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WHITECAP DAKOTA FIRST NATION — SaskEnergy has announced the unveiling of new safety signs, designed by Saskatchewan Indigenous artist Jade Roberts, to be installed in the 52 gasified First Nations throughout the province. By incorporating Indigenous design, SaskEnergy’s aim is to deliver natural gas safety messages in a way that resonates with Indigenous communities and customers, […]

Saskatchewan is continuing to grow to record numbers. As of April 1st of this year, 1,231,043 people now call Saskatchewan home. According to the numbers from the provincial government, released by Statistics Canada, the population has increased by 30,503 people year over year. That’s almost enough to fill Mosaic Stadium. The Sask Party Government is […]

Canadian oil and gas companies facing a federally imposed emissions cap will decide to cut their production rather than invest in too-expensive carbon capture and storage technology, a new report by Deloitte says. The Alberta government-commissioned report — a copy of which was obtained by The Canadian Press — aims to assess the economic impact […]

REGINA — Latest numbers from Statistics Canada show Saskatchewan’s manufacturing sales, had a 7.5 per cent increase for month-over-month growth for April 2024, compared to March 2024 (seasonally adjusted). This places Saskatchewan second among the provinces. Year-over-year growth in this category was also strong with an increase of 5.4 per cent for April 2024, compared […]

One of the first announcements out of the gate at Canada’s Farm Show, is that it is moving to March. The show has been held in June, but the move to March wasn’t on a whim. “For the first time in our 46-year history, Canada’s Farm Show Regina is moving to March,” said Roberta Engel, […]

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in May climbed 10 per cent compared with April, helped by gains in Montreal and Toronto. The housing agency says the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts in May amounted to 264,506 units, up from 241,111 in April. The move came as […]

A man’s routine drive to Saskatchewan from Ontario took an unexpected turn after his GPS took him on a “shortcut” through the US, resulting in him being charged with drug offences when border officers found drugs. The 57-year-old wasn’t familiar with Sault St. Marie and found himself on the international bridge between Sault Ste. Marie, […]

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is recalling Universal Bakery brand Organic Aussie Bites, saying the product contains gluten which is not declared on the label. The bite-sized snacks were labelled as being gluten-free. The CFIA says the product was sold online and in stores in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova […]

SASKATOON – Greg Fertuck has been found guilty of his wife Sheree Fertuck’s murder almost a decade ago. The body of the mother of three has never been found. She was last seen leaving her family’s farmhouse near Kenaston on Dec. 7, 2015, to haul rock to a nearby gravel pit. In April 2016, police determined […]

All charges in all provinces against Canadian Forces veteran and controversial podcaster Jeremy MacKenzie have been stayed or withdrawn. The charges against MacKenzie in Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia and Quebec had piled on as he was labelled the leader of a dangerous militia group by the federal government and media. But his legal battle has taken […]