Provincial News

City council in Prince Albert, Sask., votes to give plastic bags the boot

January 28, 2020

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — A city in northern Saskatchewan is believed to be the first in the province to have banned plastic checkout bagsPrince Albert city council passed a ...

Defence wants manslaughter conviction for Regina man charged in wife's death

January 28, 2020

REGINA — The lawyer for a Saskatchewan man accused in the death of his wife is asking the trial judge to consider a manslaughter conviction.Jason McKay is charged with ...

Labour dispute a distraction for officers amid Regina homicides: police chief

January 28, 2020

Regina's police chief says an ongoing labour dispute at the Co-op refinery is distracting officers from more serious public safety issues.Evan Bray says police response to ...

Man's death in Regina investigated as city's fourth homicide this year: police

January 27, 2020

REGINA — Police in Regina say they are investigating the death of a man last week as a homicide.They say the man has been identified as Rodney Troy Ruberry, who was 49 and ...

University of Regina cancels travel to China due to coronavirus

January 27, 2020

REGINA — A Saskatchewan university has cancelled all China trips it has organized for the next three months due to the spread of the coronavirus.University of Regina ...

Saskatchewan posts lowest number of road fatalities since records started

January 27, 2020

REGINA — Saskatchewan's Crown insurer says fewer people were killed on the province's roads in 2019 than in any year since records started being kept in the ...

Conflict of interest commissioner clears Saskatchewan cabinet minister

January 24, 2020

REGINA — Saskatchewan's conflict of interest commissioner says a cabinet minister didn't break the rules when a company co-founded by her son leased office space from a ...

Saskatchewan First Nation wants help from governments to stem violence

January 24, 2020

ONION LAKE, Sask. — A Saskatchewan First Nation has declared a state of emergency and is looking for provincial and federal government help to stop drug- and gang-related ...

Saskatchewan lab joins global effort to develop coronavirus vaccine

January 24, 2020

SASKATOON — As Canadian public health agencies prepare to deal with a new viral illness, a specialized lab in Saskatoon is using its research on different strains of the ...

Sides in Regina refinery labour dispute lay down conditions for talks to resume

January 23, 2020

REGINA — The owner of a Saskatchewan oil refinery where workers are locked out in a contract dispute says there has been a discussion with Unifor about returning to ...

Saskatchewan Metis, Canadian Geographic working together to preserve language

January 22, 2020

SASKATOON — Metis Nation-Saskatchewan and Canadian Geographic magazine are working together to try to preserve the Indigenous group's Michif language.The two have announced ...

Saskatchewan premier assigned RCMP security detail

January 22, 2020

REGINA — New security measures have been put in place for Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe.A spokesman for the premier says RCMP began providing Moe with a protective detail ...

Health officials identify two rare cases of diphtheria in Saskatchewan

January 20, 2020

ONION LAKE, Sask. — Health officials say two cases of ...

Unifor tries to shut down Regina refinery; Co-op says union breaking court order

January 20, 2020

REGINA — A union representing more than 700 workers in a ...

Saskatoon man guilty of setting up fake fundraiser after Humboldt Broncos crash

January 17, 2020

SASKATOON — A Saskatoon man has been convicted of setting ...

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There’s a farm stress line. Where’s the number for the oilpatch?

January 27, 2020

Estevan –“Farmers have the farm stress line to call. Where’s the number to call for the oilpatch?” That’s a question that was raised to Pipeline Newsin December. For some...

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Column: I hate #BellLetsTalk. But some people really do need to talk

January 27, 2020

Jan. 29 is Bell’s Let’s Talk Day. It’s the day when one of the largest companies in Canada encourages the nation to speak about mental health. More and more companies, ...