Category Archives: Saskatchewan

Economy, crime, schools and health: Top issues in Saskatchewan election campaign
The Saskatchewan election campaign is underway, with voting day on Oct. 28. Here's a look at key issues and party promises:Economy Scott Moe's governing Saskatchewan Party has promised to grow the eco...
Oct 01, 2024
2024 Saskatchewan election is underway, voters head to polls Oct. 28
Premier Scott Moe directed Lieutenant Governor Russ Mirasty to dissolve the Legislative Assembly and issue the writs of election on Tuesday, kicking off Saskatchewan's 2024 general election.Residents ...
Oct 01, 2024
Minimum wage in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, P.E.I. increases
The minimum wage in four provinces is going up today.The rate in Ontario is rising by 65 cents to $17.20 an hour, an increase tied to inflation.Saskatchewan's minimum wage is going up by a dollar to $...
Oct 01, 2024

Writ for Sask provincial election to be dropped Oct. 1
Campaigning for the Saskatchewan provincial election will officially get underway Tuesday.Premier Scott Moe announced on X Monday evening that he plans to ask the Lieutenant Governor to dissolve the l...
Sep 30, 2024
Why do people wear orange on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation?
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a day to honour residential school survivors, those who never returned home, their families and their communities.The day is also sometimes referred to as ...
Sep 30, 2024
Experts give nod to Saskatchewan Party, but expect tight October election race
With the writs expected to drop this week for the Saskatchewan general election, political experts say Scott Moe's Saskatchewan Party is on track for a fifth majority government but will lose seats to...
Sep 29, 2024

Russia-Ukraine war dividing local cultural connections
A well-known Ukrainian dance troupe was noticeably absent from this year's Tapestrama event in Prince Albert.The Barveenok Ukrainian Dancers withdrew from the multicultural festival due to the inclusi...
Sep 29, 2024
Eight potential graves found near site of former George Gordon First Nation residential school
From inside an old gym that was once attached to a residential school, George Gordon First Nation made a grim announcement on Friday that was felt deeply throughout the community.The Saskatchewan Firs...
Sep 28, 2024

La Ronge, Meadow Lake talent involved in new film shot in Regina
Four former residents from La Ronge and an actress from Meadow Lake were involved in a horror-thriller feature film recently shot in Regina. The movie, which is called #Vanlife and was written and dir...
Sep 28, 2024

Loaded shotgun, spent casing recovered from van in officer involved fatality
New details have been released from the Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) regarding a fatality following a police chase in Fishing Lake earlier this week. Joey Desjarlais, 34, was pro...
Sep 27, 2024