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In a remarkable surge, Saskatchewan’s population has reached a historic pinnacle, hitting 1,218,976 people as of October 1, 2023. The third quarter alone witnessed an increase of 9,869 people, contributing to a staggering annual growth of 31,369 people – the most substantial surge in over a century. The population boost in the third quarter was […]

Canada’s annual inflation rate was unchanged last month, holding steady at 3.1 per cent as progress on tamping down price growth stalled. The November consumer price index report released Tuesday from Statistics Canada shows higher prices for recreation and clothing put upward pressure on inflation. Provincially, the rate of inflation in Saskatchewan climbed to 2.3 per cent from […]

After four days of deliberations, debate, and confusion over the 2024 budget, the City of Regina had its 2024 operating, capital, and utility, leading to a mill rate increase of 2.85 per cent. That increase included: Those increases are offset by a 3.09 per cent decrease associated with the garbage collection reduction. Also seeing an […]

The Saskatchewan government received 18 official complaints in the summer before it implemented a rule preventing most children from changing their names or pronouns at school without parental consent.  The emails, recently obtained by The Canadian Press through an access-to-information request, were received in June and July and offer a first look into what may have influenced […]

Members of the Grain and General Services Union Local 1 (Viterra Country Operations and Maintenance) and Local 2 (Viterra Regina Head Office) have reached an impasse with Viterra over bargaining negotiations. After more than a year of negotiations, the unions, who have been frustrated by the lack of progress, members in both unions overwhelmingly voted […]

To kick off December, Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan (CTSS), made up of Saskatchewan RCMP and municipal police service officers, took part in Canada Safe Driving Week. From December 1 to 7, officers patrolled and held check stops throughout the province to help keep Saskatchewan’s roads safe. During the week-long initiative, CTSS officers found 64 drivers […]

A 32-year-old woman has been taken into custody after a joy-ride in a stolen taxi left multiple businesses damaged, including the Cornwall Centre. Early Saturday morning, the Regina Police Service responded to a report of a Regina Co-Op Taxi theft in the 1100 block of Angus Street. Police located the taxi and attempted a traffic […]

A paper published in the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy says that Saskatchewan should get more money from potash companies. The fertilizer’s price doubled in 2022, creating windfall profits of $10 billion. Of that windfall, the Saskatchewan government collected only one-quarter on behalf of resource owners, the federal government ordered one-tenth, and the […]

The wild ride at City Hall continues as Regina council has voted to table its 2024 General Operating and Captial Budget for next week. Councillor Jason Mancenelli brought forward a tabling motion for council to pause deliberations on the pair of budgets for now and reconvene Monday at noon for continued discussions. That comes after […]

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and her provincial and territorial counterparts say housing, pensions and economic growth will be hot topics as they gather in Toronto for their annual meeting. “I am sure that we will be discussing housing, which is the central priority for so many Canadians today,” she said in opening remarks delivered before […]