Provincial News

Donald Trump began his first day as the 47th president of the United States with a dizzying display of force, signing a blizzard of executive orders that signaled his desire to remake American institutions while also pardoning nearly all of his supporters who rioted at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Here’s the latest: All is quiet outside the […]

There’s going to be a pancake breakfast fundraiser at the Wapella Rink this weekend, supporting a former firefighter with the Wapella & District Fire Department. Abigail Korth was a firefighter while living in Wapella, and was diagnosed on July 4 with Stage 4 Ewing Sarcoma, an aggressive and rare form of cancer. “She was keen, […]

Federated Co-Operatives Limited (FCL) announced Friday afternoon it is pausing two major projects in Regina that are part of it’s “Integrated Agriculture Complex” – the renewable diesel facility and joint venture canola crush plant with AGT Foods. FCL cites “regulatory and political uncertainty, potential shifts in low-carbon public policy, and escalating costs” as reasons for […]

BALGONIE – Saskatchewan RCMP arrested three individuals in Balgonie, Sask., as part of an ongoing investigation into drug trafficking. On Jan. 10, officers from the Saskatchewan RCMP’s Yorkton Saskatchewan Trafficking Response Team (STRT) located two suspects in a drug trafficking investigation – a man and a woman – at a business at the intersection of Highway […]

The federal and Saskatchewan governments have announced a total of $9.4 million in funding for crop-related research, in addition to $5.4 million in co-funding from industry partners for a combined total of $14.8 million in 2025. Industry partners include the following groups: “The continued support from federal and provincial governments of the ADF is greatly […]

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture is in need of additional crop reporters for this growing season. As of November 28th, 2024, the Ministry of Ag has 209 Crop Reporters throughout the province. A map shows R.M.s with a reporter highlighted in green and a red dot, while those without a crop reporter are highlighted in […]

Outside a rural Saskatchewan elementary school on a fall morning in 2020, Paul Wilson and three others parked their truck and called 911 as a woman they were with experienced a fentanyl overdose.  When police arrived, paramedics were already treating the woman. A Mountie who responded to the scene smelled marijuana from the vehicle and noticed a […]

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she received no indication from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump over the weekend that he plans to back down on implementing hefty tariffs on Canadian products. But Smith says cutting off oil and gas exports to the south in retaliation, which is something the federal government hasn’t ruled out, isn’t feasible. […]

Saskatchewan’s new provincial police force has begun interviewing Mounties as it prepares to launch this year, a move critics say highlights concerns of job poaching. Chief Marshal Robert Cameron of the Saskatchewan Marshals Service says the force has received interest from across the country for its positions, including officers from Saskatchewan. A spokesperson with the marshals later confirmed […]

The RCMP remind everyone to check conditions – both the forecast and the roads – before venturing out, after responding to several weather-related incidents due to snowy, icy, and windy conditions on Saturday afternoon. Around 12:47 p.m., semis were blocking eastbound lanes on Highway #1 between Rush Lake and Chaplin. Police also responded to a […]