Saskatchewan

National group calls on Feds to address increasing number of Indigenous women in prison

Citing the high number of Indigenous women incarcerated in federal institutions, the Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC) is demanding the federal government take immediate action.According to ...

May 06, 2022

Sask. flood season in rearview, wildfire season ahead: What you need to know

The spring thaw is nearing completion, with no more risk of ice jamming and flooding, and some fire bans already are in place in Saskatchewan.The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) gave an updat...

May 06, 2022

P.A. and northern Saskatchewan seeing some of the biggest job losses across Western Canada

Prince Albert and northern Saskatchewan are continuing to see a drop in the number of jobs.According to Statistics Canada's monthly report, the region lost around 800 positions in April. This is the s...

May 06, 2022

Indigenous declaration passes, families pack gallery for Red Dress Day

The gallery at the Saskatchewan Legislative Building was filled with women wearing red and ribbon skirts Thursday morning.They were there to push the government for action on Missing and Murdered Indi...

May 05, 2022

No permission needed for controlled burns regardless of conditions: SPSA

There were two significant fires resulting from controlled burns that spiralled out of control in late April, but provincial law doesn't require anyone who wants to conduct a controlled burn in Saskat...

May 05, 2022

Province reports 766 new cases of COVID-19

The Government of Saskatchewan is reporting the Omicron variant BA.2 is the dominant strain of COVID-19 making up 83 per cent of the variants of concern in this weeks epidemiology (epi) report.A littl...

May 05, 2022

Saskatchewan loses out to Maritimes to host 2023 world juniors: Report

It appears Saskatchewan won't be hosting the 2023 world junior hockey championship.According to TSN's Darren Dreger, the International Ice Hockey Federation is to announce Thursday that the tournament...

May 05, 2022

Liberals looking at Canada Health Act to ensure abortion right protected: Trudeau

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government is looking at using legislation to ensure a woman's right to a safe and legal abortion will be permanently protected in Canada. Trudeau spoke...

May 04, 2022

Man wanted by local and Manitoba RCMP on several charges

Updated: Saskatchewan RCMP reported that Barker was arrested at a business in Winnipeg, Manitoba around 8:30 a.m. on May 6, 2022.The arrest came after an extensive investigation and collaboration amon...

May 04, 2022

Pattison Media nominated for RTDNA awards

Members of the Pattison Media Group in Saskatchewan have been nominated for some prestigious broadcast journalism awards.The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) Canada has named paNOW an...

May 04, 2022