Category Archives: Saskatchewan
Weekend warm-up on the way for Saskatchewan
After toughing out the bitter cold over the New Year's weekend last week, people in Saskatchewan can look forward to a much nicer first weekend of 2018. Most of the province saw a return to seasonal t...
Jan 05, 2018
Wall hopes Nutrien will be Sask.-based ‘national champion’
Premier Brad Wall is expressing cautious optimism over the massive agriculture merger between PotashCorp and Agrium this week. The outgoing premier said he's had discussions with the leadership team o...
Jan 04, 2018
Regional president calls out Congress of Aboriginal Peoples after chief fails to prove heritage
local leader from one of five national organizations lobbying on behalf of Indigenous and Mtis people is questioning his own organization after the organization’s chief claimed it was unnecessar...
Jan 04, 2018
Poundmaker, Plains Cree to be featured in popular video game
Canada's Plains Cree and Chief Poundmaker have been included in the newest edition of the popular Civilization video game series, but one elected official from the Poundmaker Cree Nation is calling it...
Jan 03, 2018
Keep your pot away from Spot: Sask. vets
The Saskatchewan Veterinary Medical Association (SVMA) is cautioning cannabis users to keep their pot away from pets, but said treating animals could actually become easier after the drug becomes lega...
Jan 03, 2018
New news source in the North
The Jim Pattison Broadcast Group is expanding its online news coverage and investing in northern Saskatchewan. Canada's largest private radio and television company recently launched larongeNOW.com. I...
Jan 03, 2018
Province continues to break natural gas usage records
Even as the province begins it climb out from the grip of a polar vortex, daily natural gas consumption continues to set records. In the 24-hour period between 9 a.m. Dec. 29 and 9 a.m. Dec. 30, the p...
Jan 02, 2018
Two La Loche families homeless after duplex fire
Support is pouring in for two families in northwestern Saskatchewan, following a duplex fire just three days before Christmas. The fire happened in La Loche, shortly after 1 a.m. Bertrande Fontaine wa...
Dec 29, 2017
PotashCorp, Agrium clear final regulatory hurdle for merger
Canada's two largest fertilizer companies are about to join forces after clearing a final regulatory hurdle for a merger. PotashCorp and Agrium Inc say they have received regulatory permission from th...
Dec 29, 2017
Fond du Lac man dies after suffering injuries in plane crash
19-year-old Fond du Lac man has died after suffering significant injuries in a plane crash two weeks ago. Arson Jr. Fern, who suffered from cerebral palsy, was travelling South for a medical appointme...
Dec 27, 2017