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Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck took her party’s message to the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce. It was set up as a question and answer session hosted by Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce President Prabha Ramaswamy. The questions focused mainly on the carbon tax, small business tax and affordability measures. “I will work to deliver change and […]

Ryquell Armstead is putting the fourth-best, single-game rushing performance in Saskatchewan Roughriders franchise history in the rearview mirror. Armstead led the Riders offence with 25 carries for 207 yards in a 37-29 win over the Calgary Stampeders in Week 16, snapping the team’s seven-game winless streak. The run game’s success meant quarterback Trevor Harris only had to throw the ball […]

REGINA – Opposition New Democrats are levelling a new conflict of interest accusation against Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill, this time for potential insider trading. At an NDP media availability outside the Legislature, their ethics and democracy critic Meara Conway told reporters Cockrill was now under a second active investigation from the Conflict of Interest Commissioner […]

Saskatchewan Roughriders’ defensive back Rolan Milligan Jr. has returned to the team following the birth of his latest child.  Milligan Jr. missed the Riders 37-29 win over the Calgary Stampeders to be with his wife Samantha after his daughter was born on Tuesday, September 17. “We had constant communication, even throughout the bye week, when things we’re […]

The provincial government’s Economic Impact Assessment Tribunal has released a report saying Saskatchewan could face serious economic harm with new proposed new regulations to cut emissions from the oil and gas sector. The proposed regulations aim to cut the emissions by 75 percent from 2012 levels by 2030. This is something the Sask Party government […]

Picket lines have gone up at six grain terminals in Metro Vancouver as about 600 workers begin a strike. Canada’s labour minister, meanwhile, says he spoke with both the employer and representatives of Grain Workers Union Local 333 on Monday, and they have agreed to resume contract negotiations alongside federal mediators. Steven MacKinnon posted the […]

From cellphone “hotels” to patchwork policies to recalibrating lesson plans, teachers and schools across Canada are learning to navigate a classroom without cellphones. But some say that despite recent bans and restrictions on the phones, little has changed. A number of provinces, including Saskatchewan, Ontario, Manitoba and Alberta, introduced plans to limit cellphone usage beginning this […]

The Saskatchewan Roughriders have unveiled a new Indigenous logo which was designed by Chris Chipak from Red Pheasant Cree Nation — Treaty 6. The logo, commissioned in recognition of the team’s commitment to Truth and Reconciliation, will be showcased throughout Mosaic Stadium and on CTV, TSN, RDS and CBS. The logo will be on player helmets as part of the […]

Despite it being the team’s first post-Labour Day victory since 2021, the Saskatchewan Roughriders are moving ahead quickly after a 37-29 win over the Stampeders in Calgary. That said, there are a number of positives that can be drawn from the Week 16 game. Running back Ryquell Armstead ran for 207 yards on 25 carries, the fourth most in a single […]

SASKATOON – Estevan business JS Truckmart won twice at the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce’s Achievement of Business Excellence Awards (ABEX) Saturday night in Saskatoon.   The company won the ABEX Business of the Year Award, and it took home the Growth and Expansion Award. It was also nominated for the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award.  In a […]