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Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck promised to improve health care and build a new school as both she and Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe campaigned in Moose Jaw on Saturday. Beck was joined during her appearance by former premier Lorne Calvert, and she pledged an NDP government would construct a new elementary school next year to replace an […]

HUMBOLDT – At the Sept. 23 council meeting, Humboldt council voted to proceed with the development of a creative piece of art that will represent Humboldt’s manufacturing and agriculture sector.   Jennifer Fitzpatrick, Director of Cultural Services said, “This is an exciting opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the history of manufacturing and agriculture in the […]

REGINA – An attempt to overturn an earlier council decision to debt-finance the Central Library renewal project has fallen short. At a special meeting Tuesday at Regina City Hall, council voted 6-4 against a motion to reconsider brought toward by four councillors — Terina Nelson, Lori Bresciani, Cheryl Stadnichuk and Shanon Zachidniak — regarding council’s earlier […]

LOON LAKE – On the morning of Sept. 28, Loon Lake RCMP responded to reports of a fire at a church on Main Street in Loon Lake. When officers arrived, the structure was fully engulfed and Loon Lake Fire Services were on scene, attempting to contain the fire. No one was in the church at […]

REGINA – The opposition New Democrats released another campaign pledge on Monday, pledging to hire more permanent doctors and nurses to the province. At their latest pre-election campaign announcement in Regina, NDP Leader Carla Beck pledged to invest $1.1 billion in critical frontline services to train and retain and hire doctors, nurses and specialists.  Beck […]

SASKATOON – Second update: Police reported on Sept. 18 that another woman has been charged in relation to the homicide that occurred Aug. 16.  On Sept. 16, police arrested and charged  a 27-year-old Saskatoon woman for being accessory after the fact to murder. The woman was also charged with indecently interfere with and offer indignity to human remains. The woman […]

MOOSE JAW — The Moose Jaw Police Service (MJPS) opened 14 disciplinary files against its officers last year but only imposed remedial action on two members, a new report shows. The Saskatchewan Police Commission (SPC) released its 2023-24 annual report earlier this year, with the document summarizing the organization’s activities and providing data about the […]

The demand for the services food banks provide in this province has been continuing to grow. The increases to the cost of living from taxation to fuel to food impact the most vulnerable in Saskatchewan. Regina’s Food Bank sees more than 15,000 people per month, with more than 40 percent of them being children. Saskatoon’s […]

The Regina Police Service and the Saskatchewan Coroners Service are investigating a death in the city. Early Saturday morning police and EMS were called to home on Montague Street near 4th avenue. When police arrived they found the body of a woman. The Regina Police Major Crime Unit and the Forensic Identification Unit were then […]

Additions to the Saskatchewan Residential School Memorial were unveiled Monday afternoon at Government House. Interpretive panels have been added to provide more context to existing elements of the memorial, along with metal silhouettes of children, made by Pro Metal Industries, an Indigenous-owned company. The panels and silhouettes are installed in the pavilion near the memorial […]