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Experts give nod to Saskatchewan Party but expect tight October election race
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe gestures while speaking during a press conference before the 2024-2025 Saskatchewan budget is presented in Regina, on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. Political experts say Scott Moe’s Saskatchewan Party is favoured to win a fifth majority government, but they expect he’ll lose seats to Carla Beck’s NDP in what is anticipated to be a competitive race. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu
Crown lawyer will seek to sentence teen as adult after girl set on fire in Saskatoon
Evan Hardy Collegiate, a high school where an assault and fire had taken place in Saskatoon, Sask., is shown on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. Saskatchewan's Ministry of Justice says a crown prosecutor will be seeking to have a girl accused of setting her schoolmate on fire sentenced as an adult if she is convicted. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
Saskatchewan education minister facing second conflict of interest investigation
Cellphones won't be allowed to be used during class in the upcoming school year in Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan Minister of Education Jeremy Cockrill speaks to members of the media after the release of the Saskatchewan budget in Regina, on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu
Saskatchewan man wanted for robbery killed in standoff with RCMP
<p>The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. Saskatchewan's police watchdog is investigating the shooting death of a man facing several arrest warrants for robbery. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck</p>
Saskatchewan court to hear appeal arguments over challenge to province’s pronoun law
High school students join a walkout protesting the province's proposed pronoun legislation in Regina, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Valerie Zink
Experts give nod to Saskatchewan Party but expect tight October election race
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe gestures while speaking during a press conference before the 2024-2025 Saskatchewan budget is presented in Regina, on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. Political experts say Scott Moe’s Saskatchewan Party is favoured to win a fifth majority government, but they expect he’ll lose seats to Carla Beck’s NDP in what is anticipated to be a competitive race. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu
Crown lawyer will seek to sentence teen as adult after girl set on fire in Saskatoon
Evan Hardy Collegiate, a high school where an assault and fire had taken place in Saskatoon, Sask., is shown on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. Saskatchewan's Ministry of Justice says a crown prosecutor will be seeking to have a girl accused of setting her schoolmate on fire sentenced as an adult if she is convicted. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
Saskatchewan education minister facing second conflict of interest investigation
Cellphones won't be allowed to be used during class in the upcoming school year in Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan Minister of Education Jeremy Cockrill speaks to members of the media after the release of the Saskatchewan budget in Regina, on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu
Saskatchewan man wanted for robbery killed in standoff with RCMP
<p>The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. Saskatchewan's police watchdog is investigating the shooting death of a man facing several arrest warrants for robbery. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck</p>
Saskatchewan court to hear appeal arguments over challenge to province’s pronoun law
High school students join a walkout protesting the province's proposed pronoun legislation in Regina, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Valerie Zink
Regional groups expelled from national Indigenous women’s association ahead of AGM
Native Women's Association of Canada chief executive Lynne Groulx takes her seat after speaking during an event launching a graphic guide to genocide, Monday, June 19, 2023 in Ottawa. The association says it has been forced to lay off roughly half its workforce due to a major federal funding shortfall. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Metis Nation Saskatchewan leaves national council, cites concerns with Ontario group
Glen McCallum President of Metis Nation Saskatchewan speaks during a press conference in Regina on June 24, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu
opinion
We must protect the rights of those born to mothers in prison
Robin Hansen
Criminal trial of convoy organizers Tamara Lich, Chris Barber to end after one year
Tamara Lich arrives at the courthouse in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. Today is expected to mark the end of the criminal trial for two prominent organizers of the "Freedom Convoy" protest, more than one year after the proceedings began. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
‘Justice for the buffalo’: Inside filmmaker Tasha Hubbard’s quest to unearth history
Singing Back the Buffalo Cree filmmaker Tasha Hubbard and her beautiful new doc Singing Back the EMBARGOED until Sept. 13
RCMP say 3 dead, suspects at large in targeted attack at home in Lloydminster, Sask.
