Saskatchewan

Elk cull
Effect of short-term antlerless elk hunt remain to be seen
The Ministry of Environment said it's too early to assess the full impact of a short-term hunting season for antlerless elk.A total of 11,546 tags were sold for the hunt that run from Nov. 20-27. The government said it was offered in response to growing landowner concerns about the high number of elk congregating on th...
Dec 06, 2025
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Cost of Living
Sask NDP says new SaskPower funding will push more families into the red
The Saskatchewan NDP believes the SaskParty's approval of additional spending for SaskPower will sink families deeper into the cost-of-living crisis. Erika Ritchie, the Shadow Minister for Municipal Affairs, was joined by a concerned Prince Albert citizen on Friday, who fears a hike in power bills will further strain t...
Dec 05, 2025
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Arson sentence
Man sentenced on arson charge near Snowden in June
A man charged after setting a ditch fire in tinder-dry conditions earlier this year will stay behind bars. Troy Ratt of Pelican Narrows was sentenced to 272 days in prison and a 20-year firearm prohibition in NIpawin Provincial Court Dec. 3. Ratt was charged with arson after Nipawin/Smeaton RCMP received a report of a ...
Dec 05, 2025
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Forced treatment
First details of forced addiction treatment plan made public
The Province of Saskatchewan has released the first details of its plan to force some addicts into treatment under what is being called the Compassionate Intervention Act. While the bill is not yet tabled and the Legislature will not resume until March, a document labeled The Compassionate Intervention Act - Questions ...
Dec 05, 2025
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Canada

Indigenous Act can be repealed in days if Eby recalls legislature: Opposition leader
VICTORIA - The interim leader of the Conservative Party of B.C. says the Declaration on the Rights of the Indigenous Peoples Act can be repealed in a few days, if Premier David Eby immediately recalls the provincial legislature. Trevor Halford says Bri...
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The salmonella outbreak linked to pistachios is still ongoing. What you need to know
As holiday baking season begins, federal health agencies are warning Canadians that an investigation into salmonella-contaminated pistachios is still ongoing. Since March, 155 people have been reported sick with the bacterial illness after eating vari...
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Plan in works to save some jobs slated to be cut at Algoma Steel: union
SAULT STE. MARIE - Plans are in the works to save hundreds of the roughly 1,000 jobs slated to be lost at Algoma Steel Inc. in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. Bill Slater, president of United Steelworkers local 2724 that represents some of the affected employee...
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B.C. First Nation meets with Alberta minister to oppose changing tanker ban
HARTLEY BAY - Leaders of a First Nation on British Columbia's northern coast say they met Friday with Alberta's minister of Indigenous relations to express opposition to any changes to Canada's tanker ban to service a potential new pipeline. The Gitga'...
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Quebec announces plan to cut environmental assessment times in half
MONTREAL - Quebec's environment minister says the province will reduce the amount of time it takes to complete an environmental assessment by about half. Bernard Drainville says the time savings will come from simplifying the process for industry and ...
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Ottawa opening new express entry pathway for international doctors next year
OTTAWA - Canada will open a new express permanent residency program for international doctors next year, Immigration Minister Lena Diab said Monday. She said the program will be open to physicians in Canada on temporary work permits - including emergen...
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