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Premier Scott Moe to remove industrial carbon tax rate
Premier Scott Moe took to social media Wednesday afternoon with an announcement about the carbon tax. He said the province is getting rid of its industrial carbon tax rate, calling Saskatchewan the fi...
Mar 26, 2025 Premier Scott Moe took to X Wednesday afternoon to announce the province would remove the industrial carbon tax rate. (980 CJME file photo)
Border communities sticking together amid tariff uncertainty
While politicians throw barbs at each other from the U.S. and Canadian capitals, two communities are literally stuck in the middle of the on-again-off-again tariffs war. Regardless, neither leaders of...
Mar 10, 2025 Portal, North Dakota, may be at risk of being hit with U.S. tariffs targeting Canada, because the town uses SaskEnergy to get its gas. (Lisa Smith/ Submitted)
Historic tobacco settlement sees Saskatchewan receive $700 million
A monumental tobacco settlement ruling in Ontario last week will see Saskatchewan receive around $700 million. In a news release on March 10, the Government of Saskatchewan said they are pleased with ...
Mar 10, 2025
Sask. Food banks brace for bite out of bottom line amid tariffs
The Regina Food Bank is gearing up for challenges with the tariffs but is not certain of how it will be impacted yet. At the direction of United States President Donald Trump, 25 per cent tariffs were...
Mar 05, 2025 Both major food banks in Saskatchewan are essentially "preparing for the worst," amid the tariff war.
It's time for Saskatchewan to 'ring those phones' again for TeleMiracle
Saskatchewan is getting ready to 'ring those phones' again as TeleMiracle is back for its 49th year. The telethon raises money for the Kinsmen Foundation to help people get special needs equipment, tr...
Feb 28, 2025
NDP launches shop local campaign ahead of Donald Trump's tariffs
As customers step into SaskMade marketplace in Saskatoon, they're met with shelves stocked with local treasures, from handcrafted gifts, to farm fresh eggs, meat and a wide variety of snacks. General ...
Feb 26, 2025
'It's heartbreaking': Ukrainians in Sask. mark three years since Russian invasion
Rallies were held across Canada this weekend, including in several Saskatchewan cities, marking the three-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russia's army crossed the border on Feb. ...
Feb 23, 2025
Government of Canada settles failed treaty promises in Saskatchewan
The Government of Canada announced several settlement agreements made with First Nations in Saskatchewan on Friday. The federal government said it was compensating 14 different First Nations to the tu...
Feb 22, 2025 Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations announced the settlements in Saskatoon on Feb 21, 2025, and said each nation will decide on how to use the funds. (Government of Canada/Submitted)
Saskatchewan's ski hills grateful for long awaited winter warm-up
The weather wasn't just putting a damper on car batteries and furnaces, it was hurting local businesses. The extreme cold that blanketed most of the province forced some ski hills in Saskatchewan to c...
Feb 22, 2025 Ski hills across the province struggled during the extreme cold, now they're grateful for the winter warm up. (Saint Mike/Mission Ridge Winter Park Facebook)
'A labour of love': Meet the Sask. woman who makes quilts by hand
DELISLE, SASK. - Georgette Ehr is a storyteller. And while other storytellers may craft their narratives with pen and paper or through spoken word, her medium is the humble needle and thread. She's be...
Feb 19, 2025
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