RCMP say three people have been found dead in Lloydminster, Alta., a city near the Saskatchewan boundary. The RCMP logo is seen in Surrey, B.C. on April 23, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Rent increases in smaller Canadian markets outweigh declines in big cities in August, report says
A new report says August rental rates fell in many of Canada's largest and priciest markets to continue a months-long trend while rates rose in smaller cities. A rental sign is seen outside a building in Ottawa, Thursday, April 30, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Man dead, police officer injured in shooting on Saskatchewan First Nation
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. A Saskatchewan care home worker faces sexual assault charges after a string of incidents at a facility west of Saskatoon. RCMP say at least four people were assaulted, sexually assaulted and possibly threatened by a woman at a Wilkie, Sask., care home between January 2023 and last February. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
14-year-old girl charged with attempted murder after student set on fire at Saskatoon school
Evan Hardy College, a Saskatoon high school is shown on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. Police say a 14-year-old girl has been charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault and arson after a student was set on fire at a Saskatoon high school. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
Police chief overseeing beleaguered Saskatchewan force paid $430,000 after retirement
The former chief of a beleaguered Saskatchewan police service that was subject to an independent inquiry was paid nearly $430,000 after he retired, public documents show. A city sign is photographed in Prince Albert, Sask., on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu
Girl, 15, lit on fire at Saskatoon high school, teacher injured trying to help
A Saskatoon Police Service badge is shown on an officer's uniform in Saskatoon, Sask., on Friday, May 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu
Reeling Roughriders to host surging Blue Bombers in Labour Day Classic
The Saskatchewan Roughriders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers are two teams travelling on different paths heading into their first-place showdown in the CFL West Division on Sunday. Winnipeg's Evan Holm (31) tackles Saskatchewan's Ajou Ajou (80) as he makes a catch during second half CFL football action in Regina, Friday, July 19, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu
Foggy conditions reported when Saskatchewan man killed by RCMP truck
RCMP police car.
Saskatchewan NDP kicks off campaign with promises of no tax hikes, suspending gas tax
Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck speaks during a press conference before the 2024-2025 Saskatchewan budget is presented in Regina, on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. Saskatchewan New Democrats have kicked off their election campaign promising to not hike taxes and to suspend the gas tax. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu
Saskatchewan forecasts deficit of $354-million in quarterly report, up from budget
The Saskatchewan government's first-quarter financial report is forecasting a deficit of $354 million this year. Saskatchewan Minister of Finance Donna Harpauer presents the 2024-2025 Saskatchewan budget in Regina, on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu
Saskatchewan school divisions say they are enforcing pronoun law as kids head back to class
People hold signs while attending rally against the Saskatchewan government's proposed legislation on pronoun policy in front of Saskatchewan legislature in Regina, on Tuesday, October 10, 2023. The Saskatchewan government plans to invoke the notwithstanding clause to override a judgeÕs injunction and introduce legislation about the provinceÕs pronoun policy in school. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu
Worker charged with sexually assaulting residents at Saskatchewan care home
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. A Saskatchewan care home worker accused of sexually assaulting residents is facing multiple charges. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Firefighter faces arson charges over hay bale, grass fires near Saskatchewan town
Crews snuff out hay bales on fire near Macklin, Sask., in a July 30, 2024. A Saskatchewan man faces arson charges for allegedly setting hay bales on fire around a town in the province's west-central region.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Justin Bast *MANDATORY CREDIT*
lives lived
Educator Victor Tétreault had a huge impact on French education in Saskatchewan
Victor Tétreault
‘Definitely dissuasive’: Skyrocketing farmland prices a struggle for young farmers
Farmer Will Robbins stands for a photograph at his farm near Laura, Sask., Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. Robbins, a younger producer who's taking over the family farm, says the prices of farmland are so high that he doesn't consider expanding the farm. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
Saskatchewan fire department offers $20,000 reward as it battles hay bale arson attacks
Crews snuff out hay bales on fire near Macklin, Sask., in a July 30, 2024, handout photo. Macklin and District Fire and Rescue has been battling what it believes are a string of arsons on hay bales, grassland and crops around the west-central Saskatchewan community. It has offered an award of $20,000 for information that will lead to the arrest of those involved in the fires. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO — Justin Bast *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Alouettes survive late push from Roughriders, win battle of CFL’s top teams 27-24
Montreal Alouettes quarterback Davis Alexander (10) throws against the Saskatchewan Roughriders during the first half of CFL football action in Regina, on Friday, August 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu
Alberta Insider: Heavy smoke blankets the Prairies as wildfires rage in the West, prompting air quality concerns
A person cycles on Victoria Bridge by the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon, Sask., as wildfire smoke blankets the city on Thursday, August 15, 2024.
Western fires blanket the Prairies with heavy smoke, raising air-quality index to highest level in major cities
People walk by the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon, Sask., as wildfire smoke blankets the city on Thursday, August 15, 2024.
New food bank in Regina opens with grocery-shopping model, expected to help feed over 7,000 people per month
The food bank in Regina opened a new location on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024, using a first-of-its-kind model in Canada that allows clients to select their item, similar to shopping at a grocery store. The organization held the grand opening with donors, dignitaries and community members. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeremy Simes
Convoy organizer Chris Barber’s lawyers make final arguments
Chris Barber arrives at the courthouse in Ottawa, on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. Barber and fellow Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich are charged with mischief, obstructing police, counselling others to commit mischief and intimidation. The criminal mischief trial of two prominent “Freedom Convoy’ organizers is prepared to hear final arguments from the defence today. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Saskatchewan First Nation calls for help after community evacuated due to wildfire
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency has issued a fire ban for provincial lands, parks and the northern administrative district due to hot and dry conditions. Saskatchewan's provincial flag flies in Ottawa on July 6, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld