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SASKATOON — Canada’s immigration program for asylum seekers remains an issue the provincial government wants to continue discussions on with Ottawa, with Minister of Immigration and Career Training Jeremy Harrison pushing the federal government to introduce reforms to prevent further strain on each jurisdiction’s services. Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada states that persons can seek […]

Today (Fri), Environment Minister Christine Tell and Minister Responsible for Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation David Marit are announcing a new pilot program to assist producers experiencing abnormally high wildlife damage to agricultural products. The Big Game Management Extended Hunt pilot is another tool to help manage human-wildlife conflict while ensuring sustainable wildlife populations for rights-based […]

MOOSE JAW – Most parents with children in Holy Trinity Catholic School Division appear to be OK with a new policy prohibiting the use of communications devices in the classroom, division administration says. The division office created Administrative Procedure (AP) 352, Student Use of Personal Electronic Devices, this August in response to the provincial government’s […]

SASKATOON – Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre has extended partnership agreements with the Saskatchewan Automobile Dealers Association (SADA) and the Saskatchewan Association of Autobody Repairers to offer work placement options for high school students. Both associations have signed a two-year partnership extension with Sask DLC to enhance learning opportunities through work placement options for students taking […]

The mayor of Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., has apologized after she was criticized for musing about the “old days” of managing feral cats by throwing them in the river or gassing them with a vehicle’s exhaust pipe. Gale Katchur said in a Thursday statement her comments fell short of her city’s values of compassion, respect and […]

SASKATOON — The Saskatchewan Party has indicated it will continue to focus on what it has done for the province rather than engage its opponents in the usual rhetoric this election season. The provincial election is set for Monday, Oct. 28. Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe challenged the Saskatchewan NDP to inform the provincial residents […]

Fire crews in Regina were busy in the early hours of the morning. A fire broke out on the 7100 block of Dewdney Avenue in Regina, prompting a swift response from firefighters. Crews were dispatched to the scene at 1:08 a.m. and were met with heavy smoke coming from a duplex. Fortunately, the fire was […]

REGINA – It was a familiar story for Regina Exhibition Association Ltd. at Regina City Hall on Wednesday, as they were back with another request for money. This time REAL officials including acting CEO Roberta Engel, board chair Niki Anderson and Charlene Callander, Interim Board Member, made a request for an additional operating grant of […]

The latest Premier popularity ratings from Angus Reid have just dropped, and after being in the top third for most of the last six years, Saskatchewan’s Scott Moe is now fifth in the country at 45 per cent.  People in each province were asked about their approval of their premiers. Moe is behind Wab Kinew’s […]

SASKATOON — The Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) Rare Earth Processing Facility located in Saskatoon is ahead of schedule and produced rare earth metals at a commercial scale in summer 2024. According to SRC, Saskatchewan is the first and only jurisdiction to do so in North America. Using in-house developed, state-of-the-art, automated technology in metal smelting, […]