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Onion Lake RCMP nab wanted man following rural chase into Alberta
A man wanted by Onion Lake RCMP on multiple charges including aggravated sexual assault, forcible confinement, and intimidating a justice system participant was caught Thursday in Alberta after a 30-m...
Oct 27, 2023

Sask. teachers vote overwhelmingly in favour of sanctions
Members of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation have overwhelmingly voted in favour of job sanctions.Of the 90 per cent of the members who voted, 95 per cent cast their ballots in favour of sanctions...
Oct 27, 2023
‘Not acceptable:’ Sask. health minister addresses long biopsy wait times
The Government of Saskatchewan is well aware of the long wait times for ultrasounds and biopsies for women facing breast cancer.Those wait times affected Regina's Lindsay Rogers, who waited two months...
Oct 26, 2023
Report says salaries of Sask. Crown execs down 3% from previous year
Executives at Saskatchewan's Crown corporations received $18.7 million in salary during the 2022-23 fiscal year, a drop of three per cent from the previous year.In the 2022-23 payee disclosure report ...
Oct 26, 2023

RCMP charge man for allegedly striking police vehicle in Onion Lake
Onion Lake RCMP are charging a man for allegedly ramming a side-by-side into a police vehicle.Around 7 p.m. on Monday, an officer in the community saw several suspicious people operating a side-by-sid...
Oct 25, 2023
Sask. throne speech unveils Moe government’s agenda for 2023-24
While Premier Scott Moe maintained the Speech from the Throne delivered Wednesday held significant supports for some, he also said the reason there wasn't more in the document laying out his governmen...
Oct 25, 2023
Affordability, home ownership likely in the cards for throne speech
On Wednesday afternoon, the Saskatchewan Party government will lay out its priorities in what will likely be the last Speech from the Throne before next fall's expected provincial election.Now that th...
Oct 25, 2023

Bank of Canada holds key interest rate at 5%, keeps door open to more rate hikes
The Bank of Canada held its key interest rate steady at five per cent, but hasn't ruled out future rate hikes as price pressures remain high. "With clearer signs that monetary policy is moderating spe...
Oct 25, 2023

Multiple Sask. communities receiving funding for water infrastructure projects
The Village of Zenon Park is one of nine communities in Saskatchewan getting funding to undertake a water infrastructure project.It's receiving over $80,000 from the federal government and roughly $67...
Oct 24, 2023
Shercom questions its future in Saskatchewan after tire recycling review
Without what Shercom Industries calls a "reasonable" contract offer this week, the Saskatoon-based tire recycler has "no future in the province."That's according to a statement from the Saskatoon comp...
Oct 24, 2023