provincial news

SASKATOON—Premier Scott Moe, speaking to the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities members on Wednesday, March 12, at Prairieland Park, is calling on the people of Saskatchewan to remain united against a volatile trade environment with the US and China, two of Canada’s largest trading partners. The US threatened 50 per cent tariffs on Canadian aluminum […]

REGINA – The opposition New Democrats have raised concerns again about a new addictions treatment facility in Lumsden. This time, the NDP released a number of government emails which pointed to the amount of $800,000 being sent last summer to private operator EHN Canada to operate Willowview Treatment Centre. This was at a time when the facility was […]

The Saskatchewan School Boards Association (SSBA) has been approved for federal funding aimed at supporting and improving school food and nutrition programs in the province. The SSBA is one of ten groups overall to be approved for $20.2 million in funding from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s School Food Infrastructure Fund. The purpose of the fund […]

SASKATOON—The looming threat of potential tariffs on all Canadian goods will affect investments and trade as Saskatchewan and the entire country wait on whether or not President Trump moves forward with his proposal of a 25 per cent tax on all products crossing south of the border. “It is disrupting the investment environment in Canada. […]

REGINA – The opposition New Democrats were still fuming on Wednesday on word that the spring sitting of the Saskatchewan Legislature won’t start until March 19. Opposition Leader Carla Beck and House Leader Nicole Sarauer roasted the government at a media availability Wednesday at the Legislature building. They pointed to continued concerns about tariffs from […]

MOOSE JAW — The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is continuing to investigate reports of cockroaches popping up throughout the province, based on a letter it sent recently to school divisions. The SHA sent the memorandum to students, families and staff in mid-January, saying it was following up on a letter from March 14, 2024, since […]

REGINA – It’s official, the Saskatchewan Legislature will resume on March 19. That is the word in a news release from the province Tuesday. The legislative session will resume with the tabling of Finance Minister Jim Reiter’s first Provincial Budget that day. It is expected the session will focus on many of the bills that were […]

SASKATOON — Lotteries and Gaming Saskatchewan (LGS) provided $1.5 million in charitable gaming grants in the third quarter of 2024-25, benefiting more than 700 groups and organizations across the province. The Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation is one of the recipients. “Charitable gaming grants make a meaningful difference for families in Saskatchewan,” Jim Pattison Children’s […]

Saskatchewan’s Minister of Trade and Export Development Warren Kaeding is doing a trade mission of his own in Vietnam and Singapore. This comes days after Provincial Agriculture Minister Daryl Harrison went on a trade mission to India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Premier Scott Moe traveled to Washington D.C. with other Premiers to […]

History was made when Laurel Feltin became Executive Director of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM). Feltin is the first woman in SARM’s history to hold the role of Executive Director. Her first day was December 2, replacing Jay Meyer who stepped down. “I feel very proud,” she says, “it’s something I’ve looked forward […]