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SASKATOON—The looming threat of potential tariffs on all Canadian goods will affect investments and trade as Saskatchewan and the entire country wait on whether or not President Trump moves forward with his proposal of a 25 per cent tax on all products crossing south of the border. “It is disrupting the investment environment in Canada. […]

RCMP have made two arrests in connection with the shooting deaths of four people, whose bodies were found at a home on the Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation on February 4. During the investigation, Mounties determined the home was targeted. The deceased are:  34-year-old Tracey Hotomani of Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation, 51-year-old Terry Jack […]

REGINA – The opposition New Democrats were still fuming on Wednesday on word that the spring sitting of the Saskatchewan Legislature won’t start until March 19. Opposition Leader Carla Beck and House Leader Nicole Sarauer roasted the government at a media availability Wednesday at the Legislature building. They pointed to continued concerns about tariffs from […]

MOOSE JAW — The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is continuing to investigate reports of cockroaches popping up throughout the province, based on a letter it sent recently to school divisions. The SHA sent the memorandum to students, families and staff in mid-January, saying it was following up on a letter from March 14, 2024, since […]

REGINA – It’s official, the Saskatchewan Legislature will resume on March 19. That is the word in a news release from the province Tuesday. The legislative session will resume with the tabling of Finance Minister Jim Reiter’s first Provincial Budget that day. It is expected the session will focus on many of the bills that were […]

SASKATOON – The opposition NDP are once again raising alarm bells on the state of emergency rooms in the province.  At a news conference in Saskatoon, NDP seniors critic Keith Jorgenson was pointing to reduced ER hours in Saskatoon, pointing to the recent announcement by the province that Saskatoon City Hospital would be closing the emergency […]

The Global Transportation Hub (GTH) in Regina’s west-end will soon be home to a UFA Petroleum Cardlock location.  The United Farmers of Alberta Co-operative Ltd. (UFA) announced last week they are expanding to the GTH. CEO of UFA Fred Thun says ground work began last fall and expect to complete the project in late 2025 […]

Economists are more confident the Bank of Canada might pause its interest rate cuts next month — tariffs notwithstanding — as Canada’s annual inflation rate ticked back up in January.  Statistics Canada’s consumer price index on Tuesday reported the annual inflation rate rose to 1.9 per cent last month, up from 1.8 per cent in […]

The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce is looking to honour the best of the province’s business community. Nominations are open until April 1, for the annual ABEX Awards, with the finalists to be named in June, and the awards to be handed out September 27, at TCU Place in Saskatoon. There is a new award up […]

Saskatchewan’s Minister of Trade and Export Development Warren Kaeding is doing a trade mission of his own in Vietnam and Singapore. This comes days after Provincial Agriculture Minister Daryl Harrison went on a trade mission to India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Premier Scott Moe traveled to Washington D.C. with other Premiers to […]