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Regina's Airport Authority sees board changes
REGINA - The Regina Airport Authority (RAA) board has made a few changes. Tyler Willox has moved into the chair of the board of directors, replacing Rob Vanderhooft. Vanderhooft served as the chair for nine years, the maximum tenure allowed on the airports board. James Bogusz, CEO of the RAA, said, "we are gratefu...
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Economy adds 7,400 jobs in April as unemployment rate rises to 6.9%
The national unemployment rate ticked up to 6.9 per cent in April as the manufacturing sector started to strain under the weight of tariffs from the United States, Statistics Canada said Friday. The Canadian economy added 7,400 jobs last month, the agency said, slightly outpacing economist expectations for a gain of 2,...
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SPSA issues fire ban to prevent human-caused wildfires
REGINA - Due to current conditions, high fire activity and the extreme fire risk in the province, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency has issued a provincial fire ban effective at 5 p.m. on May 8. The ban encompasses the area north of the provincial forest boundary, up to the Churchill River. The fire ban prohibits a...
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Canada could lose its measles elimination status if spread lingers, PHAC advisor says
A senior medical advisor with the Public Health Agency of Canada says the country could lose its measles elimination status if the highly contagious disease continues to spread into the fall. Dr. Marina Salvadori warned of the possibility Thursday as cases in Ontario grew by nearly 200 infections, adding that would onl...
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Racist letter sent to Cote First Nation sparks outrage
COTE FIRST NATION – A vile, hate-filled letter that was sent to the leadership of Cote First Nation in late April has prompted condemnation and renewed calls to address systemic racism in Saskatchewan. The letter, obtained by SaskToday, is postmarked from Kamsack and contains graphic, hateful, disturbing and dehu...
May 08, 2025
Agriculture

Closing Grain Prices Friday, May 9
Durum: 336.80 Feed Barley: 242.31 Canola: 681.52 (up 5.20) Chickpeas: 749.57 Flax: 731.04 Lentils: 715.50 Oats: 217.00 Yellow Peas: 346.18 Feed Wheat: 203.15 1 Red Spring Wheat: 287.39 (dow...
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Opening Grain Prices Friday, May 9
Durum: 336.80 Feed Barley: 242.31 Canola: 676.32 (up 6.00) Chickpeas: 749.57 Flax: 731.04 Lentils: 715.50 Oats: 217.00 Yellow Peas: 346.18 Feed Wheat: 203.15 1 Red Spring Wheat: 288.35 (do...
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Closing Grain Prices Thursday, May 8
Durum: 336.80 Feed Barley: 242.31 Canola: 670.32 (up 1.70) Chickpeas: 749.57 Flax: 731.04 Lentils: 715.50 Oats: 217.00 Yellow Peas: 346.18 Feed Wheat: 203.15 1 Red Spring Wheat: 291.00 (dow...
May 08, 2025

First crop report has seeding ahead of schedule
The first crop report of 2025 from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture has seeding progress at 18% complete. It's ahead of the five year average of 10 per cent and the ten year average of 12 per cent. Despite storms around the province in April, producers have been able to get in the field and make progress over t...
May 08, 2025

Opening Grain Prices Thursday, May 8
Durum: 336.80 Feed Barley: 242.31 (down 7.50) Canola: 668.62 (down 2.10) Chickpeas: 749.57 Flax: 731.04 Lentils: 715.50 Oats: 217.00 Yellow Peas: 346.18 Feed Wheat: 203.15 1 Red Spring Whea...
May 08, 2025
Sports

'It's surreal to be out here': Saskatoon Hilltops DB Dalton Urban living dream at Saskatchewan Roughriders camp
It's safe to say that Dalton Urban is having the time of his life at Saskatchewan Roughriders rookie camp. The Saskatoon Hilltops standout is currently taking the field in his hometown and doing all he can to try and crack the roster for main camp as one of dozens of up-and-coming players in action this week at Griffit...
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Edmonton Oilers leave Las Vegas with 2-0 lead in series against Golden Knights
The Edmonton Oilers' sixth straight playoff win was their steepest and scrappiest of the half dozen. In Thursday's 5-4 overtime victory over the Vegas Golden Knights, Edmonton lost the special-teams battle, turned the puck over multiple times to start overtime, couldn't produce an OT winner during a five-minute power p...
14h ago

'It's pretty special': Regina Pats' first overall pick Maddox Schultz excited to be with hometown WHL team
Regina Pats' first overall pick Maddox Schultz and his family couldn't contain their excitement when the hometown team won the lottery and had a chance to select him in the 2025 WHL Prospects Draft. "When that lottery ball was picked for Regina, our whole family jumped up and were really excited," Schultz tol...
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'There's a lot of stuff for us to coach off': Saskatchewan Roughriders' Corey Mace on day one of CFL rookie camp
On Wednesday morning, the Saskatchewan Roughriders were on the field for the first time in 179 days. It was the opening day of the Riders' annual rookie camp at Griffiths Stadium on the University of Saskatchewan campus in Saskatoon. Fifty-four players participated in the full workout, which was focused on acclimatizin...
May 08, 2025

Regina Pats select phenom Maddox Schultz with first overall pick in 2025 WHL Prospects Draft
REGINA -- Throughout the years, Regina Pats general manager Alan Millar has had to make a lot of tough hockey decisions, especially when it came to selecting players in the Western Hockey League Prospects Draft. This was not one of those times. And on Wednesday afternoon, one of the worst kept secrets in all of hockey ...
May 08, 2025