Farmers in Saskatchewan, a province that has nearly half of Canada’s arable land, say production will fall sharply if they are forced to use less fertilizer and pay increasingly high carbon taxes on fuel. The government is moving ahead with its goal, first announced in December 2020, to reduce absolute levels of greenhouse gas emissions…
Federal Climate Policies, Fertilizer Plan, Will Cause Devastation, Say Saskatchewan Farmers
Man Accused of Killing Saskatchewan Mountie Ordered to Stand Trial on Murder Charge
A man accused of killing a Saskatchewan RCMP officer during a traffic stop has been ordered to stand trial for first-degree murder. Alphonse Stanley Traverse, 42, of Winnipeg was originally charged with manslaughter in the June 12, 2021, death of Const. Shelby Patton. The charge was upgraded in November to first-degree murder. Judge Douglas Kovatch,…
Body of Missing Saskatchewan Boy Found After Months-Long Search
The body of a missing 5-year-old Saskatchewan boy has been found after several months of searching, police say. Carrot River RCMP said that on July 9 they received a report that Frank Young of the Red Earth Cree Nation was found deceased in a river in the Cree community near the location where the boy…
Two Members of Saskatchewan Legislature Kicked out of Assembly Over Language
Two members of the Saskatchewan legislature have been kicked out of the assembly over the language they used during question period and for refusing to apologize. Independent Nadine Wilson shouted at Trade Minister Jeremy Harrison, asking if he was going to commit another crime. She later told reporters the crime she was referring to is…
Passersby Tried to Rob Dying Victim: Saskatchewan Woman Sentenced in Fatal Stabbing
A Saskatchewan woman who stabbed her victim outside a mall where people robbed her as she lay dying has been sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison for manslaughter. Latisha Grumbo, who is 20, sat in the prisoner’s box with her head down as the decision was read out in Prince Albert Court of Queen’s…
Alienating Parents Is Always a Bad Idea
Commentary There’s an old proverb that says you should never bite the hand that feeds you. It’s a pithy way of saying that it’s never wise to attack your benefactors. This proverb originates with 18th-century political thinker Edmund Burke. Burke was cautious about change, and he often warned his readers about the dangers of unintended…
Progress on $35M Humboldt Broncos Permanent Memorial Slower Than Expected
The manager for a Saskatchewan city planning a multi-purpose building in remembrance of a deadly junior hockey bus crash four years ago says plans are moving more slowly than had been hoped. The City of Humboldt announced plans a year ago to build a tribute centre, including a gallery honouring the 16 people killed and…
‘Not Getting on a Plane Any Time Soon’: Deportation Decision Delayed in Broncos Case
CALGARY—A decision on whether a former truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash should be deported to India likely won’t be coming until the new year. A lawyer for Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, 33, had sent a voluminous amount of paperwork to the Canada Border Services Agency earlier this year arguing why he…
Saskatchewan Announces Proof of COVID Vaccination Program
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says that the province will be introducing a proof of COVID-19 vaccination program. Moe said on Sept. 16 that the fourth wave of the pandemic is “driven almost entirely” by the roughly 20 to 30 percent of the population who choose not to be vaccinated. “As a government, we have been very…
Saskatchewan Signs on to Federal Government’s $10 a Day Child Care Plan
REGINA—Saskatchewan is signing on to the federal government’s plan to implement $10-a-day child care for families. “A child-care centre is as important to our economy, it is as much a piece of critical infrastructure, as a bridge, a road and a grain elevator,” Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said in Regina on Friday. Freeland said…
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