Category Archives: Saskatchewan
'Hard transfer': Teacher shortage cuts early French immersion in northwest Sask.
A Loon Lake parent says his daughter will have to leave French immersion earlier than expected after a northwest Saskatchewan school division scaled back the program due to a teacher shortage."She's i...
Mar 20, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 78947624 © Monkey Business Images | Dreamstime.com)
Chuck Norris, martial arts master and actor whose toughness became internet lore, dies at 86
Chuck Norris, the martial arts grandmaster and action star whose roles in "Walker, Texas Ranger" and other television shows and movies made him an iconic tough guy - sparking internet parodies and ado...
Mar 20, 2026 Chuck Norris attends the premiere for ”The Expendables 2” in Los Angeles on Aug. 15, 2012. (Image Credit: Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Huskies eliminated at University Cup
"It's really hard to comprehend." USask men's hockey coach, Brandin Cote, did his best to process a 4-3 overtime loss to the St. Mary's Huskies in the teams' one and only game of the University Cup on...
Mar 20, 2026 The host St. Mary's Huskies pull out OT win over USask. (Image Credit: U SPORTS)
Canada, allies say they're ready to help stop Iran's shipping blockade
Prime Minister Mark Carney has endorsed a statement issued by allies expressing a willingness to contribute to efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz more than two weeks into the U.S.-Israeli war on I...
Mar 19, 2026 Cargo ships sail in the Persian Gulf toward the Strait of Hormuz in United Arab Emirates, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (Image Credit: AP Photo)
Churchill student wins prestigious U of S scholarship
Samantha Unahan is the recipient of a $30,000 scholarship from the University of Saskatchewan. The Grade 12 student from La Ronge's Churchill Community High School learned she was receiving the Best a...
Mar 19, 2026 Samantha Unahan, centre, will be studying electrical engineering at the U of S this fall. (Image Credit: Churchill Community High School)
SaskPower project to link Saskatchewan’s northern and southern power grids
A project by SaskPower will connect the province's northern and southern power grids, with the aim of improving reliability and growth in northern Saskatchewan.The two power grids currently operate in...
Mar 19, 2026 SaskPower said the approval of the north-south transmission systems interconnection project will see the installation of two new transmission lines, running roughly 250 kilometres from the E.B. Campbell Hydroelectric Station to the IslandFalls Hydroelectric Station. (Image Credit: SaskPower/X)
Regina company braving ice roads to deliver homes to northern communities
Herauf Modular Solutions are sending three buildings to a remote northern community to be used for youth transitional homes. And the trek to deliver the homes is not exactly straightforward."We're in ...
Mar 19, 2026 Herauf Modular Solutions are transporting three homes over 700kms to a northern First Nation. (Image Credit: Herauf Modular Solutions)
USask student instrumental in growing Métis community on campus
(USask), went from a concept to having over 100 Mtis students in their group. And much of that growth and success is thanks to Chelsea Ochoa.On March 10, Ochoa was recognized for her impact on the Mti...
Mar 19, 2026 Chelsea Ochoa, Psychology student at the University of Saskatchewan, received an Indigenous Achievement Award for Leadership. (Image Credit: submitted photo)
Supreme Court of Canada to hear challenge of federal firearms ban
The Supreme Court of Canada will hear a challenge of a Liberal government ban on more than 1,500 different firearms models and variants.The government banned the use, sale and importation of the weapo...
Mar 19, 2026 A restricted gun licence holder holds an AR-15 at his home in Langley, B.C. on May 1, 2020. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)
Budget shows more 'cautious optimism': government think tank, MLAs, teachers, others react to province's spending plan
While the government touted its budgetary measures aimed at improving health care and addressing affordability, Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck said the "bad budget" will end up costing residents o...
Mar 18, 2026 Saskatchewan's Minister of Finance, Jim Reiter, March 18, 2026. (Image Credit: Lisa Schick/980 CJME)