Provincial News

Statistics Canada says airfares rose two per cent year-over-year in June, and continued to soar above pre-pandemic levels. Figures from the consumer price index show the increase follows a 4.5 per cent year-over-year bump in May and a fairly flat April. Prices also stood nearly 19 per cent above what travellers paid for their plane […]

There is an old saying, “you can’t fight the tax collector”. The Sask. Party Government is trying to prove that wrong in its on-going fight over carbon tax money Ottawa says Saskatchewan owes. All of this is over the Saskatchewan’s outright opposition to the carbon tax in the first place. A case it lost in […]

This weekend, Country Thunder reached a historic milestone, welcoming its one millionth fan at the annual music fest. Operating since 2005, the festival is renowned for showcasing top country music talent in Canada. This year’s event featured performances from Luke Combs, Nickelback, Dallas Smith, Meghan Patrick, Josh Ross, Gary Allan, and many more. “We’ve built […]

Canada’s annual inflation rate fell to 2.7 per cent in June, with Statistics Canada largely attributing the deceleration to slower year-over-year growth in gasoline prices. In Saskatchewan inflation is at 1.4 per cent (1.5 the previous month.) Regina saw 1.4 per cent (1.5 previous month) with Saskatoon seeing a big bump, with the rate at 1.9 up […]

A major event that showcases the skilled trades will be coming to Regina in 2025. The “Skills Canada National Competition” will be held in the REAL District May 29th and 30th. Over 500 competitors from across Canada will be competing in over 40 skilled trade and technology Skill Areas for the opportunity to be named […]

The truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash has applied to have his permanent resident status returned. The Immigration and Refugee Board issued a deportation order in May for Jaskirat Singh Sidhu and his permanent resident status was revoked. Sidhu is from India and arrived in Canada in 2014. In 2018, while […]

The Canadian Union of Public Employees, the Canadian Teachers Federation, and the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour are all teaming up to fight the provincial governments gender and pronoun policy. In particular, the Sask Party Government’s use of the not withstanding clause of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. All three groups are concerned the policy […]

Canada’s premiers will be in Halifax today to begin three days of scheduled meetings in Nova Scotia’s capital. Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston, who is the current chair of the Council of the Federation, is hosting the event in the city’s downtown core. Houston told reporters after a cabinet meeting Thursday that premiers will be […]

The second instalment of this year’s national carbon price rebate will be deposited or mailed out to millions of households today. The Canada Carbon Rebate returns 90 per cent of the revenue collected by Ottawa from the consumer carbon levy to households in the eight provinces where it is paid. British Columbia and Quebec have […]

CRAVEN – A 26-year-old Saskatchewan woman is the one-millionth person to scan through the gates of the Country Thunder music festival in Craven to mark the festival’s continued success and popularity. “I was basically speechless, it didn’t seem real,” said Darby Klassen, the winner of the lifetime Country Thunder prize package. “I thought it was a scam. […]