Saskatchewan

Travel Plans
Planning a vacation? CAA says Mexico OK, Middle East a no-go
After weeks filled with global conflicts, travellers may be rethinking their vacations - but whether they should reschedule or not depends on the destination.It has been two weeks since tourists in areas of Mexico were put under a shelter-in-place order due to cartel violence, including in the coastal city of Puerto Va...
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Affordable Homes
New company looking to transform housing on First Nations
Housing on First Nations across Saskatchewan is in short supply and often in disrepair. A new Saskatchewan company has come up with a new housing solution to these long-standing problems.Wastēyapit Homes is an Indigenous co-owned housing company that is creating innovative, affordable homes that are designed and built...
Mar 08, 2026
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Sask. finance minister shares details of provincial budget as Iran war upsets oil prices
Saskatchewan's finance minister is hinting that the province is still expecting a deficit budget, despite rising oil prices due to the war in the Middle East.In an interview on Friday, ahead of the unveiling of the provincial budget on March 18, Jim Reiter described the work that goes into preparing the document, some ...
Mar 07, 2026
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Rural Integrated Roads for Growth
SARM, highways ministry to spend $46 million on rural road infrastructure
The Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways and the Saskatchewan Associations of Rural Municipalities (SARM) plan to spend $46 million on bridge, road and culvert projects in rural parts of the province.The Rural Integrated Roads for Growth program will contribute up to 50 per cent of the costs of the rural road infrastructu...
Mar 07, 2026
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Canada

Lawyer for Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet says accuser's testimony lacks credibility
MONTREAL - Final arguments have begun at the Montreal courthouse in a defamation lawsuit filed by Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet against a woman who has accused him of sexual misconduct. Paméla Groleau alleges Ouellet touched her without consent on three...
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Major ice storm headed to southern Quebec, up to 35 mm of freezing rain over 24 hours
Environment Canada says a "potentially critical" ice storm is heading for southern Quebec starting Wednesday. According to a special weather statement, the region can expect 20 to 30 millimetres of freezing rain over 24 hours. The storm could "paralyz...
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CP NewsAlert: Liberals nominate Fintrac official Annette Ryan as budget watchdog
OTTAWA - The Liberal government has nominated a senior official at the national financial intelligence agency as Ottawa's next fiscal watchdog. Wayne Long, the secretary of state for financial institutions, tabled the certificate of nomination to ask f...
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NRC to acquire Bombardier jet as feds earmark nearly $1B for defence research
OTTAWA - The federal government is putting nearly a billion dollars into the National Research Council for defence initiatives, including the purchase of a Bombardier jet for research. Ottawa says the $900 million funding envelope is part of its Defenc...
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$30M settlement offer in Vancouver-area Catholic school abuse class-action lawsuit
VANCOUVER - Lawyers representing the plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit over alleged abuse say former students at two Vancouver-area Catholic schools have received a $30 million settlement offer. Vancouver-based CFM Lawyers says in a statement that V...
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Carney expected to be a no-show as MPs debate Iran war in House of Commons
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament are expected to debate Canada's approach to the U.S.-Israel war on Iran on Monday evening, although the prime minister won't be taking part. After opposition parties called for some form of debate, the government proposed...
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