Provincial News

ESTEVAN – The provincial government says the Saskatchewan Marshals Service (SMS) is making significant progress towards becoming operational by the end of 2026, and it has its new deputy chief marshal – Estevan Police Chief Richard Lowen. Lowen officially started as Estevan’s police chief in September 2021. He began his career with the Winnipeg Police Service […]

Saskatchewan’s privacy commissioner says the provincial government has refused dozens of his requests over the last year to release public information. A report from Ron Kruzeniski says there were 84 times government ministries and agencies partially or fully ignored his requests to have documents made public. It says public bodies fully yielded information in 45 […]

Donald Sutherland, the New Brunswick-born acting legend with the distinct baritone voice and prolific stage and screen career that inspired sons Kiefer and Rossif to pursue the craft, has died. He died at the age of 88, Kiefer Sutherland said in a social media post on Thursday. “I personally think one of the most important […]

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 — Summer storm season has arrived, evidenced by several weather incidents across the province in June, including tornado warnings in southeastern Saskatchewan June 12. Being proactive rather than reactive is important to helping your family in case of a severe weather occurrence and resulting emergency situations. One way to stay in the know is […]

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 […]