Saskatchewan

Sask., Alta. governments challenging ‘toxic’ label on single-use plastics

The Government of Saskatchewan has joined Alberta in challenging an environmental labelling decision from Ottawa.According to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Justice, Ottawa's decision to label single-us...

Mar 07, 2023

Suspect arrested in connection to La Loche death accused of assaulting police, staging fake medical emergency

Police are charging two people with criminal negligence charges causing death after a man was found dead in the Garson Lake area last month. Nathan Piche, 34, was reported missing to La Loche RCMP on ...

Mar 07, 2023

WestJet increases summer service to Regina, Saskatoon

Travellers will have more flying options this summer in Saskatoon and Regina, with WestJet announcing additional flights Monday.The airline is increasing seat capacity by 64 per cent to and from Regin...

Mar 07, 2023

Saskatchewan improves to 2-2 with victory over Nunavut at Brier

Kelly Knapp's Saskatchewan rink handled business Monday at the Tim Hortons Brier.Knapp's rink defeated Nunavut's rink skipped by Jake Higgs 9-3 in eight ends in London, Ont.The win improves Knapp's ri...

Mar 07, 2023

Fuel thefts up 70 per cent in 2022 says RCMP

As gas prices shot up in 2022, so did the number of fuel thefts according to Saskatchewan RCMP.Police say that in 2022, they received 818 reports of fuel theft, an increase of 70 per cent compared to ...

Mar 06, 2023

Northwest communities have planned SaskTel outage starting at midnight

Phone and internet services in multiple communities in Northwest Saskatchewan will be unavailable for SaskTel customers, starting at midnight. The planned outage will continue until 6 a.m. March 7, sa...

Mar 06, 2023

U of S Huskies brand appears on SNL sketch

A lot of Saskatchewan people were doing a second take when the University of Saskatchewan Huskies unexpectedly appeared during the famous American sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live.The cameo occu...

Mar 06, 2023

$10-a-day child care coming to Saskatchewan in April

Saskatchewan is ahead of schedule when it comes to $10-a-day child care.The federal and provincial governments announced Monday that fees for regulated child care in Saskatchewan will be reduced to $1...

Mar 06, 2023

Spring sitting to get underway at Saskatchewan Legislature

The spring sitting of the Saskatchewan Legislature is set to begin Monday, with a lot on the agenda for the coming 10 weeks.The Saskatchewan Party will undoubtedly hope this sitting starts with less c...

Mar 06, 2023

Sask. NDP planning to hold Moe accountable in spring legislative sitting

With the spring sitting of the Legislative Assembly to begin Monday, Saskatchewan NDP is looking ahead to what it will press Scott Moe's Saskatchewan Party government on.NDP Leader Carla Beck says the...

Mar 05, 2023