Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili announced that he is resigning from his seat. “It is time for me to move on and do other things,” he stated. “I am so grateful for the opportunity to have been the leader of the NDP, to be the leader of the opposition, to be a doctor leading in […]
Saskatchewan’s biggest cities saw a decrease in COVID-19 in their wastewater. The University of Regina reported a significant decrease for Regina compared to last week and is now nearing the levels from the beginning of the Omicron wave. Meanwhile, Saskatoon saw the traces of COVID-19 in their wastewater plan decrease by 85 percent, the third-lowest […]
The housing market has cooled a little in Saskatchewan, especially when its compared to last year. According to the Saskatchewan Realtors Association, sales province-wide were 1547 sales in April, down from the hot April of 2021. The increase in interest rates is one of the reasons, but the bigger one is a lack of inventory, […]
First it was John Slaney, and then it was John Carlson, and now Saskatchewan could be the home to another famous moment at the World Junior Hockey Championships. Regina and Saskatoon City Councils have been approached about a bid for the upcoming World Junior Hockey Championships. Tourism Regina’s Chelsea Galloway says hosting the World Juniors […]
Construction on a new 24 hour urgent care centre is getting underway. This project was announced last year, with the idea being to take some of the pressure off of the emergency rooms in Regina. It will be located at Albert and 7th, on property already owned by the Saskatchewan Health Authority. It used to […]
For the first time in 13 years, the Cities of Regina and Saskatoon could be hosting the World Junior Hockey Championships. City councils from Regina and Saskatoon are being asked to chip in on a bid for the cities to host the 2023 World Junior Hockey Championships. The City of Regina announced that they would […]
Some more good economic news coming from Statistics Canada. The national unemployment rate dipped from 6.5 percent in January, to 5.5 percent in February. In Saskatchewan, the unemployment rate stayed below the national average, dropping to 4.7 percent, second only to Quebec. As for the two largest cities in Saskatchewan, Saskatoon’s unemployment rate went up […]
COVID-19 numbers across the province are reaching staggering new heights. New case numbers and hospitalizations are climbing, and the provincial test positivity rate is more than 40%. The highest it has been in the last 675 days of the COVID-19 pandemic. The province now has 167 hospitalized cases of COVID-19, including 13 people in the […]
The province reported 913 new covid 19 cases today setting a provincial record high for active case count. Of today’s new cases 432 are in the Saskatoon region and 198 are in the Regina area, 50 are in the South east region. There are 100 hospitalized cases due to COVID-19 including 12 in ICU. 1 […]
What rinks will represent Canada in four-player curling at the Beijing Olympics will be determined over the next few days in Saskatoon as the Olympic curling trials begin with nine men’s and nine women’s rinks looking to represent Canada. While none of the women’s rinks participating are from Saskatchewan, Matt Dunstone and his Regina rink […]
