The provincial government has released Orano Canada Inc. from decommissioning approvals and its associated surface lease on the Cluff Lake Project's mine.That follows the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission's (CNSC) Record of Decision on May 11, 2023, to revoke the mine and mill operating licence. With the recent accept...

The CEO of the Saskatchewan Landlords Associations says a bump in pay for people living on social assistance, does not address the bigger problems at hand. Cameron Chouette is responding to a change that took effect on May 1, and sees monthly income assistance benefits rise by three per cent for Saskatchewan Income Sup...

Saskatchewan and Alberta have agreed to share and swap information about nuclear power generation. The governments of the two provinces have signed a memorandum of understanding.The two sides agree to keep each other informed on supply chains, workforce development, fuel supply and regulations around reactor technologi...

The story of a Prince Albert man frustrated that hospitals no longer offer free parking for cancer patients has made its way to the provincial legislature. Last month, paNOW, spoke with Prince Albert City Councillor Dennis Ogrodnick who took to social media to call out the government's decision to remove free parking p...

Saskatchewan's government appears firm in its position to steer clear of implementing a safe drug supply or decriminalization as members watch B.C.'s drug policies unfold. "I know the members opposite want to desperately convince the communities across Saskatchewan that there is somehow some safe use of an illicit...

Saskatchewan's child advocate is shining a spotlight on the growing number of suicide attempts by young people in government care.In her annual report, Lisa Broda, Saskatchewan's advocate for children and youth, said her office was notified of 48 suicide attempts in 2023 which resulted in a "critical injury,"...

RCMP have more opportunities to catch impaired drivers since introducing mandatory alcohol screening but some in Saskatchewan say the rules are still quite hazy.As of April 1, alcohol tests are now mandatory at all traffic stops and while cannabis screening is not part of that mandate, RCMP officers can use oral fluid ...

Saskatchewan's gross domestic product grew by 1.6 per cent in 2023, beating the national GDP growth of 1.2 per cent.According to figures released on Wednesday by Statistics Canada, Saskatchewan's GDP growth last year was tied with the Yukon, British Columbia and Ontario, but trailed Nunavut (3.4 per cent growth) and Pr...

All provincially regulated workplaces in Saskatchewan will soon need to have a violence policy and prevention plan in place.According to the Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety, changes to Saskatchewan's employment act come into effect on May 17, making the policies mandatory in workplaces regulated by th...

Starting Wednesday, clients using Saskatchewan Income Support (SIS) and Saskatchewan Assured Income for Disability (SAID) are set to get a three per cent rise in income assistance benefits. "Depending on your individual situation, whether you have children or where you might live within the province that could var...

Kristopher Billette of Buffalo River Dene Nation, Byran Watson of Maple Creek and William 'Michael' Neuman of Canora have one tragic thing in common; they were all reported missing in 2023 and so far, have not been found. They are just some of the 2,533 individuals reported missing to Saskatchewan RCMP jurisdictions la...

Testy exchanges between the prime minister and his chief opponent ended with the Opposition leader and one of his MPs being ejected from the House of Commons on Tuesday - and the rest of Conservative caucus walking out of the chamber in protest.The unusually tense events saw Speaker Greg Fergus caution both Prime Minis...

Earlier this week, the Government of Saskatchewan announced a funding boost to organizations dealing with interpersonal violence but is it enough to tackle a growing issue in the province? The government's investment will see $42.6 million spread over three years ($14.2 million a year) to 34 community-based service org...

One of two people charged after a weapons incident at James Smith Cree Nation (JSCN) earlier this month has been sentenced for one of his original nine charges. Razi Twist, 28, had eight of nine counts against him stayed at a court appearance April 29. He was sentenced to 30 days consecutive for use of a firearm in a c...

REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says the Canada Revenue Agency plans to audit the province for not paying carbon levies on home heating.Moe says the agency has indicated it will look at Saskatchewan's books to see how much the province owes in levies that weren't paid to Ottawa.The Saskatchewan Party government...

