New research using advanced technology suggests heavy oil facilities in Saskatchewan are releasing almost four times the amount of a powerful greenhouse gas than they report to government. The research, published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, pioneers new methods of measuring methane emissions that question current industry practice, said author Matthew Johnson, an […]
The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) is concerned over an ongoing lack of rural health support, job retention and recruitment and the operation of facilities. President of SARM Ray Orb said that the province’s healthcare system has been under immense strain following the pandemic and that rural Saskatchewan is feeling concerned about every facet […]
Saskatchewan saw a decline in respiratory virus cases and hospitalizations over the past two weeks. Despite the decrease, 18 more people died from COVID-19 in the province. That is according to the Government’s Community Respiratory Illness Surveillance Program (CRISP) Situation Report for January 15 to January 28. COVID-19 continued to be the leading respiratory virus […]
The Saskatoon Police Service announced earlier this week that they had charged a former employee at a Christian school in Saskatoon with sexual assault and sexual exploitation of a minor. News outlets have confirmed that man as 46-year-old Aaron Benneweis, who worked as the athletic director at the Christian Centre Academy, now known as Legacy […]
Saskatchewan’s Trade and Export Development Minister Jeremy Harrison is leading a delegation to Japan and South Korea to discuss new trade opportunities. The mission is to promote Saskatchewan’s natural resources sector, including critical minerals, uranium and helium, and highlight the importance of partnerships in food security and energy transition. Between the two countries, Saskatchewan exports […]
Statistics Canada released its value of building permits numbers for December 2022. Saskatchewan saw jumps in both month-over-month and year-over-year comparisons. The province saw a jump of 26.1 per cent compared to December 2021 and 42.1 per cent compared to November 2022. In both comparisons, Saskatchewan was one of only six provinces and territories that […]
A 26-year-old Estevan man is facing numerous charges after police found 13 guns in two homes on January 31. Saskatchewan RCMP’s Moose Jaw Crime Reduction Team (CRT) executed two search warrants at residences in Estevan, where they located and seized seven restricted handguns, three semi-automatic firearms and three long-barrelled firearms. One handgun and two of […]
A former student at the private Christian Centre Academy, now Legacy Christian Academy, says one of the individuals listed in their Statement of Claim has been charged criminally by police. This morning the Saskatoon Police Service issued a news release indicating that charges have been laid in an investigation into historical sexual assaults with faith-based […]
The Government of Saskatchewan is investing more than $5.5 million to help create over 550 new post-secondary training seats across 18 healthcare training programs. The investment will increase training capacity at the province’s post-secondary institutions and reserve additional training seats for Saskatchewan students in highly specialized programs in other provinces. Training programs that will expand […]
Maidstone RCMP received a report of a sexual assault at a rink in Lashburn over the weekend. RCMP said that a man sexually assaulted a female child, who is under the age of 10, in a dressing room at the Lashburn Sportplex sometime between noon and 1:30 p.m. that day. The child reported the sexual […]
