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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 […]

A new pilot program has been developed to deal with two issues at the same time, removing derelict buildings in rural municipalities and providing training opportunities for local volunteer fire departments. Details were announced Tuesday at the beginning of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities annual convention in Saskatoon. Derelict buildings pose public safety and […]

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 […]

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) issued a snowfall warning for the southern and east-central regions of the province. Environment Canada says a system tracking from the Montana/Wyoming border is moving eastward, bringing with it between 10-20 cm of snow in affected areas. ECCC Meteorologist Danielle Desjardins says heavier amounts will fall around Regina, Moose […]

Federated Co-Operatives Limited (FCL) announced Friday afternoon it is pausing two major projects in Regina that are part of it’s “Integrated Agriculture Complex” – the renewable diesel facility and joint venture canola crush plant with AGT Foods. FCL cites “regulatory and political uncertainty, potential shifts in low-carbon public policy, and escalating costs” as reasons for […]

REGINA – The Government of Saskatchewan’s Crown oil and natural gas public offering, held on Dec. 3, raised $11,392,502 for the province, with the southeast region generating most of the revenue. Of the 56 parcels in Saskatchewan posted for this offering, 51 received acceptable bids, covering a total of 13,561.384 hectares. The southeast brought in $8,088,540 for […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

SASKATCHEWAN – With more than half of Saskatchewan’s 61 ridings finished counting, Scott Moe and the Saskatchewan Party have retained their majority government after the 2024 provincial election vote. Polls closed at 8 p.m. with results starting to come in within an hour. SaskToday.ca called the election at 11:41 p.m. In his victory speech, Scott […]