Category Archives: Saskatchewan

Federal Government to pay $37 million to 14 First Nations in Sask. for unpaid Treaty Salaries
Over a dozen First Nations from Treaty 4 and Treaty 6 Territories in Saskatchewan are praising a historic settlement agreement on Treaty Salaries.Gary Anandasangaree, the newly appointed minister of C...
Aug 02, 2023

1.2 million hectares of Saskatchewan land scorched in this year’s wildfire season
Steve Roberts says the wildfire season so far in Saskatchewan has been significant, but it still has not broken records.Roberts, the vice-president of operations with the Saskatchewan Public Safety Ag...
Aug 01, 2023

SaskPower takes $172M hit as Crowns report earning losses
One of Saskatchewan's largest Crown corporations is reporting significant earning losses.SaskPower is looking at a net loss of $172 million, which was reportedly largely a factor of rising fuel prices...
Aug 01, 2023

The Stanley Cup hits the beach at Emma Lake
There's nothing like sitting out on the beach on a hot summer day, especially when the greatest prize in hockey makes a guest appearance.Chandler Stephenson, who won the Stanley Cup with the Vegas Gol...
Aug 01, 2023

Education minister defends approach to teacher negotiations
Saskatchewan's education minister doesn't seem to see anything wrong with the billboard recently put up by the government talking about teachers' salaries while it's in negotiations for the new teache...
Aug 01, 2023

Local advocates taking support to MMWIG protests in Winnipeg
A Battlefords-area grandmother who walked across the country last year to raise awareness about the missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG) crisis, is once again lending her support to...
Jul 31, 2023

‘A big burden:’ NDP says families suffering after costs go up on utilities, PST
Adding up the bills at the end of the month has Alayne Dubord feeling the pressure."It feels really stressful and like a big burden and we want to give (our kids) the best. It just doesn't feel like w...
Jul 31, 2023

'Why not?': Former Broncos player has sights set on Paralympic wheelchair basketball
Ryan Straschnitzki's Paralympic dreams haven't fizzled, but his path to the international stage could take him from the ice to the hardwood.The 24-year-old from Airdrie, Alta., was paralyzed from the ...
Jul 31, 2023

Saskatchewan man convicted of killing brother 26 years ago over farm dispute
Barbara Hayes says she may now have a chance to heal after the man she once called her husband was found guilty of second-degree murder over the death of his brother.Hayes, speaking in Court of King's...
Jul 31, 2023

Stanley Cup journeying across Saskatchewan
The Stanley Cup is currently making its way across Saskatchewan.Those in the southern part of the province got to enjoy it first as Brayden Pachal brought it back to his hometown of Estevan.The day in...
Jul 30, 2023