Tag Archives: Saskatchewan

Rainfall and cool weather dampened Saskatchewan's fields over this past week, but producers were able to make up some ground according to the latest crop report. 18 per cent of Saskatchewan's crops ar...

The election is expected to be called Wednesday morning, after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits Gov. Gen. Julie Payette and asks her to dissolve Parliament. Saskatchewan has 14 ridings, but not al...

Eighty years ago today, Canada declared war against Nazi Germany, joining Allied forces in battle in the Second World War. Local, weekly newspapers from around the province provide a window to the pas...

With harvest time comes increased traffic for Saskatchewan roadways. Farm machinery is standard in these months, but so is wildlife as animals look for vegetation and seek out their winter homes. "Rig...

Harvest is continuing in the province, but that doesn't mean there haven't been challenges. A later than usual start, coupled with less than ideal conditions, have plagued the province. This week more...

Saskatchewan’s unemployment rate fell in August, and the province now has the third-lowest such number in Canada. The monthly Statistics Canada labour force report said the province’s unem...

Farmers in Saskatchewan who were desperate for rain earlier this year now want it to stop. In its weekly crop report, Saskatchewan Agriculture said "frequent rainfall and cool weather" are delaying ha...

The ribbon was cut at the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital (JPCH) in Saskatoon on Thursday. The hospital is to officially open to patients on Sept. 29, when pediatric and maternal inpatients are to mo...

The provincial government has given conditional approval to a new potash mine for southern Saskatchewan. In a media release Wednesday, the Ministry of Environment said it had given the green light to ...

A powerful windstorm ripped through the Qu’Appelle Valley on Monday night, damaging at least one property in the area. Aaron Saufert said a powerful wind storm blew patio furniture and ripped ou...