Carol Thomson

Saskatchewan residents won't be getting any less money in their carbon rebates than any other province that gets them, even though the provincial government decided to hold back carbon pricing on natural gas and other heating fuels.

SEIU-West says Community Service Workers who work for LutherCare Communities Group Homes served strike action notice, to begin at 6 pm Wednesday if there is no movement from the employer before then. President of the union, Barbara Cape says, “This action will result in some services being withdrawn by our members and those services will have to be taken care of by management.” She states the ball is in the employer's court to put forward a deal to settle a long overdue collective agreement. Six unionized LutherCare Group Homes will be affected.

There were over 1.27 million passengers going through the Saskatoon Airport gates last year. The President and CEO of the Saskatoon Airport Authority told the annual public meeting that this total is 86 per cent of the pre-pandemic levels in 2019 and the forecast is to hit 91 per cent next year.

The Saskatoon Police Service received information from Regina police on Tuesday about suspects using fraudulen...

Saskatoon Provincial Court judge Jane Wootten will give her decision on June 7th about whether a woman charged with exceeding the prescribed blood-drug concentration of THC causing death felt she had to tell police by law that she had used cannabis and microdosed on magic mushrooms the day before, or if she told officers freely.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wished Premier Scott Moe good luck on Wednesday, in reference to future dealings with the Canada Revenue Agency, which will be wanting what is owed from the carbon tax the Saskatchewan government has chosen not to charge residents for fuel tax and therefore hasn't submitted to Ottawa. Trudeau said, “Having an argument with the CRA about not wanting to pay your taxes is not a position I want anyone to be in. Good luck with that, Premier Moe. The CRA is very, very good at getting money it is owed from Canadians, businesses, and now from provinces if it has to.”

The Saskatchewan RCMP's Explosive Disposal Unit responded to a report about unused explosives found on a rural property near Outlook on Sunday, April 14th. The EDU successfully disposed of ten sticks of bulk explosives.

There hasn't been a pediatric gastroenterologist in Saskatchewan for a year now. During Question Period, Offic...

A Prince Albert Police Service dog bit an intoxicated woman late last night after she opened the door of a police vehicle.

The Official Opposition's Education Critic suggests that news of the Legacy Christian Academy closing its doors this summer is nothing but a rebrand. In a statement, Matt Love says he hopes any school that receives public funding should follow the Saskatchewan Human Rights Code. “The independent school has a history of abuse, and the Sask. Party still increased their funding more than our public, Catholic and French schools got.”