A former police sergeant was sentenced for his crimes Friday while the force’s chief promised better oversight on a database he used to find, date and deceive vulnerable women in Regina.  Robert Semenchuk was handed a conditional sentence of two years less a day, to be served in the community, followed by three years’ probation. […]

Prime Minister Mark Carney touted a renewed relationship with China and “enormous progress” on trade irritants as he announced a new deal with Beijing on electric vehicles and canola at the end of a high-profile trip to China on Friday. But the agreement has received mixed reviews at home. Ontario and the auto sector warned […]

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and canola farmers are hailing Canada’s new trade deal with China as “very good news” that could restore exports for the major Prairie crop. Moe accompanied Prime Minister Mark Carney to Beijing this week to strike the deal. It will see China significantly reduce tariffs on Canadian canola seed — and […]

An on-again, off-again machine in Saskatchewan that’s vital for diagnosing cancer has been disrupted again, putting at least one family in a bind.  The Saskatchewan Health Authority said Tuesday its PET/CT scanner in Saskatoon — the province’s only such device — was down for two days in December and isn’t running at full capacity.  The […]

The Saskatchewan government is committing to daily updates on which health facilities and services are being temporarily closed. Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill told the chamber Thursday the Saskatchewan Health Authority will have a list of disruptions on its website that will be updated every day at 4 p.m. “There was frustrations around the notification process […]

Residents of a northern Saskatchewan community ravaged by wildfire say they are upset, disappointed and angry with a provincial agency they feel was ill-prepared to fight the blaze. Members of Denare Beach, 660 kilometres northeast of Saskatoon, blasted Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency officials this week at a packed town hall in the nearby town of […]

The Saskatchewan Rivers School Division Board of Education is seeing excellent progress after revamping their Board Advocacy Plan and Board Development Plan. Trustee Alan Nunn updated the board of the progress of both plans at their recent meeting. This year the Board focused their development work on Governance and Leadership, as well as Learning and […]

Saskatchewan’s health minister has rejected accusations from a nurses union and the Opposition NDP that some babies from Regina’s neonatal intensive care unit were sent to North Dakota for care. “No child has had to be moved out of the province for capacity issues,” Jeremy Cockrill told reporters Tuesday. “No patient has been moved out […]

PowerSchool, a U.S.-based provider of student information software, recently notified school boards in Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and the Maritime provinces about a potential cybersecurity incident. The company became aware of unauthorized access to certain Student Information System (SIS) data on December 28 and informed the school boards about this issue two weeks ago. “As […]

A report from Saskatchewan’s privacy commissioner says hackers obtained health records of more than 7,200 residents earlier this year.  The report says the breach affected Innomar clinics, which offer lab testing in four locations across the province.  It says hackers gained access to a server in January at one of the organization’s affiliate companies, allowing […]

A historic sexual assault case spanning nearly 20 years was the subject of a special news conference at RCMP Headquarters in Regina last week. C/Supt. Ted Munro, Saskatchewan RCMP’s Criminal Operations Officer, explained how investigation into a home-based licensed daycare in Assiniboia resulted in the arrest of Richard John Dyke, 47, late last year.. “Coronach […]

Emails show an early draft of Saskatchewan’s school pronoun policy would have allowed teachers to use a child’s preferred identification if there was concern the student faced danger when parents were notified.  Premier Scott Moe’s government announced the policy last year. It requires teachers to have parental consent when children under 16 want to change […]