Saskatchewan

Gov. Gen. Simon to meet with Moe, visit Wanuskewin during first official Sask. visit

Mary Simon, Canada's 30th Governor General, will meet with Premier Scott Moe and visit the First Nations University of Canada on Monday as she makes her first official visit to Saskatchewan.The three-...

Apr 22, 2024

‘Dying for doctors’: Report cites concerns with health care in rural Saskatchewan

Suzanne Kuchinka, mayor of the village of Macoun in southeast Saskatchewan, says it's been a struggle for years to keep family doctors because they retire or move elsewhere.In Lloydminster, a city on ...

Apr 21, 2024

Number of drivers suspended for drugs growing ‘higher and higher’ in Sask.: SGI

April 20 - commonly referred to as 4/20 - has long been associated with cannabis culture in Canada and around the world.But while many will be lighting pipes, sparking up joints and munching on edible...

Apr 20, 2024

Sask. man guilty of abducting daughter to keep her from getting COVID shot

A man accused of taking his young daughter away so she wouldn't get a COVID-19 vaccination has been found guilty of abducting her.Global News has confirmed for 980 CJME that Michael Gordon Jackson, 55...

Apr 19, 2024

Cockrill apologizes for 'first-born' comments during Question Period

Battlefords MLA and Minister for Education Jeremy Cockrill is under fire for comments he made to a mother whose daughter passed away last year due to medical complications. During Question Period, MLA...

Apr 19, 2024

Arts mentorship program receives $700K boost

A program that brings music education to remote and underserved communities in Saskatchewan, is receiving a big financial boost. The Community Arts Mentorship Program (CAMP) has been named the first r...

Apr 18, 2024

New aircraft bringing more capacity, flights to northern Sask.

It's not every day that a new airplane brings plenty of excitement, but for those who travel to the far north of Saskatchewan, it means more open doors and opportunities for the region. Last week, Ris...

Apr 18, 2024

Métis groups will trudge on toward self-government as bill faces another setback

Mtis organizations in Ontario and Alberta say they'll stay on the path toward self-government, despite the uncertain future of a contentious bill meant to do just that. The Mtis Nation - Saskatchewan ...

Apr 18, 2024

Bargaining went nowhere, STF says. Teachers to vote on latest offer

Whether Saskatchewan teachers will accept the deal offered by the province is up in the air.At a virtual news conference on Wednesday morning, Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) President Samanth...

Apr 18, 2024

Saskatchewan invests $300K in agricultural manufacturing initiative

The Saskatchewan government is helping the Agricultural Manufacturers of Canada (AMC) as it tries to grow the workforce in that sector.The province announced Thursday it had invested $300,000 to help ...

Apr 18, 2024