Its been a day. The snow has eased off after falling steadily since Saturday afternoon. The snow was also driven by powerful winds with gusts touching 80 kilometres an hour. That has this higher than expected snowfall to accumulate in drifts. Some parts of roads have little snow, others have deep drifts, especially between the […]
The Canadian economy added 108,000 jobs in October, reversing much of the losses observed in recent months and surprising forecasters who were expecting a very modest bump in employment. In its latest labour force survey, Statistics Canada said Friday that the unemployment rate for last month held steady at 5.2 per cent as more Canadians […]
Parents in Pilot Butte want better safety measures after a threat from a student last month. One of those parents is Lydia Riopka, who has two daughters who attend the school. Last month, one of her daughters received a Snapchat of a toy gun pointed at the school, as well as various threats referencing a […]
The PlayNow dot com live casino gaming and sports gambling website is now active. The SIGA-managed site is the first online casino site allowed in Saskatchewan. A release from the province said there are over 500 casino games and a full suite of sports betting options. FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron said in the release that […]
A two-vehicle collision on Highway #16 near Churchbridge resulted in one person’s death. RCMP said that an initial investigation determined a northbound and southbound vehicle collided. The driver and lone occupant of the northbound vehicle, a 57-year-old man from Langenburg, was declared deceased by EMS at the scene. The driver and lone occupant of the […]
Ontario’s pre-emptive use of the notwithstanding clause in legislation intended to prevent a strike by education workers is a dangerous and draconian move that could have implications for labour negotiations across the country, experts say. The Progressive Conservative government tabled legislation, expected to pass Thursday, that imposes a contract on education workers with the Canadian […]
Saskatchewan’s policing minister has apologized for defending the attendance of a notorious convicted killer at her government’s tough-on-crime throne speech last week. Christine Tell says she shares Premier Scott Moe’s apology from Monday. She says she was wrong and she’s sorry for the words she used. Colin Thatcher, who was convicted of first-degree murder in […]
Some nasty weather is coming to Saskatchewan, and you will want to know this if you are headed out on the highways. Snowfall warnings are up for western Saskatchewan from Leader and Gull Lake north to the Meadow Lake Area. As well as from Prince Albert east to the Alberta Border. Some low pressure is […]
Premier Scott Moe’s Saskatchewan Party government is set to introduce a bill today aimed at seeking more provincial independence, especially over its natural resources. Canada’s Constitution already separates provincial and federal powers, but Saskatchewan wants it written into its own laws with the Saskatchewan First Act. The intent of the bill is to define that Saskatchewan alone has exclusive jurisdiction over its natural […]
Russia has suspended its part of the deal allowing Ukraine to ship grain from its Black Sea ports safely amid a monthslong war, and it appears that the remaining partners are now left to take their chances. On Monday, Ukraine said a dozen ships had sailed despite initially reporting that more than 200 vessels, many loaded […]
