Provincial News

Ten year old Bella Thompson – the perfect picture of bravery. A little girl who despite the medical challenges she faced every single day – never stopped smiling. Bella was born with a rare mutation causing three diseases, leaving her with no immune system. In late 2023, Bella underwent a life saving bowel transplant and […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Donald Trump’s campaign chiefs designed the convention opening this week to feature a softer and more optimistic message, focusing on themes that would help a divisive leader expand his appeal among moderate voters and people of color. Then came a shooting that rattled the foundation of American politics. Suddenly, the Democrats’ turmoil after the debate, the GOP’s potential governing […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The 20-year-old man who tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump first came to law enforcement’s attention at Saturday’s rally when spectators noticed him acting strangely outside the campaign event. The tip sparked a frantic search but officers were unable to find him before he managed to get on a roof, where he opened […]

In its annual report for the fiscal year 2023-24, SaskWater reported a net income of $8.7-million, an increase of $100-thousand from the previous year. The Crown Corporation had a few highlights during the year. Of the $87-million in capital projects invested in, the most significant was the Regina Regional Non-potable Water Supply System, which SaskWater […]

Monday morning in Vancouver lawyers for the Government of Saskatchewan and lawyers for the Federal Government were going to argue in Federal Court over an attempt by the Canada Revenue Agency to recover millions of dollars in carbon tax money. Now the case has been adjourned, and neither side is saying why, at least clearly. […]

SASKATOON – A man was reported to have spat in a police constable’s face during an arrest in Saskatoon.  Saskatoon Police arrested the man after responding to a domestic disturbance on July 11. At around 10 p.m., police were called to a report of a domestic disturbance in progress in the 1300 block of Avenue […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Simmons, television’s hyperactive court jester of physical fitness who built a mini-empire in his trademark tank tops and short shorts by urging the overweight to exercise and eat better, died Saturday. He turned 76 on Friday. Simmons died at his home in Los Angeles, his publicist Tom Estey said in […]

BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — At 6:02 pm Saturday, to the strains of “God Bless the U.S.A.,” former President Donald Trump took the stage at fairgrounds in Butler, Pennsylvania, waving at the cheering crowd and settling into his regular rally speech under a scorching midsummer sun. A few short minutes later, Trump pointed to a projection of a […]

CRAVEN – It was on a warm evening July 12 that Tenille Arts performed in front of several thousand Country Thunder Music Festival-goers. The latter took advantage of this visibility to sing extracts from her fourth and new album To Be Honest. To the delight of festival-goers, the artist from Weyburn performed her big hit […]

This weekend, the Craven Country Thunder music festival will be used to spotlight an major social issue—human trafficking. For the first time, 500 posters from the Government of Saskatchewan’s human trafficking campaign will be featured at the event, raising awareness about trafficking and sexual exploitation among the festival’s thousands of attendees. Launched in May, the […]