Author Archives: Craig Silliphant

Damon Grant would have been celebrating his 49th birthday Sunday. Instead, his family now sits with only memories of the Weyburn man. The former nurse's aide injured his back in 2000 on the job, leadi...

Saskatchewan's battle with deaths due to drug overdoses continued to worsen in the second month of 2021. According to its most recent report, the Saskatchewan Coroners Service identified 39 additional...

Norm Neault said his union workers at a Saskatoon slaughterhouse aren't at all pleased with the handling of a recent COVID-19 outbreak. Neault, the president of UFCW Local 1400, was speaking of Prairi...

An increase in liquor sales is getting the attention of addiction experts in Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Association (SLGA) reported a 7.9 per cent increase in wholesale operation...

With the change in climate after a long snowy winter, people may see some unwanted items popping up throughout their backyards. Whether it was from their own pet or someone else's furry friend, Saskat...

A small protest drew honks of support under the overpass at the intersection of Lorne Avenue and Ruth Street in Saskatoon on Monday. The group held picket signs to protest the cancellation of the 2021...

Students at a Saskatoon elementary school are heading back to class after a week of learning from home. Classes at Bishop Klein School on Northumberland Avenue will start again Monday after multiple w...

A new bill from the federal government aims to eliminate over a dozen mandatory minimum penalties for drug offences and some others involving firearms. The proposed Bill C-22 would allow judges to con...

People in Saskatchewan — and across the country as well — are paying more at the pump. Gas prices in Regina and Saskatoon hovered around $1.16 per litre of regular gas at most stations Fri...

Most restaurants are not making money lately either, according to the restaurant organization. Only 20 per cent of the industry in Saskatchewan has been making any sort of money or breaking even, with...