New hospital for Rosthern moves to design phase
By KEVIN BERGER, Local Journalism Initiative Planning is well underway for the new hospital in Rosthern thanks to a couple of milestones reached in the last couple of months, according…
Clarkboro Ferry opens for the season
By TERRY PUGH The Clarkboro Ferry is back in business. The cable ferry hit the water on Thursday, April 23, but a severe snowstorm that began on Friday, April 24…
Beardy’s & Okemasis faces flood risk
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) is providing support to Beardy’s & Okemasis Cree Nation to combat potential flooding. In a news release issued April 23, the SPSA said it…
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…