Category: Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan Woman Accused of Faking Her and Her Son’s Death Intends to Go to Trial

An indigenous woman accused of faking her death and that of her son before illegally crossing the border into the United States has indicated her intention to go to trial. Through counsel, Dawn Walker told Saskatoon provincial court that she intends to have a judge-alone trial. Her lawyer Tara Boghosian said Walker has also waived…


Some Saskatchewan Sunwing Passengers Make It Home, Others Make Their Own Way Back

Some Sunwing travellers from Saskatchewan say the airline is leaving them at airports in other provinces, while another says her flight from Mexico that made it to Regina had dozens of empty seats. “We piled 11 people into three cars with 11 pieces of luggage and travelled through the night and arrived home,” said Patrick…


Some Saskatchewan Sunwing Passengers Make It Home, Others Find Their Own Way Back

Some Sunwing travellers from Saskatchewan say the airline is leaving them at airports in other provinces, while another says her flight from Mexico that made it to Regina had dozens of empty seats. “We piled 11 people into three cars with 11 pieces of luggage and travelled through the night and arrived home,” said Patrick…


Saskatoon Group Rescues Girls at Risk of Being Trafficked in Ukraine

Savelia Curniski has guided thousands of Canadian tourists through Ukraine, including many from Saskatchewan who are of Ukrainian descent. Curniski’s grandparents came to Canada from Ukraine in 1904, and she is among the more than 12 percent of Saskatchewanians who are of Ukrainian descent. She had great enthusiasm for connecting with her roots and helping…


Saskatchewan Premier Calls Sunwing’s Move to End Flights in Province ‘Irresponsible’

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says a decision by Sunwing Vacations to suspend its flights from the Saskatoon and Regina airports for a month is irresponsible. The airline announced Thursday it was immediately cancelling its operations through Feb. 3 at Saskatchewan’s two international airports “due to extenuating circumstances.” It says customers with cancelled southbound flights would…


Saskatchewan Looks to Create Its Own Revenue Agency to Achieve ‘Greater Autonomy’ in Tax Collection

The Saskatchewan government has introduced legislation aimed at creating its own tax revenue agency in order to grant itself “greater autonomy” over how taxes are collected within the province. On Dec. 5, the government introduced the Saskatchewan Revenue Agency Act, which “creates the framework for a new Treasury Board Crown corporation” that will be called…


Sask. Introduces Firearms Act in Response to Federal Gun-Control Legislation

Scott Moe’s provincial government today introduced The Saskatchewan Firearms Act, which it says is intended to “protect the rights of lawful firearms owners” from federal gun-control legislation. Bill C-21, if passed with sweeping amendments now being debated by a House committee, will ban most semi-automatic shotguns and rifles, many of which critics say are ordinary…


Saskatchewan Mass Stabbing Sparks Law to Suspend Benefits for Offenders at Large

Saskatchewan says it wants to suspend government benefits to violent offenders who have warrants out for their arrest. The Saskatchewan Party government introduced legislation today that would cut off people’s provincial benefits if they have an active warrant, or make them ineligible. Public Safety Minister Christine Tell says the bill is in response to the…


Saskatchewan Mother Accused of Faking Death, Fleeing the Country Faces More Charges

A woman from Saskatoon who was arrested in the United States after police say she faked her own death is facing more charges in Canada. The 48-year-old woman and her seven-year-old child disappeared in July, prompting a missing persons investigation and extensive community searches. They were found in Oregon City, Ore., in August before she…


Manitoba Cautious, Saskatchewan More Open to Smith’s Proposal for Port of Churchill

SASKATOON—Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s proposal to ship more Western Canadian products out of the Port of Churchill in northern Manitoba is being met with caution by the government of Manitoba, while the Saskatchewan government appears more open to the idea. “I will tell you there are more pressing things for us to be dealing with…