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The province grew by 8,567 people in the most recent quarterly population estimates from Statistics Canada. There are now, as of July 1, 1,209,107 people calling Saskatchewan home. That’s a growth of 2.6 per cent year over year, giving Saskatchewan the eighth highest population bump among the 10 provinces.   Canada’s population topped 40 million for the […]

The federal government says it’s launching a review of the proposed acquisition of Viterra Ltd. by Bunge Ltd. Viterra is a grain-handling company owned by Swiss commodities giant Glencore, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and B.C. Investment Management Corp. Missouri-based Bunge is the world’s largest oilseeds processing company, operating in more than 40 countries worldwide.  The US$8.2-billion […]

After several weeks of negotiations, it appears that Prince Albert workers affiliated with CUPE 882 have finally reached an agreement. Two days of talks have resulted in a few wins for union members including access to vision care for all employees, an 11 percent wage increase spread over three years, and the extension of Employee […]

A demolition crew will begin dismantliing the “Gordon Block” on 12th avenue.  The heritage building adjacent to Victoria Park in downtown Regina was ravaged by a fire Sunday morning. The damage is so severe its unsafe to leave the building standing. Autumn Dawson is the Director of Planning and Development Services in Regina.  She says there […]

A blue container with thousands of letters was delivered to the Saskatchewan Legislature Monday by the Saskatchewan Alliance for Water Sustainability (SAWS). The letters contained comments and concerns from a wide-range of people about the provincial government’s Agricultural Water Stewardship Policy, which is in development and in a consultation period until the end of this […]

“The Gordon Block” has stood on 12th Avenue adjacent to Victoria Park in Regina since 1912. Sunday, a fire tore through the building, essentially gutting the inside. While an investigation into the cause is underway, fire investigators can’t access the portions they need to because it is unsafe. The decision has been made to tear […]

The Wascana Pool welcomed more than 100,000 visitors in its debut season. The facility became the top destination in the city for swimmers. as the pool hosted more visitors than the city’s other four pools combined. To celebrate the pool’s excellent rookie season and commemorate the old Wascana Pool, the City of Regina has buried […]

House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota is resigning after he invited a man who fought for the Nazis to attend a speech that Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered to Canada’s Parliament last week. The Liberal MP, who was first elected Speaker in December 2019, shared his decision ahead of question period in the House of Commons today, referring […]

Moose Jaw Wakamow MLA Greg Lawrence has decided to not run again in the 2024 provincial election. The Saskatchewan Party released a statement from Lawrence, who has been MLA for the riding since 2011. “I had planned to run again, but after sustaining serious injuries in a motorcycle accident last month, my recovery has been […]

A man faces 31 charges after damaging multiple gas meters in downtown Regina. On Saturday, police received multiple reports of gas leaks throughout the downtown area at different meters. The next day, police were dispatched to the area of the 1800 block of Scarth Street for another report of a male cutting gas lines. The […]