Category Archives: Saskatchewan
Churchill student wins prestigious U of S scholarship
Samantha Unahan is the recipient of a $30,000 scholarship from the University of Saskatchewan. The Grade 12 student from La Ronge's Churchill Community High School learned she was receiving the Best a...
Mar 19, 2026 Samantha Unahan, centre, will be studying electrical engineering at the U of S this fall. (Image Credit: Churchill Community High School)
SaskPower project to link Saskatchewan’s northern and southern power grids
A project by SaskPower will connect the province's northern and southern power grids, with the aim of improving reliability and growth in northern Saskatchewan.The two power grids currently operate in...
Mar 19, 2026 SaskPower said the approval of the north-south transmission systems interconnection project will see the installation of two new transmission lines, running roughly 250 kilometres from the E.B. Campbell Hydroelectric Station to the IslandFalls Hydroelectric Station. (Image Credit: SaskPower/X)
Regina company braving ice roads to deliver homes to northern communities
Herauf Modular Solutions are sending three buildings to a remote northern community to be used for youth transitional homes. And the trek to deliver the homes is not exactly straightforward."We're in ...
Mar 19, 2026 Herauf Modular Solutions are transporting three homes over 700kms to a northern First Nation. (Image Credit: Herauf Modular Solutions)
USask student instrumental in growing Métis community on campus
(USask), went from a concept to having over 100 Mtis students in their group. And much of that growth and success is thanks to Chelsea Ochoa.On March 10, Ochoa was recognized for her impact on the Mti...
Mar 19, 2026 Chelsea Ochoa, Psychology student at the University of Saskatchewan, received an Indigenous Achievement Award for Leadership. (Image Credit: submitted photo)
Supreme Court of Canada to hear challenge of federal firearms ban
The Supreme Court of Canada will hear a challenge of a Liberal government ban on more than 1,500 different firearms models and variants.The government banned the use, sale and importation of the weapo...
Mar 19, 2026 A restricted gun licence holder holds an AR-15 at his home in Langley, B.C. on May 1, 2020. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)
Budget shows more 'cautious optimism': government think tank, MLAs, teachers, others react to province's spending plan
While the government touted its budgetary measures aimed at improving health care and addressing affordability, Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck said the "bad budget" will end up costing residents o...
Mar 18, 2026 Saskatchewan's Minister of Finance, Jim Reiter, March 18, 2026. (Image Credit: Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
'We can't afford to be a sacrifice': Northwest communities to create regional planning district
Northwest communities in Saskatchewan have decided to form a regional planning district following last year's unprecedented wildfire season. The decision to do so was reached earlier this week at a me...
Mar 18, 2026 Northern communities are creating a regional planning district to prepare for future wildfire events. (Image Credit: Facebook/Buckley Belanger)
A look at provincial budget highlights affecting north central Saskatchewan
Despite carrying a deficit of $819 million, the provincial government says this year's budget prioritizes protecting the areas that matter most to Saskatchewan residents."Protecting Saskatchewan means...
Mar 18, 2026 The 2026-27 budget was presented in the Saskatchewan Legislature Wednesday, March 18. (Image Credit: Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan/Facebook)
Saskatchewan charges stayed against ‘Queen of Canada’ cult leader Romana Didulo
The leader of a cult that bedevilled residents of a Saskatchewan village for two years is no longer facing charges.Romana Didulo, head of the so-called Kingdom of Canada, had been charged with two off...
Mar 18, 2026 Romana Didulo, a conspiracy theorist and self-proclaimed ”Queen of Canada,” leaves provincial court after she was granted bail in Swift Current, Sask., Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu)
Health care, revenue sharing, global challenges: Sask. government prepares for provincial budget
Details about Saskatchewan's provincial budget are under wraps until the document is tabled in the legislative assembly on Wednesday afternoon, but some information has already been made public.For we...
Mar 18, 2026 Premier Scott Moe said the budget was designed to protect Saskatchewan services. His government has already said there will be a deficit for 2026-27. March 17, 2026. (Image Credit: Lisa Schick/980 CJME)