Saskatchewan

Indigenous leaders offer support to JSCN in wake of mass stabbing

Both the Chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) and the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) are providing statements, following Sunday's mass stabbing that claimed 10 lives and sen...

Sep 04, 2022

'It is horrific':10 dead and 15 sent to hospital after mass stabbing in Northeast Sask.

Saskatchewan RCMP have confirmed 10 people have died and 15 others were transported to hospital with injuries in relation to a stabbing rampage that began Sunday morning on the James Smith Cree Nation...

Sep 04, 2022

Bail hearing for Saskatchewan mother accused faking deaths before entering U.S.

A bail hearing is set to begin Friday for a Saskatchewan woman accused of faking her death and that of her son and illegally crossing the border into the United States.The 48-year-old is scheduled to ...

Sep 02, 2022

Sask. to get 90,000 doses of bivalent COVID vaccine in first two shipments

On Thursday morning, Health Canada approved the first vaccine against COVID-19 that targets both the original virus and Omicron.The new shots from Moderna, called bivalent vaccines, are designed to re...

Sep 01, 2022

Are your favourite dollar store items harbouring dangerous chemicals?

Chances are you have bought many items during your trips to the local dollar store. But could the items in your basket contain high amounts of toxic chemicals?According to a new report from an environ...

Sep 01, 2022

Heatwave results in record for summer electricity demand: SaskPower

All those whirring air conditioners in Saskatchewan on Wednesday helped set a record for summer peak electricity demand.In a media release Thursday, SaskPower said customers were using 3,597 megawatts...

Sep 01, 2022

Classes back in session before long weekend again: Why?

It has been a decade since legislation first required the school year in Saskatchewan to start after the Labour Day long weekend, and it has been eight years since that legislation was introduced to b...

Sep 01, 2022

After abuse allegations, NDP wants funding for schools tied to human rights guarantee

The Saskatchewan NDP wants to see funding for Legacy Christian Academy tied to a guarantee in the wake of public allegations of abuse at the school and Mile Two Church.Carla Beck, leader of the NDP, s...

Aug 31, 2022

Saskatchewan to provide $250K to deliver Dene education in the North

The Government of Saskatchewan is providing up to $255,000 to the First Nations University of Canada to deliver the Dene Teacher Education Program (DTEP) in Northern Saskatchewan. Post-secondary stude...

Aug 31, 2022

Kids 5 to 11 eligible for COVID boosters starting Wednesday

On Wednesday, Saskatchewan will start offering COVID-19 booster shots to children between the ages of five and 11.In a media release Tuesday, the provincial government said kids in that age group will...

Aug 30, 2022