Category Archives: Saskatchewan
POLL: Should Saskatchewan raise the legal age to buy tobacco products?
Dec 05, 2018
Legal age to buy cigarettes in Sask. not high enough: Health Group
Questions surrounding the legal age to buy tobacco products in Saskatchewan are once again being raised, amidst recent action by two other provinces in Canada and New York City raising the legal purch...
Dec 05, 2018
Saskatchewan government commits to STARS funding
The Government of Saskatchewan announced they will be committing to renew their 10-year agreement with Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service (STARS) beyond 2020 to provide helicopter air medical service in ...
Dec 04, 2018
Potato shortages likely in Saskatchewan: Vegetable specialist
Potato shortages are likely in Saskatchewan but won’t impact anyone’s Christmas dinner, according to the province’s top authority on vegetables. The comment from Provincial Vegetable...
Dec 04, 2018
Saskatoon boys honoured for saving grandmother
Saskatoon paramedics honoured two little boys Tuesday for their bravery in the face of a tough situation. Kian and Grayson Wu, 10 and 7, were getting set to watch a movie at their grandmother's house ...
Dec 04, 2018
Widespread power outages in Saskatchewan
SaskPower is reporting widespread power outages affecting various cities and towns across the province from Regina to Moose Jaw and Weyburn as well as a massive area around Humboldt and Wadena. Accord...
Dec 04, 2018
Sask. won’t follow Alberta with cut to oil production
The Saskatchewan government will not be following Alberta's lead when it comes to cutting oil production in the face of plummeting prices. Oil from western Canada has been selling at a steep discount ...
Dec 04, 2018
NRT supportive of Class 1 driver training changes announced by province
Northern Resource Trucking (NRT) in La Ronge supports mandatory training requirements and other changes for truck drivers announced Monday by the Government of Saskatchewan. "I don’t have any co...
Dec 03, 2018
Diamond mine is 'awesome' employment opportunity: Métis director
This region’s director for the Mtis Nation says the prospect of jobs at the planned Star Orion South Diamond Project is an "awesome opportunity" for her people. She added the environmental and c...
Dec 03, 2018
Hoar frost keeping SaskPower crews busy
The picturesque hoar frost across the province isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. SaskPower has responded to a significant number of outages in Saskatchewan. “That frost out there, althoug...
Dec 03, 2018