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NDP and the United Party hit the campaign trail
Carla Beck in a campaign stop in Regina says ultimately the question Saskatchewan residents need to ask is Are you better off under Scott Moe? She suggests the answer is no, saying the province ranks ...
Vanese M. Ferguson Oct 01, 2024

Election announced for October 28th, Saskatchewan Party promises income tax reductions
Although the promises have been coming in fairly steadily over the past few months, it has now been officially announced. The Lieutenant Governor was asked to dissolve the 29th legislature and this mo...
Carol Thomson Oct 01, 2024

Bike box added where fatal accident occurred in Saskatoon
The City of Saskatoon has installed a bike box at the intersection where Natasha Fox was hit and killed by a cement truck. In a news release the City of Saskatoon says the bike box on Wiggins Avenue a...
Vanese M. Ferguson Oct 01, 2024

Writ announcement expected this morning
Premier Scott Moe is holding a news conference this morning in Saskatoon where it is expected he will drop the writ signaling an election with voters going to the polls October 28th. Elections Saskatc...
Vanese M. Ferguson Oct 01, 2024

Handicap parking permit going to cost more in Saskatoon
The fee for a City of Saskatoon Accessible Parking Permit hasn’t changed since 1981, but 43 years later, the rate is going up. The fee when the program began in 1960 was $15 annually, then in 19...
Carol Thomson Oct 01, 2024

Researcher warns quality of the province’s waterbodies will be hindered if we continue to drain wetlands for agricultural purposes
New research out of the University of Saskatchewan suggests wetland drainage is detrimental to the health of Saskatchewan’s plants, animals and ecosystems, even at the lowest of levels. Dr. Coli...
Keira Miller Oct 01, 2024

Workers Compensation Act expands with firefighters in mind
As of today (Tues), there are some amendments to the Workers’ Compensation Act, including the expansion of occupational disease coverage to include six additional forms of cancer for firefighter...
Vanese M. Ferguson Oct 01, 2024

The foliage said autumn on Sunday but the thermometer read summer
We’ve made an abrupt plunge into fall after a scorching hot Sunday in Saskatchewan. Eight locations in the province set new record highs and two tied record highs from previous years. New record...
Vanese M. Ferguson Sep 30, 2024

BHP excited to expand in Saskatchewan
BHP is looking to the future in its commodity investments and that’s why the international mining company is building two potash mines in Saskatchewan, about 140 kilometres east of Saskatoon. Th...
Carol Thomson Sep 29, 2024

Saskatoon man arrested in connection to two stabbings from September
A 24-year-old Saskatoon man has been arrested after being the prime suspect in two stabbings earlier this month. On September 18, police were called to the 100 block of Avenue T South for a report tha...
Keira Miller Sep 29, 2024














