Provincial News

Saskatchewan legislators are back in the house, with Premier Scott Moe’s government promising to do more on affordability, to do better on health care and education, and to do their best to behave in the chamber. The two-week sitting began Monday with the election of a new Speaker — Melfort legislature member Todd Goudy — and […]

Business and political leaders in Canada say there will be pain if Donald Trump follows through on his pledge to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian goods, but they note the hurt will happen in his country as well. The president-elect posted to Truth Social on Monday he will sign an executive […]

Regina-based AGT Food and Ingredients has sold its short-line and bulk handling infrastructure to an American asset management firm called GCM Grosvenor. A news release from AGT notes the sale includes the following: “MobilGrain and its operating subsidiaries – Last Mountain Rail, with 140 kms (87 miles) running from the Regina Plains to Central Saskatchewan, […]

Saskatchewan Roughriders Head Coach Corey Mace had the honour of burning the brand to officially kick off Canadian Western Agribition in Regina Monday morning. Mace told reporters afterward it was his first time doing it and wasn’t quite sure what he was getting himself into. “Had to ask a couple of questions because I was […]

Premier Scott Moe’s Saskatchewan Party government is to outline its priorities in a throne speech today — a month after the Oct. 28 election delivered the party a slimmer majority in the legislature.  Moe says his government plans to start working on affordability issues, including a promise to reduce personal income tax rates. The provincial government also […]

Exhibitors have their booths set up and producers have their livestock settled into REAL District for the 53rd annual Canadian Western Agribition in Regina. The event starts Monday and runs until Saturday. Each building that comprises REAL District is being utilized for the event, from the Viterra International Trade Centre to the Co-operators Centre, the […]

Saskatchewan’s legislature is set to resume Monday for a short two-week sitting, with Premier Scott Moe’s Saskatchewan Party planning to get to work on addressing affordability issues after a challenging election campaign. Proceedings are to begin with the election of a new Speaker and the throne speech, which will lay out the government’s priorities.  Government house leader […]

Canada Post says it lost $315 million before tax in the third quarter compared with a loss before tax of $290 million a year earlier. The corporation says revenue growth in its direct marketing did not make up for a drop in its parcels results. The financial results come as Canada Post deals with a […]

REGINA – Premier Scott Moe and federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh aren’t exactly seeing eye to eye when it comes to matching Singh’s call to remove the PST on essential items. Earlier this week, Singh said he had written provincial premiers calling on them to match his pledge to remove the GST from daily essentials […]

REGINA – The new and returning members of the Saskatchewan Legislature were officially sworn into office Thursday. The new Legislature includes 34 Saskatchewan Party MLAs and 27 New Democrats. The expanded NDP caucus, which includes 15 new caucus members, was sworn in Thursday afternoon and took their seats inside the Legislative Assembly chamber, with friends […]