provincial news

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 […]

Eight in 10 Canadians back a woman’s right to an abortion and two in three don’t want the notwithstanding clause used to restrict access to abortions, a new poll suggests. The Leger survey also suggests support has diminished significantly since the fall for the idea of a province using the notwithstanding clause to ban discussions […]

Data from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) shows that urban housing starts in Saskatchewan increased by 82.2 per cent compared to April 2023. Housing starts refers to the number of housing projects that started that month. The province saw 337 housing starts in April 2024 compared to 185 in April 2023.  Regina saw […]

Saskatchewan has seen a 21.2 pe rcent increase in investment in building construction, according to data from Statistics Canada. The year-over-year increase from March 2024 to March 23 ranks third in percentage change among the provinces and follows in the wake of the 19.4 per cent year-over-year increase recorded in February 2024. In March 2024, […]

Saskatchewan RCMP is reminding drivers to drive safely this May long weekend. As part of Canada Road Safety Week, the RCMP and other police services will focus on eliminating impaired driving, distracted driving, aggressive driving, and driving without a seatbelt. Supt. Grant St. Germaine, the officer in charge of Saskatchewan RCMP Traffic Services, says that […]