Provincial News

A Saskatchewan legislature member says his transgender children were targeted in an election campaign promise about school change rooms and he wants an apology from Premier Scott Moe. Opposition NDP member Jared Clarke told the legislative assembly this week his daughters were subjects of a complaint for using a girls’ change room at a southeast Saskatchewan school. “The premier […]

The Canadian Grain Commission has dealt with four producer claim situations in the past six months, an unprecedented level of grain company failures. Patty Rosher, assistant chief commissioner of the Canadian Grain Commission was a presenter at Agribition’s Grain Expo. She says eligible producers are now receiving payments for claims against Purely Canada. “The Purely […]

Fort McMurray, AB — Early Tuesday morning, Wood Buffalo RCMP responded to a high-priority 9-1-1 call reporting suspicious persons, possibly armed, in the 100 block of Spruce Street in the Thickwood neighborhood. At approximately 5:00 a.m., officers arrived on the scene and entered a local apartment building, where they were met with gunfire coming from […]

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 […]