Category Archives: Saskatchewan
West Nile virus could return to Sask. this summer
It wouldn’t be a Saskatchewan summer without talk of West Nile virus. The flu-like illness is transmitted through the Culex tarsalis mosquito and can be a major problem each season. But it is di...
Jun 22, 2017
Nicole Sarauer named new interim Sask. NDP leader
The province’s New Democrats have elected a new interim leader. Nicole Sarauer will take over as temporary head of the Saskatchewan NDP. Sarauer is the MLA for Regina-Douglas Park. She replaces ...
Jun 21, 2017
One dead after stolen truck rams police car
A man is dead and a police officer is in hospital after a chase Monday night. Police said officers spotted a stolen pickup truck in the area of Avenue D North and 33rd Street West around 9 p.m. From t...
Jun 20, 2017
'One-sided:' Weighill objects to report on alleged abuse
The Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) is responding to a report examining the treatment of Indigenous woman by Saskatchewan law enforcement. The 32-page report from New-York-based Human Rights Watch said...
Jun 20, 2017
Police find crystal meth, cocaine during early morning stop
A man was arrested following a traffic stop in Moose Jaw early Monday morning. Moose Jaw police stopped a vehicle around 12:30 a.m. at the corner of Fourth Avenue Northeast and Fairford Street East. A...
Jun 19, 2017
Court orders Onion Lake Cree Nation to publish finances
A resident of Onion Lake Cree Nation and the Canadian Taxpayer’s Federation (CTF) are heralding a victory after a decision from a Saskatoon court Friday. Court of Queen’s Bench Justice B.A...
Jun 16, 2017
Podiatry funding cuts could lead to amputations: NDP
Saskatchewan’s NDP and podiatrists have called on the government to reverse another one of its decisions to cut funding. The government is cutting $1.2 million in funding to podiatry services ac...
Jun 16, 2017
Sask. man details wife's struggle with Lyme disease
A Saskatchewan woman is headed to Europe seeking treatment for Lyme disease. Logan Zimmerman said his wife Camille started getting sick about a year-and-a-half ago. “It took a long time to get d...
Jun 15, 2017
Sask. population now 1.16M as growth slows
Saskatchewan continued to grow, but at a slower pace than last year. According to the province, Saskatchewan has grown by 3,026 in the first quarter of 2017 - or at a rate of 1.4 per cent. That brings...
Jun 15, 2017
Sask. Catholic schools to fundraise $250K for legal battles
Saskatchewan’s Catholic school boards are banding together to raise money for their legal battle to preserve government funding for non-Catholic students in their school system. The Saskatchewan...
Jun 14, 2017