Category Archives: Saskatchewan

First Nations communities in P.A. area fear forest management plan will destroy treaty territory
Fearing the provincial government's forest management plan will have a big impact on their ability to hunt and gather medicines, members of several First Nations in the Prince Albert area have gone to...
Jan 13, 2024

'Our family has fallen apart': Sentencing begins for Winnipeg man who killed Saskatchewan Mountie with stolen truck
Melanie Patton says the loss of her only son, a Saskatchewan Mountie who was run over and killed more than two years ago, has left a void that can't be filled.She told a sentencing hearing Thursday th...
Jan 13, 2024

P.A.'s Zablocki scores as Canada falls in semifinals to Czechia at U18 Women's World Hockey Championships
ZUG, Switzerland - Canada's dreams of a third straight gold medal at the world women's under-18 hockey championship are over after a 4-2 loss to Czechia in the semifinals.Anezka Cabelova had two goals...
Jan 13, 2024

Extreme cold warnings blanket all of Saskatchewan Friday
The entire province is waking up in a deep freeze Friday.Extreme cold warnings from Environment Canada covered the entirety of Saskatchewan on Friday morning, with wind chills as low as -55 C expected...
Jan 12, 2024

Meta offers Canadian Facebook users $51M to settle lawsuit in 4 provinces, including Sask.
A multimillion-dollar settlement proposed by Meta sends a message to other companies about the importance of paying attention to the country's privacy laws, says a lawyer representing Canadians in the...
Jan 12, 2024

Grieving mother hopes James Smith inquest leads to better supports for victims of domestic violence
Acknowledging feelings of anxiety, Vanessa Burns says she is looking forward to an inquest that will hopefully provide her with some closure and allow her to move on with her life.Burns will be among ...
Jan 11, 2024

Saskatchewan government lawyers argue pronoun law best for gender-diverse children
Lawyers for the Saskatchewan government are arguing a judge should dismiss a challenge to a law that requires parental consent when children under 16 want to change their names or pronouns at school.D...
Jan 11, 2024

Saskatchewan activates Provincial Drug Alert System
With Saskatchewan poised to set another annual record for overdose deaths, several agencies have taken a step they hope will re-emphasize the dangers of illicit drug use in the province.On Thursday, t...
Jan 11, 2024
Sask. teachers to hold single-day strike on Tuesday
Saskatchewan teachers will hold a single-day strike on Tuesday.Samantha Becotte, president of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF), announced during a virtual news conference Thursday morning.F...
Jan 11, 2024

Cold warnings issued for Sask. as polar vortex sweeps in
After being seemingly on hold, winter is making a bold statement this week in Saskatchewan.Environment Canada has issued extreme cold warnings for northern and west central areas of Saskatchewan as a ...
Jan 11, 2024