A man who committed a double murder at James Smith Cree Nation, has received two concurrent life sentences and is not eligible for parole for 16 years.Shawn Moostoos, 36, appeared Monday morning at Court of King's Bench in Melfort. The case was originally scheduled for trial, however guilty pleas were instead entered t...

Confused shoppers milled around the front of a London Drugs store in downtown Vancouver on Monday, some wondering aloud why they couldn't access the store to get prescriptions or buy hair dye.A metal gate was blocking them from the store at the corner of West Georgia and Granville streets, a security guard occasionally...

The province is making a large investment to help grow Indigenous partnerships in the natural resource sector. On Monday, the Government of Saskatchewan announced a $400,000 investment in the First Nations Natural Resource Centre of Excellence, which will help identify roadblocks faced by Indigenous peoples trying to f...

A memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the First Nations Power Authority of Saskatchewan and SaskEnergy is inked. The MOU intends to explore new energy sources for Indigenous communities and increase participation through cleaner energy initiatives, according to a media release from SaskEnergy. "Working with ...

After a successful first year in Prince Albert, the Canadian Centre for Raw Materials is bringing more international interest to the city. The Second Annual Raw Materials Conference begins Monday in Prince Albert with about 14 delegates, many from Africa, attending the event, hosted by the Canadian Centre for Raw Mater...

Some spring showers - and possibly snow - could hit the province this week.Erik Dykes, senior meteorologist with Environment Canada, said the forecast is calling for steady rain and pockets of heavy showers across all of Saskatchewan from Tuesday through Friday.It is quite a broad area of low pressure that is coming in...

Teaching people how much damage wildfires can cause and how people can prevent them is the target of a new campaign by the Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC).The PAGC is teaming up with the Sask. Public Safety Agency (SPSA) to run the educational campaign starting in May and finishing in June. "Human-caused fires ...

The country's most comprehensive study on the effects of radiation on 90,000 Canadian uranium workers is delayed.Originally expected to have its final study results released this year, the study has been pushed back to 2026 due to data-collecting complications arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. Canada is the world's s...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Saskatchewan residents will continue to get carbon rebates even though the province has stopped remitting levies from natural gas to Ottawa. Trudeau said Tuesday in Saskatoon the Canada Revenue Agency has mechanisms to collect money the province owes. "We're going to continue to ...

It was a very wet welcome for the Governor General's first official visit to Saskatchewan on Monday.Gov. Gen. Mary Simon was set to spend three days in the province. On Monday, she started at the Legislative Building and Government House.Premier Scott Moe and other members of government greeted Simon at the building an...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be in Saskatoon today.An itinerary released by his office says he will make an announcement this morning to highlight measures focused on youth, education, and health that were contained in last week's budget.Trudeau will be joined at the event by Dan Vandal, minister for Northern Aff...

Standing in front of reporters earlier today in the legislative building, the leader of the opposition officially called on Premier Scott Moe to give the Minister for Education "the boot." "Saskatchewan people are right to hold their leaders to a higher standard, that goes double for cabinet ministers,&q...

A new report shows that a crisis affecting thousands of Saskatchewan people got incredibly worse during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) published a study last week showing the number of opioid-related deaths nationwide from 2019-2021. In that period, the number of opio...

The Government of Saskatchewan is encouraging people in the province to face the issues of abusive relationships and domestic violence.The provincial government's "Face the Issue" awareness campaign continued last week with a series of five videos on social media aiming to help educate 18- to 24-year-olds abo...

Mary Simon, Canada's 30th Governor General, will meet with Premier Scott Moe and visit the First Nations University of Canada on Monday as she makes her first official visit to Saskatchewan.The three-day visit will begin with greetings from dignitaries including Moe and Lt.-Gov. Russ Mirasty, followed by an inspection ...