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Feds announce $69.5 million for Sask. infrastructure projects
Federal and provincial leaders were in Air Ronge on Thursday to announce an investment of $69.5 million through the Canada Community Building Fund (CCBF). Those present for the announcement included M...
Oct 16, 2025

Fall Immunization Clinics Now Open
Saskatchewan residents aged six months and older can now receive this year's free Influenza and COVID-19 vaccinations at public health clinics. Participating pharmacies and select physician or nurse p...
Oct 16, 2025

Carney says government will introduce tougher bail, sentencing rules next week
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government will introduce tougher bail and sentencing standards for violent crime in a bill that will be introduced next week.Carney says the legislation w...
Oct 16, 2025
Carney talked trade with Gulf countries at Egypt peace summit
Prime Minister Mark Carney used a hastily convened meeting with world leaders at U.S. President Donald Trump's peace summit in Egypt on Monday to push for deeper trade ties with several countries in t...
Oct 15, 2025

'This breach of trust is shocking': former Lloyd hockey exec gets 2 years for stealing over $273K
A former executive of the Lloydminster Minor Hockey Association (LMHA) was sentenced Wednesday to two years in a federal penitentiary for defrauding the non-profit of more than $273,000 over five year...
Oct 15, 2025
While some starters will rest, the standard remains the same for Riders
While the Saskatchewan Roughriders are expected to rest a number of starters this week, defensive backs coach Josh Bell believes there's no quit in the team."We want to play football. The guys out her...
Oct 15, 2025

Tony Merchant, prominent Regina lawyer known for class-action lawsuits, dead at 80
Prominent lawyer Tony Merchant, well known for spearheading class-action lawsuits across the country, has died.His wife, Pana Merchant, says he died Monday at their home in Regina after a battle with ...
Oct 15, 2025
Scams and digital fraud on the rise in Saskatchewan
Investors and businesses need to be more and more wary when wading through transactions online these days, as reports of fraud and scams pile up.Fraud in Saskatchewan is becoming more digital, accordi...
Oct 15, 2025
Court hears closing arguments in Roderick Sutherland’s manslaughter trial
During closing arguments in Roderick Sutherland's manslaughter trial on Tuesday, Crown prosecutor William Burge suggested Sutherland was involved in Megan Gallagher's death from beginning to end.Suthe...
Oct 15, 2025

Easton DeBray representing Poundmaker Cree Nation on ACHA D1 hockey team
The American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) season is under way and Maryville University in St. Louis, Missouri has some representation from the Poundmaker Cree Nation in Saskatchewan. Twenty-on...
Oct 15, 2025