Author Archives: Lisa Schick

It seems like everyone's kids are sick these days and in Saskatchewan, numbers certainly are up. Dr. Athena McConnell, a pediatric and infectious diseases physician and interim provincial department h...

Policies are being reviewed at the Saskatchewan Legislative Building after a woman was told Wednesday she couldn't wear a shirt with the word "abortion" on it into the legislative assembly. On Wednesd...

The province's nurses are being encouraged by the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) to take a close look at their paycheques Thursday after the tumultuous and brief launch of the Saskatchewan Health ...

References to the Loch Ness monster and an assertion that human beings and dinosaurs existed at the same time are among the concerns former students of Legacy Christian Academy brought about the schoo...

In this year's speech from the throne, the provincial government revealed it's planning to put together another police organization: The Saskatchewan Marshals Service (SMS). On Thursday, Christine Tel...

On Thursday, the playnow.com platform went live in Saskatchewan, bringing legal online gambling to the province for the first time. The website, operated by the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (S...

Putting aside the many places where they disagree, the Saskatchewan and Canadian governments are on the same side of at least one subject these days -- limiting foreign investment in Canada's critical...

A motel on the outskirts of Melville wasn't taking any new patrons Wednesday, but it was abuzz with activity. The RCMP said in a release Wednesday afternoon that one man was dead and another man had s...

After nearly a week of furor over the invitation to Colin Thatcher to attend the throne speech and his appearance in the Legislature, Corrections, Policing and Public Safety Minister Christine Tell is...

The first piece of legislation the provincial government introduced this sitting was The Saskatchewan First Act, which was introduced Tuesday afternoon. It amends the province's constitution to assert...