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MOOSE JAW – Moose Jaw’s food bank is facing a potential temporary closure due to rising costs and a lack of donations this summer, which aligns with a nation-wide trend of increased food bank usage and decreased food availability affecting around 800 local households. In response to the crisis, the food bank has reduced its hamper […]

The federal government says it has reached an agreement with Saskatchewan over the province not paying carbon levy money to Ottawa, though the case may still end up in court.  National Revenue Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said Tuesday the deal secures 50 per cent of what Saskatchewan owes until the dispute is resolved.  She said the agreement complies with the […]

There is an old saying, “you can’t fight the tax collector”. The Sask. Party Government is trying to prove that wrong in its on-going fight over carbon tax money Ottawa says Saskatchewan owes. All of this is over the Saskatchewan’s outright opposition to the carbon tax in the first place. A case it lost in […]

WEYBURN – The Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre (Sask DLC) is entering into an agreement with Teine Energy to develop new Oil & Gas high school courses. Through this new partnership, students will learn about the importance of the oil and gas industry, and gain knowledge about career opportunities available in Saskatchewan’s energy industry, while local companies […]

The federal, provincial, and municipal governments joined to celebrate opening four new affordable housing units in the Rosewood Park neighbourhood. The new units at Plainsview Estates consist of four three-bedroom stacked townhomes designed to accommodate eight individuals experiencing mental health and physical disabilities.  The tenants will receive in-home support services and connections to community programs […]

A leaked letter says Saskatchewan Trade Minister Jeremy Harrison nearly triggered a security incident when he walked into the legislature wearing camouflage and carrying a long gun in a case. The Opposition NDP says the document is further proof of the Saskatchewan Party member’s changing story and that he needs to be fired from Premier […]

Saskatchewan Highway Patrol (SHP) and SGI inspectors removed over 100 vehicles from the roadways during a 72-hour campaign to identify mechanical issues on provincial highways.  Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) inspectors conducted 332 vehicle checks at the Langham Weigh Scale from May 13-16 as part of the North American organization’s Roadcheck initiative. The results included […]

The opposition New Democrats are demanding even harsher punishment against the Sask Party’s Jeremy Harrison after he admitted on Friday that he brought a long gun to the legislative assembly about a decade ago. Premier Scott Moe has accepted Harrison‘s resignation as Government House Leader, after he admitted to an incident a decade earlier when […]

The truck driver who caused the horrific bus crash involving the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team was ordered Friday to be deported to India. An Immigration and Refugee Board hearing for Jaskirat Singh Sidhu announced its decision in a 15-minute virtual hearing. “I can’t consider humanitarian and compassionate factors,” Trent Cook from the immigration division […]

Saskatchewan’s Opposition NDP says it wants answers on whether the government house leader brought a rifle into the legislature. It has been a week since Speaker Randy Weekes told the legislature, on the final day of the spring sitting, that government house leader Jeremy Harrison had harassed him with text messages and threatened him to […]