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November started warm and dry, ended cold and snowy

November started warm and dry, ended cold and snowy

Dec 4, 2024 | 6:34pm
The weather in November was a tale of two different climates. While temperatures for most weather stations in the province were at or close to their monthly average, except for Key Lake and La Ronge where they were two degrees warmer than normal, they should be taken with a grain of salt, says Environment Canada […]
Avoid a polar swim this winter

Avoid a polar swim this winter

Dec 4, 2024 | 3:38pm
REGINA — With colder temperatures arriving and ice beginning to form on waterbodies across the province, the Water Security Agency (WSA) is reminding the public about ice safety. Ice does not freeze at a uniform thickness and its strength can vary considerably from one area to another. The date that ice becomes safe at a particular […]
Government intent on keeping federal carbon tax off home heating

Government intent on keeping federal carbon tax off home heating

Dec 3, 2024 | 4:57pm
REGINA – An Act meant to fulfill the government’s commitment in the recent provincial election to extend the carbon tax exemption on home heating was introduced in the Saskatchewan Legislature Tuesday. Minister Responsible for SaskEnergy Jeremy Harrison introduced The SaskEnergy (Carbon Tax Fairness for Families) Amendment Act, 2024. In response to the federal government’s decision […]
Takeaways from Vol. 2 of the 2024 provincial auditor’s report

Takeaways from Vol. 2 of the 2024 provincial auditor’s report

Dec 3, 2024 | 2:55pm
REGINA – The Provincial Auditor of Saskatchewan has issued her 2024 Report, Volume 2, which has been tabled in the Legislative Assembly. The full report from Provincial Auditor Tara Clemett has annual integrated audits of 175 different agencies, including integrated audits of 17 ministries, 33 Crown corporations and agencies, seven pension and employee benefit plans, […]
Premier Moe responds to Singh on PST

Premier Moe responds to Singh on PST

Nov 21, 2024 | 7:18pm
REGINA – Premier Scott Moe and federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh aren’t exactly seeing eye to eye when it comes to matching Singh’s call to remove the PST on essential items. Earlier this week, Singh said he had written provincial premiers calling on them to match his pledge to remove the GST from daily essentials […]
MLAs sworn in at the Legislature

MLAs sworn in at the Legislature

Nov 21, 2024 | 7:11pm
REGINA – The new and returning members of the Saskatchewan Legislature were officially sworn into office Thursday. The new Legislature includes 34 Saskatchewan Party MLAs and 27 New Democrats. The expanded NDP caucus, which includes 15 new caucus members, was sworn in Thursday afternoon and took their seats inside the Legislative Assembly chamber, with friends […]
SK’s largest renewable energy facility north of Moose Mountain park now online

SK’s largest renewable energy facility north of Moose Mountain park now online

Nov 15, 2024 | 4:50pm
CARLYLE — Construction of the new Bekevar Wind Energy Facility north of Moose Mountain Provincial Park is complete, says SaskPower in a news release Friday morning. Owned and operated by Bekevar Wind LP, a limited partnership between Innagreen Investments and Awasis Nehiyawewini Energy Development Limited Partnership, a wholly-owned Cowesses First Nation entity, the wind facility […]
Beck announces NDP shadow cabinet appointments

Beck announces NDP shadow cabinet appointments

Nov 13, 2024 | 3:11pm
REGINA – Opposition Leader Carla Beck has announced the NDP shadow cabinet and all their MLAs will have a critic role. The entire expanded caucus of 27 NDP MLAs will be in the shadow cabinet, facing the 16 Sask Party cabinet ministers. In addition to being the Opposition Leader, Beck will take on Agriculture and […]
SaskPower marks 10 years of operations for CCS facility at Boundary Dam

SaskPower marks 10 years of operations for CCS facility at Boundary Dam

Nov 13, 2024 | 1:25pm
ESTEVAN – SaskPower’s carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility at the Boundary Dam Power Station Unit 3 near Estevan continues its strong performance as the facility has eclipsed 10 years of operation, the Crown corporation said in a news release Wednesday. According to SaskPower, as of Sept. 30, 2024, the CCS facility had captured 6,434,234 […]
Construction group head welcomes Marit’s appointment

Construction group head welcomes Marit’s appointment

Nov 12, 2024 | 3:50pm
SASKATOON — Saskatchewan Heavy Construction Association President Shantel Lipp said the organization is ready to co-operate again with Dave Marit, who will be returning to his previous role leading the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure. Marit, who overwhelmingly won re-election to represent Wood River in the Legislature, was appointed the Minister of Highways by Premier […]