Provincial News

People in Saskatchewan were “ringing those phones” all weekend to help out the Kinsmen of Saskatchewan with TeleMiracle #48. By 5 o’clock Sunday afternoon, the annual telethon raised a total of $6,112,717.00. Since 1977, the telethon has raised a total of over 165 million dollars and all of that money stays in Saskatchewan. All the […]

The Saskatchewan Teachers Federation has announced its next steps in job action, as it continues to negotiate with the provincial government over a new contract. On Monday, there will be a province wide ban on extra-curricular activities. That means teachers will not take part in things like sports, drama, music, band, science clubs, intramurals, rehearsals, […]

The Saskatchewan government is spending $750 million more than it had budgeted this year, a move that’s raising questions from Opposition New Democrats. The province approved the extra dollars this week through special warrants, a measure it uses when expenditures aren’t budgeted. Some of that spending is for health care, agriculture and environmental cleanup. The […]

New data released by the Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC) has shed light on the growing challenges facing Canada’s agriculture sector regarding workforce availability.  According to the report “Sowing Seeds of Change” by The Conference Board of Canada on behalf of CAHRC, the industry is expected to grapple with over 100,000 vacant positions by […]

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has completed its farm income forecast for 2023 and 2024, indicating a new record for overall Canadian farm income in 2023 despite various challenges the sector faces. The forecast shows that Net Cash Income (NCI), the primary metric used to measure farm income, is expected to have increased by 13% to […]

RCMP say five people have died, including three children, in a house fire in Davidson a town halfway between Regina and Saskatoon. Mounties say it happened around noon on Sunday. Police and fire crews found the house ablaze when they arrived. They pulled an 80-year-old man and an 81-year-old woman from the flaming structure, but […]

The University of Regina is implementing a new, and it believes better way for students to plan their academic careers. For the first time the U of R is offering “full year registration” for the first time. This means students can register for classes across three terms: spring/summer 2024, fall 2024, and winter 2025. The […]

The threat of possible salmonella contamination has triggered a food recall in Saskatchewan. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says several egg brands, including Compliments large eggs, Harman medium eggs, No-name large eggs, Star Egg medium, large, and extra-large eggs, are on the recall list. Only eggs with the specific lot code information in the […]

Its hard to see getting Saskatchewan’s teachers, and the provincial government on the same page. The two sides have dug deep into their positions and there is little hope of compromise. The teachers want the issues of “class size and class complexity” negotiated at the provincial level, with the provincial government because they control the […]

The Saskatchewan government says it’s changing how it procures hotels for those on social assistance after a motel owned by a legislature member raised rates when the province paid.  The Saskatchewan Party government says in a letter released Friday it will now get quotes from three hotels and direct people to the cheapest one while also considering their safety, […]