Category Archives: Saskatchewan

Awareness for Indigenous languages growing amidst new census data
While new census data may be showing a decline in the number of Indigenous language speakers, one college instructor sees hope for the future.According to the census information recently released on l...
Aug 18, 2022

Sports betting in Saskatchewan: a growing pastime?
Over time, Canada has seen the number of people who gamble climb each year. On Tuesday, Statistics Canada revealed that the activity is becoming increasingly popular with the passing years according t...
Aug 18, 2022

RCMP warn of text scam claiming to be escort company
RCMP say a text message scam is making the rounds in parts of the province, prompting a warning from police.In each instance, RCMP said someone received a message claiming to be from an escort company...
Aug 18, 2022

Sask. to send patients to Calgary for orthopedic surgeries, but on their own dime
Saskatchewan has agreed to pay a Calgary clinic to do some orthopedic surgeries starting this fall, but the provincial government won't pay for the patients' travel to and from Alberta.According to Th...
Aug 17, 2022

SGI urges caution from drivers as harvest begins
As drivers head to the lake or travel to see family members in the last few weeks of summer, SGI is asking them to keep a special lookout for one particular kind of road hazard: farm machinery. "We kn...
Aug 17, 2022

Report: Saskatchewan on pace for around 450 opioid-related deaths in 2022
Saskatchewan is on pace to set a new record of opioid-related deaths for a calendar year.According to the Saskatchewan Coroners Service drug toxicity deaths report, there have been 74 confirmed fatal ...
Aug 17, 2022

Interim education plan extended, with focus on mental health
As students get ready to go back to the classroom, the Saskatchewan government has extended an education plan to ensure young learners are set up for success.Saskatchewan's Interim Provincial Educatio...
Aug 17, 2022

Syphilis rates doubling every year in Sask.
Syphilis is growing in Saskatchewan with cases doubling every year. In 2021, 1,940 cases of the sexually transmitted infection were reported, excluding the population living on reserves. Of those, 248...
Aug 16, 2022

Dropping gas prices slows inflation in July
Cheaper prices at the gas pumps slowed the pace of inflation across Canada for the first time in months.Statistics Canada reported on Tuesday the national inflation rate retreated to 7.6 per cent in J...
Aug 16, 2022

Jurisdiction hazy as Saskatchewan changes cannabis laws for Indigenous communities
An amendment to Saskatchewan's cannabis control laws has granted Indigenous communities the powers to regulate their own cannabis retail stores.Under the newly enacted change to provincial law, on-res...
Aug 15, 2022