Saskatchewan News
Athletes across high schools in Saskatoon are gearing up for what each hopes are long playoff runs for the respective teams. The regular season wraps up on March 11 with the Championship Division city final set for March 18 at the home of the highest seed. Premiere Division playoffs take place two... Read more
OTTAWA — Nunavut MP Lori Idlout says having a say in decisions affecting her community at a critical time for Canada's North was a key factor in her decision to join the Liberal government.
News that Idlout had become the first member of the NDP to join Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal caucus... Read more
Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation invited the head of the British Crown to attend the 150th Commemoration of Treaty 6 at Fort Carlton this August. Now, it appears the offer has been reciprocated.
A delegation of seven Treaty 6 leaders has travelled to London to meet with His Majesty King Charles III at... Read more
A power outage in Saskatoon has affected more than 13,000 customers on Wednesday morning, according to Saskatoon Light & Power’s website.
Areas impacted by the outage include Montgomery, Mount Royal, Caswell Hill, City Park and North Industrial.
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8:30 – Health care in Saskatchewan continues to be a big topic of discussion as it impacts us all. On Monday, the provincial government announced its new “Patients First Health Care Plan,” but it’s raising questions from the opposition. Meara Conway,... Read more
Fred King's son shares heartfelt memories of the family band, King Country, and reflects on Fred’s life after retirement in 1996 and until his passing in 1999.
As has become almost a tradition for the Sask. Party Government, it unveiled the Municipal Revenue Sharing total for the coming fiscal year a week ahead of the... Read more
OTTAWA — Nunavut MP Lori Idlout's decision to cross the floor from the NDP to the Liberals puts Prime Minister Mark Carney's government at 170 seats — two short of a majority — with three byelections still to come on April 13.
City awards contract to A&B Concrete with fewer locations covered along Railway Avenue.
Saskatoon Community Foundation will review applications for grants supporting outdoor, unstructured play for children across Saskatchewan.
KANSAS CITY (AP) — Inflation stayed stubbornly elevated last month as gas prices rose in a snapshot of what consumer prices looked like before the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran sent energy costs soaring. Consumer prices rose 2.
BERLIN (AP) — Germany and Austria said Wednesday they are releasing parts of their oil reserves following an International Energy Agency request for members to release a record 400 million barrels to help temper energy price spikes due to the Iran
SASKATOON – It’s like sitting at the lake on a windy day and watching the waves crash into shore. The Saskatoon Blazers just keep coming with relentless waves of pressure in the post-season.
TORONTO — Cineplex Inc. says its box office revenue for February edged down compared with a year earlier.
The movie theatre company says box office revenue for the month totalled $32.4 million.
The result was down from $34.
The Regina Pats dropped a 6-0 decision to the Medicine Hat Tigers on the road Tuesday night at Co-op Place.
Coun. Larry Heggs suggested the city use a local company instead.
The fate of Saskatchewan's next budget could come down to how long the latest war in the Middle East persists and how well the province can predict its effect on oil prices.... Read more
Canada's Mark Arendz collected his 14th career Paralympic medal while teammate Brittany Hudak earned her fourth in Wednesday's standing cross-country skiing races at Milano Cortina.
TORONTO — Royal Bank of Canada says it has acquired financial technology firm Pinch Financial Inc.
Terms of the agreement were not immediately available.
Pinch was founded in 2017 and helps simplify the mortgage application process.
Council approved Southeast Advocates’ request for the Anti-Racism Day event
The Swale Watchers conservation group is leading a groundswell of opposition to potential changes to the boundary that would remove portions of the Northeast Swale and Small Swale, areas that are considered endangered and home to many threatened plant and animal species.
Surgeons opened Stephanie Faure's skull 14 months ago to remove brain tumours, leaving her with a metal plate, screws and a scar. So when she could see a screw pushing out through her skin, she went to the hospital to get it safely removed, but says the doctor told her it was just a cyst.
For years, Lac La Ronge Indian Band community members cherished a dream to host the local Ice Wolves team on their home ice. This year, the Ice Wolves made the move, bringing pride and joy to First Nation members and team supporters.
Producers who are Canadian Round Table for Sustainable Beef certified will receive extra cash this fall for their efforts.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran attacked commercial ships on Wednesday across the Persian Gulf and targeted Dubai International Airport, escalating a campaign of squeezing the energy-rich region as global energy concerns mounted , as Ameri
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed …
Nunavut MP Idlout defects from NDP to Liberals
The NDP says Nunavut MP Lori Idlout has crossed the floor to join the Liberals, pushing Prime Minister Mark Carney's government closer to a majority.
Idlout... Read more
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed …
Nunavut MP Idlout defects from NDP to Liberals
The NDP says Nunavut MP Lori Idlout has crossed the floor to join the Liberals, pushing Prime Minister Mark
TORONTO — Michael Groves thought he had appendicitis.
In January 2021, he went to the emergency department with abdominal pains, but after testing, medical staff ruled it out and he went home.
A couple of days later, Groves, who lives in Ottawa, saw blood in his stool, so he told his family doctor... Read more
TORONTO — Michael Groves thought he had appendicitis.
In January 2021, he went to the emergency department with abdominal pains, but after testing, medical staff ruled it out and he went home.
OTTAWA — Nunavut MP Lori Idlout crossing the floor from the NDP to the Liberals puts the government at 170 seats, with three byelections set for April 13 that are poised to be the deciding factor.
The two Toronto-area byelections were triggered by the resignations of former cabinet minister... Read more
ST. JOHN'S — The Newfoundland and Labrador government has overhauled its process for awarding contracts after false citations thought to be generated by artificial intelligence turned up in two reports, including one prepared by Deloitte Canada.
Vendors bidding on work for the provincial government... Read more
If you aren't careful, it's easy to leave money on the table when filing your taxes.
There are scores of deductions and credits available to taxpayers, so it's worth looking at the list of tax benefits that may apply to you, both federally and by province or territory.
Experts also say paying... Read more
OTTAWA — MPs will vote Wednesday afternoon on whether to advance a bill that would close a loophole in Ottawa's weapons export regime that allows Washington to send Canadian arms to countries that would otherwise be blocked.
"We are living within a lie with our arms exports," NDP MP Jenny Kwan told... Read more
OTTAWA — Five gun control advocacy groups have told the RCMP they're "alarmed and disappointed" the force has not yet disclosed basic information about the models and legal status of the firearms used in the Tumbler Ridge, B.C., mass shooting.
The RCMP has responded by saying the information is... Read more
HALIFAX — A longtime business associate of seafood magnate John Risley is mounting a legal challenge to a proposal potentially worth more than $1.
ST. JOHN'S — The Newfoundland and Labrador government has overhauled its process for awarding contracts after false citations thought to be generated by artificial intelligence turned up in two reports, including one prepared by Deloitte Canada.
ST. JOHN'S — The Newfoundland and Labrador government has overhauled its process for awarding contracts after false citations thought to be generated by artificial intelligence turned up in two reports, including one prepared by Deloitte Canada.
If you aren't careful, it's easy to leave money on the table when filing your taxes.
OTTAWA — MPs will vote Wednesday afternoon on whether to advance a bill that would close a loophole in Ottawa's weapons export regime that allows Washington to send Canadian arms to countries that would otherwise be blocked.