Saskatchewan

My parents sent me this picture the other day from near my hometown of Abernethy and it got me thinking of the old saying red sky at night, sailors delight; red sky in the morning, sailors take warning. The origins of this proverb can be traced back to ancient times when sailors heavily relied on […]

The latest Gross Domestic Product numbers for Canada place Saskatchewan as the top province in the nation for GDP growth. According to Statistics Canada, Saskatchewan had a 6.0 per cent increase from 2021 to 2022, ranking first among provinces and territories. The total dollar value of the province’s 2022 GDP is $76.7 billion. The main […]

Team Saskatchewan beat their Prairie rivals to win the 2023 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship on Saturday. Saskatchewan, led by Shaun Meachem, beat Team Manitoba 6-4 to secure a chance to represent Canada at the  2024 World Mixed Curling Championship in Aberdeen, Scotland. The win capped an 11 game winning streak starting after Saskatchewan dropped its opening match 8-4 to […]

The Saskatchewan Roughriders are parting company with DB Nic Marshall. The team announced in a simple statement: “The Saskatchewan Roughriders have released American defensive back Nic Marshall.” Yesterday, the Riders said they had been made aware of the situation Marshall had found himself in through media reports. Marshall, and a woman in the vehicle with […]

Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive back Nic Marshall was charged with felony possession of a gun. The arrest happened November 8th during a traffic stop in the State of Georgia. Police say they found an automatic handgun that had been modified in the car. A 32 year old woman in the car was also charged. Marshall is […]

Tanner Howe tallied twice, while Parker Berge had a goal and a helper, as the Regina Pats skated to a 4-2 win over the visiting Brandon Wheat Kings during “Connor Bedard Bobble Head Night” at Brandt Centre. The Pats fell behind 2-0 before scoring four unanswered goals, to snap their mini three game losing streak. […]

Alex Schmidt says she knows she may face consequences for not following the province’s pronoun law, but it’s a risk she’s willing to take. The Regina public school teacher says she’d rather ensure gender-diverse children who could be put at risk by the law are safe. “Part of the process has always been: ‘No. 1, […]

The Saskatchewan government is to spend up to $765,000 on an event space at a global climate conference in Dubai. An order made public this week includes the price tag for the pavilion at the COP28 conference later this month in the United Arab Emirates. The cost, which doesn’t include travel, appears to be the […]

The provincial government is replacing the Saskatchewan Employment Supplement, and the Child Care Subsidy with a new program Its called the  “The Saskatchewan Employment Incentive”. “The Saskatchewan Employment Incentive supports our government’s goal of a strong economy, strong communities and strong families,” Social Services Minister Gene Makowsky said. “By helping parents enter and stay in the […]

A bus and truck which are part of singer Shania Twain’s tour, crashed on Highway One this morning, near Wolseley. This happened just after 7 am in difficult road conditions. According to Twain’s Management, several people were injured and taken to local hospitals. The information we have right now indicates all of the injuries were […]