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Official Opposition says Premier Moe has almost doubled Saskatchewan's debt since he took office
With the provincial budget to be released Wednesday, the Saskatchewan NDP and the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour (SFL) took aim at the record of Premier Scott Moe and the SaskParty Government on Monday. The NDP released new figures comparing the financial records of past provincial premiers. In two graphics (picture...
11h ago
More than $560 million in federal funding to improve Saskatchewan's health care system
Canada's Health Minister has signed two agreements alongside Saskatchewan's Health Ministers which means over a half-billion dollars in federal funding to improve health care. Minister Mark Holland says close to $391 over three years will support the Working Together agreement It's for improving access to family healt...
12h ago
Vehicle evading police drives into oncoming traffic
A 30-year-old Saskatoon woman and a 34-year-old Blaine Lake man are facing 29 criminal code charges following an evade police incident Sunday. Around 9:30 p.m. Sunday night members of the Air Support Unit spotted a suspicious vehicle near 33rd Street West and Junor Avenue and but the vehicle took off when a police crui...
14h ago
HOOPLA and provincial band festival threatened by ongoing strike action
The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation has announced a one-day province wide strike this Wednesday followed by two days of withdrawing supervision of extracurricular activities. The one-day strike coincides with the announcement of the provincial budget. The STF says in a news release that more than 4,000 teachers will...
17h ago
RCMP looking for help to identify three suspects
Melfort RCMP are looking for tips to identify three suspects from a theft at a business on Friday, March 8th. The RCMP responded to a business on Highway 6 in Melfort and were told three men in their late 20s or early 30s entered at about 4:15. One created a diversion while the other two stole a number of electronic it...
8h ago
Charge of attempted murder after serious assault on Red Pheasant Cree Nation
Just before 11:30 Sunday morning, Battlefords RCMP responded to a report of a serious assault on Red Pheasant Cree Nation. A news release from the RCMP says officers determined a man approached an individual and assaulted them. The victim was transported to hospital with injuries described as serious in nature. Police ...
8h ago
Weekend death in Prince Albert deemed not suspicious
Prince Albert Police say a death in the city over the weekend is not suspicious or criminal. Around 8:45am on Saturday, a man was observed to be in medical distress on the 200 block of 38th Street East. After attempting life saving efforts, paramedics declared the 44-year-old man dead at the scene. An autopsy will be c...
9h ago
Shots fired at residence in Major
RCMP report a firearm was shot a residence early Sunday morning in Major, about 80 kilometres northwest of Kindersley. The call was received around 2:30am. An investigation determined that an unknown individual or individuals fired two to three rounds, hitting the residence. One bullet hit a piece of furniture inside a...
9h ago
Woman succumbs to injuries in car/pedestrian accident
An 18-year-old woman died this morning (Monday) from injuries sustained in a car/pedestrian collision at Moose Jaw last Thursday. It happened on the Trans-Canada Highway near the Manitoba Expressway. The woman was working and was hit by a co-worker in a slow moving company vehicle. The Moose Jaw Police Service is inves...
9h ago
Statistics Canada report shows Saskatchewan third in, both, building construction investment and unemployment
The Government of Saskatchewan is hyping a Statistics Canada report Monday that shows the province ranks third in the country for year-over-year growth in investment in building construction. At the same time, the Government of Saskatchewan is claiming to have the third-lowest unemployment rate in Canada following a Fe...
11h ago
FSIN executive calls for action, alleging racist bullying in Coronach School
A young First Nations child from a school in Coronach has been talking about self-harm after five years of bullying. That's according to the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations, who says the family came to the executive to ask for support. The family says the child has been racially targeted including the use of...
11h ago
Saskatoon Police Service looking for man wanted for breaching probation
Saskatoon Police are asking for the public's help in tracking down 23-year-old Shane Goertz. Goertz is wanted by police for breach of probation. He is described as 5'9" in height, 150 lbs., with black hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Shane Goertz is asked to contact the Sas...
19h ago
STARS uses virtual technology to deliver patient care
A new technology trial is helping patients needing transport by STARS to get more precise diagnosis and quicker care. Transport Physician, Dr. Dallas Pearson explains that STARS has launched a virtual critical care trial across the province. Through a private video platform, doctors and specialists can see the conditio...
20h ago
Rally to keep Human Rights Commission non-partisan
Concerned community members gathered in Saskatoon yesterday to call on the provincial government to keep the Human Rights Commission a non-partisan entity. One of the rally participants, Fran Forsberg, says the former Saskatchewan Human Rights Commissioner, Heather Kuttai, resigned in 2023 due to the Sask. Party govern...
Mar 17, 2024
Radon testing to begin in all Saskatchewan Housing Corporation units
Radon exposure is the second leading cause of lung cancer, so the Saskatchewan Housing Corportation and Lung Saskatchewan are teaming up to protect vulnerable people in the province. Erin Kuan, President and CEO of Lung Saskatchewan says the new partnership will see 750 SHC housing units tested for radon every year for...
Mar 17, 2024
Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation: turning unwanted hunting and fishing equipment into habitat land
As spring cleaning time approaches, the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation is reminding people that they're accepting donations of unwanted hunting and fishing equipment. Darren Newberry, SWF Director of Habitat Lands, says the program is called the Guns and Antlers for Habitat Initiative. The SWF collects used hunting a...
Mar 17, 2024
Braised beef rib pot pie recalled for undeclared anchovies
Braised beef rib pot pie from the brand The Pie Commission is being recalled due to the presence of undeclared anchovies. The affected product has a best before date of November 21, 2024, and should be thrown out or returned to the location where it was purchased. There have been no reported reactions associated with t...
Mar 17, 2024
Man sent to hospital following Moose Jaw house fire
A house fire in Moose Jaw yesterday ended up causing about $270,000 of damage. At 1:08 p.m., the Moose Jaw Police Service responded to a house fire on the 1000 block of Willow Avenue. A 23-year-old man was able to make it out of the home, and he was transported to the hospital by EMS to be treated for minor smoke inhal...
Mar 17, 2024
HomeStyles Show 2024 at Prairieland Park
The 2024 HomeStyles Show is taking place at Prairieland Park this weekend. In a news release, Nicole Burgess, CEO of the Saskatoon and Region Home Builders' Association, says there is something for everyone at the show, with over 200 exhibitors lining the halls. These include exterior renovation experts, professional p...
Mar 16, 2024