Provincial News

The Langbank area in Southeastern  Saskatchewan on Wednesday had the third-latest tornado in the province’s history.  Environment and Climate Change Canada released a list of the nine latest confirmed tornadoes in the province.  September 26, 1977 in Plunkett still holds the record for the latest tornado in Saskatchewan, with Drake’s September 20th, 1969 EF1 twister […]

MOOSE JAW – Most parents with children in Holy Trinity Catholic School Division appear to be OK with a new policy prohibiting the use of communications devices in the classroom, division administration says. The division office created Administrative Procedure (AP) 352, Student Use of Personal Electronic Devices, this August in response to the provincial government’s […]

SASKATOON – Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre has extended partnership agreements with the Saskatchewan Automobile Dealers Association (SADA) and the Saskatchewan Association of Autobody Repairers to offer work placement options for high school students. Both associations have signed a two-year partnership extension with Sask DLC to enhance learning opportunities through work placement options for students taking […]

The mayor of Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., has apologized after she was criticized for musing about the “old days” of managing feral cats by throwing them in the river or gassing them with a vehicle’s exhaust pipe. Gale Katchur said in a Thursday statement her comments fell short of her city’s values of compassion, respect and […]

SASKATOON — The Saskatchewan Party has indicated it will continue to focus on what it has done for the province rather than engage its opponents in the usual rhetoric this election season. The provincial election is set for Monday, Oct. 28. Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe challenged the Saskatchewan NDP to inform the provincial residents […]

Palestinian authorities say 15 people were killed overnight in the Gaza Strip in multiple Israeli attacks. An airstrike early Friday morning in Gaza City hit a family home, killing six people including an unknown number of children, Gaza’s Civil Defense said. Another person was killed in Gaza City when a strike hit a group of […]

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 […]

This year’s harvest is nearly three-quarters of the way through, but rain is going to slow things down. The provincial crop report says 74 per cent of harvest is done, up from 61 per cent last week. Producers in the southwest region is getting closer to the finish line at 95 per cent complete, while […]

REGINA – It was a familiar story for Regina Exhibition Association Ltd. at Regina City Hall on Wednesday, as they were back with another request for money. This time REAL officials including acting CEO Roberta Engel, board chair Niki Anderson and Charlene Callander, Interim Board Member, made a request for an additional operating grant of […]

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 […]