Finance
New high level certification will allow Ahtahkakoop to leverage better financing
It took around five years, but the Ahtahkakoop First Nation said the benefit of their new Financial Management System certification from the First Nations Financial Management Board will pay off. Now, band leaders can use the designation, the highest available, to get lower interest rates when they need to borrow, and ...
2h ago
Read More
Wildfires
Air quality warnings linger, more rain coming for wildfire areas
Smokey skies are expected to linger throughout much of Saskatchewan on Wednesday.Environment Canada issued air quality warnings for almost the entire province from Prince Albert down to the U.S. border, including Regina and Saskatoon on Tuesday.Meteorologist Eric Dykes said it means the air quality index will be 10+ fo...
2h ago
Read More
Saskatchewan
Wildfire related Complaints
Saskatchewan Ombudsman to conduct investigation on wildfire response
Saskatchewan's top watchdog is speaking out against the provincial government's handling of wildfire evacuees.Saskatchewan Ombudsman, Sharon Pratchler, said the system responsible for providing services for evacuees, like accommodations and food, isn't working, leaving her office to fill the gaps."I've worked two ...
18h ago
Read More
missing home
Evacuated couple with newborn faces added stress as SPSA deals with 'backlog' of evacuees
Shannon Roberts and Cory Richie were happy to learn on Tuesday they will soon be headed home after navigating the wildfire evacuations with a newborn in tow. When Roberts travelled to Prince Albert on May 12 to wait for the arrival of their son, Gemini, she had no idea their stay would be extended because of a wildfire...
19h ago
Read More
alcohol ban
Sask. NDP critical of governments reverse on U.S. alcohol ban
The Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) announced Tuesday that it will begin buying U.S. alcoholic beverages once again."The action will allow SLGA to sell existing inventories of US-produced products that have been paid for as well as resuming order to bring in new stock," read a statement sent b...
22h ago
Read More
Tuesday wildfire update
Weather cooperating with firefighting efforts; provincial fire ban to be revised
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency is keeping a close eye on the weather forecast. A low pressure system in the north may bring 5 mm of rain, but with that a risk of thundershowers and winds gusting up to 60 km/h.However, Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency vice-president of operations Steve Roberts said Tuesday that ...
23h ago
Read More
Canada
Alberta premier says province is looking to entice private-sector pipeline builder
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is working to entice a private-sector player to build a crude pipeline to coastal waters. She urged attendees at the Global Energy Show to keep up the pressure on Ottawa to help speed along ...
1h ago
Read More
Wildfire looming over Squamish, B.C., quadruples in size
SQUAMISH - An out-of-control wildfire threatening neighbourhoods in Squamish, B.C., has quadrupled in size as wildfire crews and local firefighters battle the blaze that's looming over the community. The rapid growth to more than 20 hectares comes afte...
1h ago
Read More
Montreal transit strike leads to record numbers on city bike paths
MONTREAL - The head of a cycling advocacy group says Montreal's public transit strike has spurred record numbers on the city's bike paths. Jean-François Rheault, CEO of Vélo Québec, says devices installed by the city to count the number of passing bicy...
2h ago
Read More
Major projects will be slowed by court challenges if rights are violated: B.C. chief
OTTAWA - The regional chief for British Columbia said Wednesday that governments should not speed up major projects at the expense of First Nations rights, warning that the projects will be slowed down by court challenges if First Nations are not consu...
2h ago
Read More
Former MP Charlie Angus says NDP became too focused on leader, TikTok likes
OTTAWA - The NDP suffered an "unmitigated disaster" in the last election because it lost touch with its grassroots and became too "leader-focused," former MP Charlie Angus said Wednesday. The longtime NDP stalwart said he toured the country during the ...
2h ago
Read More
Government rejects Bloc's call to split internal trade, major projects legislation
OTTAWA - Government House leader Steven MacKinnon says the Liberals won't split up Bill C-5, legislation introduced last week to push forward projects deemed to be in the national interest. The bill has two parts. The first portion addresses internal t...
2h ago
Read More