Saskatchewan

Sam Hurl re-ups with Roughriders a day before free agency

Just a day before he was set to hit the free agent market Sam Hurl has signed a deal to stay in the green and white.The 28-year-old returned to the Saskatchewan Roughriders last season after spending ...

Feb 11, 2019

Muyres and Marsh brothers heading to 2019 Brier

There will be some local flair at this year's Tim Hortons Brier in Brandon, Manitoba.St. Gregor, Saskatchewan's own Kirk Muyres won the SaskTel Tankard in Whitewood and will be joined by his brother D...

Feb 11, 2019

Is your vaporizer safe?

A recent story out of Texas in which a vaporizer exploded in a man's hand, sending shrapnel into his body and later causing his death, has a local vape expert speaking out.Jesse Huber, manager at Vita...

Feb 08, 2019

‘It is far from over’: Push for reform continues one year after Stanley verdict

It was a bitterly cold February night when a jury, after deliberating for 13 hours, shuffled into a Queen's Bench courtroom in Battleford and acquitted Gerald Stanley in the shooting death of Colten B...

Feb 08, 2019

Despite gains, unemployment ticks up to 5.8 per cent as more look for work

Despite a flurry of new jobs in January, as the job market tightens and more people search for work, the nation's unemployment rate jumped from its 43-year low of 5.6 to 5.8 per cent.Canada added near...

Feb 08, 2019

Former STC rider frustrated over refusal of federal money

Some former STC riders are looking on in frustration after finding out the provincial government turned down about $2 million from the federal government for a public bus system last year.The offer wa...

Feb 07, 2019

Municipalities willing to gamble on new fundraising ideas

It's an interesting idea and one municipal representatives across Saskatchewan are endorsing as a means of generating new money for much-needed local projects. Delegates at the annual Saskatchewan Urb...

Feb 07, 2019

FSIN’s Cameron calls out Trudeau over child care

The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) has sent a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over what it calls his failed promise to deliver on child care.Signed by chief Bobby Cameron, t...

Feb 07, 2019

If Jolibois bill passes, Orange Shirt Day could be national statutory holiday

Desneth-Missinippi-Churchill River NDP MP Georgina Jolibois supports a recent change to her private member's bill to make Sept. 30 instead of June 21 a statutory holiday. "June 21 will still be a day ...

Feb 07, 2019

Report calls for standardized security at hospitals and medical facilities

A report into security at hospitals and medical facilities in Saskatchewan is calling for standardized safety measures across the province. A consultant review of current hospital security measures ma...

Feb 06, 2019