Holding up a rotisserie chicken, Saskatchewan Opposition NDP finance critic Trent Wotherspoon questioned why it’s taxed while an uncooked chicken is not. Wotherspoon and NDP Leader Carla Beck also asked why the six per cent provincial sales tax applies to a box of five granola bars and not to a box of six. It’s the […]
Premier Scott Moe has called comments by Canada’s Attorney General and Justice Minister David Lametti outrageous. Lametti commented in response to concerns the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) raised about treaty land, water, and resource resources development. “I can’t pronounce on that right now, but I do commit to looking at that,” Lametti said. “It […]
The province’s new online school has now is accepting registrations. Kindergarten to Grade 12 students who want to learn online can now begin registering for the province’s Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre (Sask DLC) part-time or full-time. As with in-person education, there is no cost for students under 22. Adult learners aged 22 and older can take […]
The federal and provincial governments are set to increase access for families with young children in rural Saskatchewan to mobile early learning opportunities. An additional $405,000 has been invested by the Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan as part of the KidsFirst Regional programming. KidsFirst Regional travels to communities across the province, bringing unique learning opportunities […]
According to the Saskatchewan RCMP, fuel thefts were up 70 per cent in 2022. In total, police received 818 reports of theft of diesel or gas from across the province. That total consists of 510 reports of someone fueling up at a service station and leaving without paying, 177 reports of theft from large fuel […]
A new television docuseries, which was filmed in Saskatchewan, is set to premiere Tuesday night. The show Guardians of the North follows wildland firefighters in Saskatchewan’s Indigenous and northern communities while protecting the people, property, and resources of the north. Chris Triffo with Wavelength Entertainment was one of the show’s producers and said it was […]
Longtime MLA for Lumsden-Morse Lyle Stewart announced that he is resigning his seat due to health-related reasons. “I have been living with prostate cancer for a number of years now, but unfortunately, my condition has worsened in recent weeks to the point that I can no longer do this job to the standard I expect […]
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) and their over 4,300 small business members are urging the Saskatchewan government to reject the Rate Review Panel’s recommendation that SaskPower implements a four per cent increase at the start of April. The rate increase would come on the heels of a four per cent increase last September […]
A recent report published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology found that heavy oil facilities in Saskatchewan release almost four times the amount of a powerful greenhouse gas than they report to the government. Debby Westerman, the executive director of Resource Management with the Ministry of Energy and Resources, said they plan to look […]
Chief Cadmus Delorme of the Cowessess First Nation has been named the new Residential School Documents Advisory Committee chairperson. The announcement comes after Delorme announced he would not seek another term as Chief of the Cowessess First Nation. The committee is set to help develop recommendations on identifying and sharing documents of historical interest with […]
