Saskatchewan

Parole board to hear from truck driver in deadly Humboldt Broncos crash

A parole hearing is scheduled to take place today for a former truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash.Jaskirat Singh Sidhu was sentenced to eight years after he pleaded guilty t...

Jul 20, 2022

Statistics Canada: Inflation rate rises to 8.1 per cent in June

Statistics Canada says its consumer price index was up 8.1 per cent compared to a year ago.This is the largest yearly change since Jan. 1983.According to the latest report, the acceleration in June wa...

Jul 20, 2022

Small businesses feeling pressure from government costs: CFIB

First COVID restrictions and now more government-imposed costs are hitting small businesses hard.That's coming from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) which said in a release onTue...

Jul 19, 2022

‘Important for my job’: Finance minister defends $8K flight

Saskatchewan's finance minister won't be apologizing and doesn't feel regretful about the nearly $8,000 round-trip flight she took between Regina and North Battleford."What I will do for the people of...

Jul 19, 2022

FSIN calls for police to lay charges in ‘unprovoked racial attack’ in Battleford

A video circulating on social media that shows a man being assaulted by another is putting into question what the motivation was for the attack. The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) a...

Jul 19, 2022

Riders say at least five players tested positive for COVID

The Saskatchewan Roughriders provided more details about their COVID-19 outbreak Tuesday, saying at least five players had tested positive.The Roughriders said the players are in various stages when i...

Jul 19, 2022

Harpauer spent $8K on chartered flight to North Battleford: Report

Two days after the Saskatchewan government introduced a budget containing tax hikes, Finance Minister Donna Harpauer took a private plane from Regina to North Battleford to attend a luncheon.The Canad...

Jul 18, 2022

‘Looks like another active day’: Low-pressure system moving into Saskatchewan after stormy weekend

Environment Canada says more thunderstorms could be a possibility throughout Saskatchewan on Monday.Meteorologist Chris Stammers says the conditions could be ripe for some systems to develop."It looks...

Jul 18, 2022

Feds propose to cap oil, gas emissions using industry-specific carbon pricing system

OTTAWA - The federal government is proposing to use an industry-specific cap-and-trade system or a modified carbon pricing system to set a ceiling for emissions from the oil and gas sector and drive t...

Jul 17, 2022

Going swimmingly: Women to swim 163 km of Diefenbaker

Six swimmers are going to take turns until they've covered 163 kilometres of Lake Diefenbaker. The Diefenbaker Dip: 163 Swim is a fundraiser for the La Ronge Native Women's Council and YWCA Regina. It...

Jul 17, 2022