Provincial News

Snowfall warning issued for Regina and Southern Saskatchewan

Oct 22, 2022 | 4:46pm

We knew the warmer than average autumn wouldn’t last forever. Environment Canada has issued a “snowfall warning” for Regina.  The weather office is predicting between 10 and 20 centimetres (or just under 8 inches) of snow. The flakes are expected to start falling sometime early Sunday morning, and continue through the day tapering off Monday […]

Police Searching for Fire Suspect

Oct 21, 2022 | 5:47am

Police in Moose Jaw have issued an arrest warrant for someone police believe was responsible for a massive fire downtown last weekend. Police are trying to find 31 year old Adam Mathieson, who has been charged with mischief over 5 thousand dollars. The fire last Sunday, destroyed a building at Third Avenue North West and […]

UK’s Liz Truss quits after turmoil obliterated her authority

Oct 20, 2022 | 7:46am

British Prime Minister Liz Truss has resigned. She has bowed to the inevitable after a tumultuous term in which her policies triggered turmoil in financial markets and a rebellion in her party obliterated her authority. Just a day earlier Truss had vowed to stay in power, saying she was “a fighter and not a quitter.” […]

FSIN calling for end to crown land auctions

Oct 20, 2022 | 6:19am

The FSIN is once again calling on the provincial government to stop selling off crown land. Chief Bobby Cameron wants the provincial government to engage in discussions with the rightful owners of the land, first nations. The provincial government has been selling land parcels through on line auctions since 2016, and the FSIN says the […]

Sask farmers advised to check canola fields this fall

Oct 20, 2022 | 4:44am

The southeast provincial crops extension specialist is advising farmers to check their canola fields this fall for crop diseases. Sherri Roberts, based in Weyburn, has been checking fields for clubroot and other diseases. She says some fields are showing signs of disease. Roberts suggests farmers should consider extending crop rotations and seeding disease-resistant varieties. She […]

Soaring prices at the grocery store fuelling Canada’s inflation rate

Oct 19, 2022 | 10:58am

Canadians are continuing to feel the pinch at the grocery store as food prices continue to soar at the fastest rate in four decades, and one economist says there likely won’t be any meaningful relief until early next year. “It’s definitely going to take a little bit of time, for example, for any input prices […]

NDP criticizes Sask. Party’s Duty to Consult talks

Oct 19, 2022 | 4:32am

The Offical Opposition is calling on the Sask. Party government to overhaul the Duty to Consult process instead of making amendments. Duty to Consult is when the Government must consult with First Nation and Metis communities to fulfilling its legal obligation to consult and accommodate First Nation and Métis communities in advance of decisions or […]

Police mourn death of RCMP constable fatally stabbed in Burnaby, B.C.

Oct 19, 2022 | 4:32am

Mounties are mourning one of their own after an RCMP officer was fatally stabbed at a homeless campsite in Burnaby, British Columbia. Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald says the death Tuesday of Const. Shaelyn Yang, 31, will be felt by her colleagues who say goodbye to their loved ones each day when they go to work to serve their […]

Saskatchewan’s Chief Electoral Officer has made recommendations to modernize the province’s election system

Oct 18, 2022 | 6:51am

Saskatchewan’s Chief Electoral Officer has recommended modernizing the province’s election system. Dr. Michael Boda said that the changes would make Saskatchewan consistent with best practices and Canadian standards and prepare the province for democracy in the 21st century. He said the province’s current system isn’t outdated, but it hasn’t changed much in its 100-plus years […]

Ottawa signs agreement to find Indigenous policing solutions after mass stabbing

Oct 18, 2022 | 5:19am

Federal Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says he had a heavy and difficult visit with families of those killed in a mass stabbing in Saskatchewan before he signed an agreement to explore new ways to improve safety on some First Nations in the province. “It is a cornerstone of reconciliation that policing for Indigenous people by Indigenous […]

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