Business / local economy
Saskatchewan building construction investment rises in August
Building construction investment in Saskatchewan hit $621 million in August, up 17.3 per cent year over year, with Regina up 54.7 per cent to $161 million.
Business / local economy
Saskatchewan home to 156,850 small businesses
The province says Saskatchewan has 156,850 small businesses, the second-most per capita in Canada, and that they employ about 30 per cent of the workforce and pay more than $8.3 billion in wages.
Health
Saskatoon opens 80 new acute care beds
Saskatoon hospitals have opened 80 new acute care beds, with $73 million in provincial funding this fiscal year. The province says the beds will ease pressure on emergency departments and cut admissio
Incident / police
Man shot in Saskatoon park, police seek information
A man is in hospital after being shot in a park in the 200 block of Avenue Y South on Friday night. Saskatoon police say a group of people approached him and fled before officers arrived, and no arres
Public safety
RCMP officer nearly hit near Lashburn traffic stop
For the second time this year, an RCMP officer was nearly hit at highway speed while on a traffic stop, this time on Highway 16 west of Lashburn. A standing reminder to slow to 60 km/h and move over f
Incident / police
Saskatoon police charge Dundurn woman with fraud
A 31-year-old Dundurn woman is charged with fraud after Saskatoon police allege more than $30,000 was diverted from a local business to her personal account. The charge has not been proven in court.
Incident / police
Two Ontario residents charged with murder after Regina arrest
Regina police and Saskatchewan RCMP SERT helped the OPP arrest two Arnprior, Ont. residents in Regina after a cross-province manhunt tied to a September death in Ontario. Lindsay Dolan, 37, and Dylan
Incident / police
RCMP probe SUV posing as police near Lancer on Highway 32
Leader RCMP say a red SUV flashing police lights pulled up behind a truck near Lancer on Oct 13 and matches no police agency in the area. Anyone who pulled over for it is asked to come forward.
Health
Officials Break Ground on Saskatoon Cancer Patient Lodge
Ground has broken on a new Saskatoon cancer patient lodge, funded by over $7 million from each of Saskatchewan and Ottawa plus $10 million from the Cancer Foundation of Saskatchewan. The 33-room facil
Provincial government
Buffalo Pound Dam upgrades support Saskatchewan water supplies
$12 million in upgrades supports the dam that supplies about 25 per cent of Saskatchewan's population, including Regina and Moose Jaw, plus two potash mines.
Business / local economy
Canada's largest helium purification facility opens in Saskatchewan
Canada's largest helium purification facility has opened near Stewart Valley, raising Saskatchewan's yearly output by more than 40 per cent toward a 10 per cent global supply goal.
Provincial government
Saskatchewan opens Farm Security Act public consultation
Saskatchewan has opened a public survey on The Saskatchewan Farm Security Act, asking about farm land ownership, home quarter protection and foreclosure protections, open until Nov. 30.
Provincial government
Saskatchewan and Ottawa fund 10 housing infrastructure projects
A $73.5 million joint federal-provincial investment will fund 10 Saskatchewan projects improving water, wastewater, drainage and sewer infrastructure to unlock new housing supply. Government Relations
Courts / justice
Saskatchewan names first associate judges to King's Bench
Saskatchewan appointed its first five associate judges to the Court of King's Bench, adding a new tier meant to speed up civil and family cases.
Incident / police
Man injured in Thunderchild First Nation shooting
RCMP are looking for two masked suspects after a man was shot on Thunderchild First Nation near Turtleford; he was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Incident / police
RCMP seek men in Stanley Mission sexual assault
RCMP are asking the public for help to identify three men who sexually assaulted a woman in a Stanley Mission park on Oct. 2.
Provincial government
Saskatchewan oil and gas offering tops $29 million
Saskatchewan's fourth Crown oil and gas offering of the fiscal year raised more than $29 million, led by bids in the Lloydminster area.