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Minimum wage rises to $15.35 per hour in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan's lowest earners are getting a raise.The provincial government has raised the minimum wage from $15/hour to $15.35/hour.Saskatchewan calculates its minimum wage using an indexation formul...
Oct 01, 2025
Prince Albert family finds healing after residential school trauma
George Merasty was only six years old when he attended the All Saints Residential School in Prince Albert, and as he reflects on his life since then, his eyes well up in tears."I was never the same li...
Sep 30, 2025
Battlefords to host 2026 Tony Cote Summer Games, marking 150 years of Treaty 6
More than 3,000 First Nations athletes will converge on the Battlefords next summer for the 2026 Tony Cote Summer Games, an event timed with the 150th anniversary of Treaty 6.The Federation of Soverei...
Sep 30, 2025
Trump hits Canadian lumber producers with additional 10 per cent tariff
U.S. President Donald Trump has issued new tariffs that could add further pressure on Canadian producers of softwood lumber and furniture.A presidential proclamation on Monday evening set out a 10 per...
Sep 30, 2025
About one in three Canadians say country belongs to Indigenous people: poll
OTTAWA - As people across the country gather for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a new poll suggests Canadians are divided about whether the country belongs primarily to Indigenous Peop...
Sep 30, 2025
A heartbreaking history: How Saskatchewan students learn about residential schools
Canada's residential school history is both harrowing and heartbreaking, but it's a history that the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation asks Canadians to face.However, how does that work when t...
Sep 30, 2025
Hawks on road seeking second straight win
For the third time in four games to start the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) season the Hawks will be on the road Tuesday.Nipawin has a pair of wins in three games to start the campaign and ...
Sep 30, 2025
TeleMiracle 50 Auditions Are Open!
TeleMiracle is celebrating 50 years! This year's show will highlight the telethon's legacy and the generosity of SaskatchewanTeleMiracle is a 20-hour, annual telethon put on by the Kinsmen, Kinette, a...
Sep 30, 2025
Skene overcomes injuries to attend first Canadian Rodeo Finals as bull rider
After several injuries, a Prince Albert cowboy has made an epic comeback that is leading him to his first Canadian Finals Rodeo (CFR) as a bull rider.Tanner Skene competed as a Junior Steer Rider at C...
Sep 30, 2025
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon says major projects push can coexist with reconciliation
Reconciliation has not returned to the back burner as Canada pushes forward to develop major projects, Gov. Gen. Mary Simon said in an interview just ahead of the National Day for Truth and Reconcilia...
Sep 30, 2025