Provincial News

A Transportation Safety Board of Canada report says an undetected broken rail led to a fiery train derailment in Saskatchewan in 2019 that spilled about 1.77 million litres of oil.  The Canadian Pacific Railway train, which had 101 cars mostly filled with oil, had been loaded in Alberta and was headed to Oklahoma.  Just after midnight, the train was travelling east […]

In the history of this storied Canadian Football League franchise, there have been two names that have stood above all of the other giants of the past. They are two names who will forever be intwined in Roughrider lore. One is Ron Lancaster. The other, George Reed. Just a day shy of his 84th birthday, […]

Premier Scott Moe has pledged his government will use the notwithstanding clause of the Constitution and pass legislation this fall to ensure the province’s school pronoun policy remains in place.  He made the comment shortly after a judge granted an injunction to pause the policy, which requires parental consent when children under 16 want to […]

Just a short time after a ruling from the Court of King’s Bench in Saskatchewan paused his government’s gender and naming policy in schools, Premier Scott Moe is calling MLA’s back to the house to pass legislation. The ruling from the court today effectively pauses a policy announced not long before the school year was […]

A Court of King’s bench decision has come down regarding a controversial policy on the use of pronouns use in schools. The decision, made by Court of King’s Bench Justice Michael Megaw, grants an injunction on the policy and puts the policy on hold for the time being. “The protection of these youth surpasses that […]

The mother of a Saskatchewan RCMP officer who was killed two years ago says it was “hell” to watch a Winnipeg man plead guilty to manslaughter in her son’s death. Alphonse Stanley Traverse pleaded guilty on Wednesday to the charge in Regina Court of King’s Bench for his role in Const. Shelby Patton’s death. Traverse also pleaded […]

Every dollar spent on an orange T-shirt for Truth and Reconciliation Day should be a conscious effort to uplift an Indigenous business or community, experts say. Shopping for orange T-shirts from Indigenous businesses is a tangible step toward economic reconciliation, said Rob Schulz, founder of online marketplace ShopFirstNations. For anyone unsure how to find those businesses, here are […]

A new program is set to see those in the agriculture industry help support local food banks across Saskatchewan and Western Canada. The “AGT Food Bank Crop Exchange Program” is a program in partnership with AGT Food and Ingredients, Food Banks Canada and Drive Away Hunger. The program asks producers to donate a portion of […]

This past weekend, the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce handed out the annual ABEX (Achievement in Business Excellence) Awards in Saskatoon. As part of the celebration of the best in business in Saskatchewan, the Hill Companies were inducted into the Saskatchewan Business Hall of Fame.  The Hill Companies trace their roots to “McCallum Hill” which was […]

Canada is postponing a trade mission to India that federal Trade Minister Mary Ng had promoted as key to the Indo-Pacific strategy.  Ng’s office has not explained why the trip, which was scheduled to start Oct. 9, has been postponed. Canada has paused negotiations for a trade deal with India, and relations between Prime Minister […]