happens now?  In March 2022, the Liberals and NDP penned a deal that would keep the minority government led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in power until June 2025 and move ahead on some mutually agreeable policies. It was called […]

HUMBOLDT — Growth anticipated as a result of BHP’s potash project near Jansen will benefit from a $250,000 Government of Saskatchewan contribution to the Sylvite Four-Six Regional Development Incorporation (S4-6). The funding will be used to support outcomes in the areas of housing, child care, labour, training and education, inclusive relationships, emergency services, infrastructure and […]

SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN – An air quality advisory is in effect Wednesday for much of southern Saskatchewan due to wildfire smoke from the northern part of the province. The advisory covers Moose Jaw, Estevan, Weyburn, Carlyle, Assiniboia, Swift Current, Moosomin and other areas of the province. A total of 137 RMs – and the communities within […]

REGINA – The next phase of the Dewdney Avenue Revitalization Project is under way and some restrictions are taking effect this week. Starting Sept. 3 construction begins focusing on water and sewer work at the Albert and Dewdney intersection, with the work taking place 28 feet underground. The city states that Albert Street is going […]

REGINA – Cairns on Cinema is back! Yes, folks, after my brief stay outside the organization I have returned to Harvard Media this fall, and that means the revival of the Cairns on Cinema columns. Two things I really missed during my time at the other place: (1) the Legislature beat and my cozy office […]

REGINA – The municipal election race in Regina is starting to take shape as more candidates start to launch their campaigns. So far candidates have announced for the mayor’s race and throughout the city’s ten wards, and what we do know so far is there will be a significant turnover in the council ranks. So […]