Near-normal runoff expected this spring: WSA
The Water Security Agency (WSA) provided an update to the spring runoff outlook for 2026 on April 17. Overall, most of Saskatchewan can anticipate near to below normal runoff this…
Laird School to stay open next year, but Grades 7 and 8 students will now attend Waldheim School
By KEVIN BERGER, Local Journalism Initiative Laird School will remain open in the 2026-2027 school year, but only as a Kindergarten to Grade 6 school.During the Prairie Spirit School Division…
Canadians want federal government to halt theft of news content by AI companies
Seventy-one per cent of Canadians agree the Government of Canada should take action to prevent artificial intelligence companies from taking and repackaging news content without permission or providing compensation, according…
Province marks National Volunteer Week
The Government of Saskatchewan, Sask Sport, SaskCulture and the Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation Association is recognizing our province’s volunteers for the incredible contributions they make to our quality of life.…
SaskPower, Bruce Power sign MOU to support large nuclear reactor technology assessment
SaskPower has signed a memorandum of understanding with Bruce Power to access the Ontario-based company’s expertise in nuclear generation, project development, and long-term operations as Saskatchewan evaluates large nuclear technologies.…
Cabinet Ministers grilled on health, social services, economy
By TERRY PUGH Health care challenges dominated the bear pit session at the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) convention in Regina April 15. SUMA delegates pressed Premier Scott Moe and…
SUMA delegates seek compensation for collecting provincial education tax
By TERRY PUGH Elected representatives of Saskatchewan’s urban municipalities want the provincial government to either collect its own education property tax directly, or else reinstate a grant to towns and…
SUMA delegates vote in favour of regional cost-sharing ageements
By TERRY PUGH Delegates to the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) convention in Regina solidly endorsed a resolution urging more equitable cost-sharing between municipalities when it comes to regional emergency…
Taxpayers’ group seeks provincial gas tax relief
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on Premier Scott Moe to cut the provincial gas tax after Prime Minister Mark Carney announcedon April 14 that he’s temporarily cutting the federal…
Provincial support needed for municipal economic incentives
By TERRY PUGH The provincial government is open to the suggestion that it provide some form of direct assistance to smaller municipalities in their efforts to encourage local economic development.…