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MOOSE JAW — Filmmaker Robert (Bob) Barrett spent nearly two years making a documentary about the Royal Canadian Air Force’s history, and one thing he discovered was its personnel are high-calibre role models for their communities. The Toronto-based documentarian began shooting “Wings of Honour: A Century of the Royal Canadian Air Force” in 2022, where […]

REGINA – The horses are coming up to the starting gate, but how are things looking with respect to a provincial election? Sask Today spoke to Tom McIntosh, Professor on Politics and International Studies at the University of Regina, about where things stand right now in provincial politics. It is a unique time in provincial […]

India is continuing to allow Canadian yellow peas to come into the country restriction-free from October 31st to December 31st this year. India’s Directorate of Foreign Trade published the order on Friday.  The Indian government originally lifted the duties on pea imports in December 2023 until it expired this spring. However, that was extended to […]

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is advising cattle producers to not travel to the United States for upcoming agricultural shows, or participate in them, due to the risk of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) south of the border. Multiple states have reported outbreaks of HPAI among dairy cattle since March of this year. To […]

MOOSOMIN – The Government of Saskatchewan and the Moosomin region have come together to celebrate the completion of a brand-new runway located at the Moosomin Airport. According to a government news release, with the project complete, this runway now allows the local airport to land fixed-wing air ambulances and better positions the southeast of the […]

PILOT BUTTE – The Saskatchewan Party government touted a growing economy on Monday as they released an update to ‘Saskatchewan’s Growth Plan: The Next Decade of Growth.’ Provincial ministers were in Pilot Butte at Dutch Industries on Monday, whose plant has been undergoing expansion. Cabinet ministers including Trade and Export Development Minister Jeremy Harrison, Energy […]

The planned strike by school support staff, set for Tuesday morning, has been put on hold. Alberta’s Ministry of Jobs, Economy and Trade stepped into the labour dispute by creating a Disputes Inquiry Board, which requires the school divisions and the union to resume negotiations with a neutral third-party arbitrator. As a result, support staff, […]

REGINA – The Saskatchewan United Party have announced that two former Saskatchewan Party MLAs will instead be running for their own party in the 2024 election. In a news release, Sask United states that former Arm River MLA , who held that seat for 21 years until retiring in 2020, will run in Saskatoon Southeast in 2024 […]

LAC LA BICHE, Alberta — The World Archery Field Championships are underway this week in Lac La Biche. The six-day event features athletes, coaches, and officials from 28 countries, including Australia, France, Mauritania, and Norway, in the town located approximately 200 kilometers south of Fort McMurray. Brian Jean, MLA for Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche, described […]

This year saw more tornado activity compared to the yearly average for Saskatchewan. Environment Canada Meteorologist Terri Lang says there were 17 tornadoes recorded compared to one in 2023, above the yearly average of 14. She noted two tornadoes were considered an EF-1 and the rest were EF-0’s. “I think if you asked people on […]