Saskatchewan

N.B. council passes bylaw to fine owners of properties emergency services are repeatedly called to

North Battleford's council approved the third and final reading of its new Protective Services Cost Recovery bylaw at this week's meeting.It goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2024.Bylaw 2144 would see prope...

Dec 14, 2023

Truck driver who caused deadly Broncos crash loses latest bid to stay in Canada

A judge has dismissed applications from the truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash and was fighting deportation back to India. Jaskirat Singh Sidhu was sentenced to eight years ...

Dec 14, 2023

Mild December leads to more broken weather records

Wednesday saw more weather records fall in Saskatchewan as El Nio delays the arrival of winter and puts a white Christmas in jeopardy.Environment Canada meteorologist Justin Share said temperature rec...

Dec 14, 2023

'Damaging': Saskatchewan high school rejects author's talk on son coming out as gay

Ruby Remenda Swanson says she never thought her hometown high school would be the only place to bar her from sharing her family's story.Remenda Swanson says she's been to dozens of places in Canada, i...

Dec 14, 2023

‘I can’t believe it’: MJHL goal call goes viral

"Look at that! Look at this! Look at that!"Those words have been going viral in the hockey world after they were uttered by Virden Oil Capitals play-by-play man Doug Roach during a Manitoba Junior Hoc...

Dec 14, 2023

55+ Provincial Games coming to Battlefords in 2024

The Saskatchewan Senior Fitness Association (SSFA) has announced the Battlefords as the host community for the Provincial 55+ Games, coming in the spring of 2024.Taking place June 11-13 of next year, ...

Dec 13, 2023

P.A. man calls out Sask. healthcare system after wife dies from toe infection

A Prince Albert man believes an overwhelmed provincial healthcare system is to blame for his wife's death.Elaine Gassner passed away on Nov. 5 after spending nearly the last six months of her life in ...

Dec 13, 2023

STF president says government won’t negotiate on ‘key issues’

Negotiations have hit a wall after five days of conciliation meetings between the provincial government and teachers.Samantha Becotte, president of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation, said the conc...

Dec 13, 2023

Verdict reserved for former Sask. Mountie accused of murdering lover

It is now up to a judge to determine whether Bernie Herman used his RCMP-issued pistol to shoot his lover out of self-defence or as a planned killing. Those two scenarios were part of the final argume...

Dec 13, 2023

Teachers’ union says sanctions more likely after conciliation ends in impasse

The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation says five days of conciliation hearings in Regina ended in an impasse.The union said sanctions are now more likely due to the Government-Trustee Bargaining Commit...

Dec 13, 2023