North Sask River water levels rising
The Water Security Agency (WSA) is advising communities and residents along the North Saskatchewan River of the potential for high flows following significant rainfall over headwaters in Alberta. Over the…
Province, feds invest $6.6M in livestock and forage Centre of Excellence
Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie-Claude Bibeau and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit announced $6.6 million in support on June 20 for innovative livestock and forage research being conducted…
Stay safe near South Saskatchewan River
With summer weather upon us, the Saskatoon Fire Department (SFD) is advising the public to exercise increased caution in and around the South Saskatchewan River. Recreation on the river can…
Blue-green algae blooms harmful to pets, livestock
The Water Security Agency (WSA) is advising that rising temperatures can cause patches of harmful blue-green algae to appear in our province’s lakes and reservoirs. To ensure your safety, and…
Corman Park Council defers decision on high-density development
A proposal for the first phase of Edgemont East, a higher-density country residential development in the RM of Corman Park south of Saskatoon, has been sent back to the drawing…
Ensure address up-to-date for provincial health cards
eHealth Saskatchewan is reminding residents that it’s important to ensure your address and family information is up to date now, to receive your new health card stickers this fall. If…
SUMA city mayors call on province to address social housing, income support programs
The SUMA City Mayors Caucus recently met in the City of Melville to discuss the shared issues affecting the cities and residents of our province. Some of the most critical…
‘There was no better entertainment’
Ron Long was born and raised in Ottawa, but his most cherished boyhood memories from the late 1940s and early 1950s aren’t of Canada’s capital city, with its imposing Parliament…
Reduce small business tax, says Canadian Taxpayers Federation
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) is calling on the Saskatchewan government to permanently reduce the small business tax rate to zero as the current reduction is set to expire at…
Agri-food exports up 75% in first quarter of 2023
Saskatchewan’s agri-food exports are surging in 2023 to an estimated $6 billion in the first quarter of 2023, up 75 per cent from the same period in 2022. This increase…