Category Archives: Saskatchewan

Union suspends strike as members vote on Viterra final offer
The Grain and General Services Union's Locals 1 and 2 announced Friday they had suspended the strike notice they gave to Viterra as members prepare to vote on the company's final offer.In a post on it...
Jan 05, 2024

Thousands of pigs lost in fire near Cudworth
A devastating loss as a fire tore through a large farrow-to-finish hog operation Thursday night north of Cudworth, Sask.The fire was called in by the site manager at roughly 7:00 p.m.RM of Hoodoo Reev...
Jan 05, 2024

Humboldt MLA becomes longest-serving female cabinet minister in Canadian history
Humboldt-Watrous MLA and Saskatchewan's Finance Minister Donna Harpauer has reached a milestone in her lengthy political career.Premier Scott Moe mentioned on social media on Thursday that she's now t...
Jan 05, 2024

Viterra makes final offer to avoid a strike
After extensive negotiations, Viterra said it has put forward a new final offer to the bargaining committee of the Grain and General Services Union.The two sides spent the last two days meeting with a...
Jan 05, 2024

Turtleford RCMP investigating ATM theft; looking for four suspects
Turtleford RCMP are investigating an ATM theft following a break and enter at a Paradise Hill business. On Thursday morning, two vehicles and four people were involved in the theft. According to polic...
Jan 04, 2024

Getting bail in Canada officially becomes harder for repeat offenders
It's going to be harder for people who've been arrested for a crime to get bail.That's because changes to the country's bail system, which were approved last year, officially came into effect on Thurs...
Jan 04, 2024

Former Pattison Media broadcaster shines in play-by-play role for PWHL
It's a moment she felt honoured to be a part of, but it was just one of many accomplishments for a broadcaster who has already been a part of many history-making moments.Daniella Ponticelli, who spent...
Jan 04, 2024

With belaboured bill recognizing Métis self-government in limbo, here's what to know
The committee process for a testy piece of legislation that would recognize Mtis governments in three provinces has been extended until at least February.House of Commons committee hearings about Bill...
Jan 04, 2024

Twin Rivers Curling Club looking for new members
Stepping out into a cool rink with nothing but a brush, a pair of shoes, and a set of lungs to yell 'Hurry, Hard' as they prepared to take to the sheet and throw stones to outwit opponents through cle...
Jan 03, 2024

Sask. RCMP says murders, manslaughters up 50 per cent over past five years
The Saskatchewan RCMP is reporting a 50 per cent increase in murders and manslaughters over the past five years - and the Mounties say nearly half of the people charged were in the justice system befo...
Jan 03, 2024