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Olymel plant in Humboldt among several in western Canada to close
A sow unit in Humboldt is one of many in western Canada that will soon close, leaving dozens of workers without a job.Last week, pork producer Olymel Canada announced the closure of several sow units ...
May 29, 2023

Sail Canada says coach fired because lack of money, not pregnancy
Lisa Ross wants her job back. The two-time Olympic sailor for Canada was named to the national sailing team's coaching staff three years ago. Nine days after telling Sail Canada in March that she was ...
May 29, 2023

Moosomin First Nation 11th Annual Arena Golf Fundraiser
The Moosomin First Nation is hosting the 11th Annual Arena Golf Fundraiser at Jackfish Lodge - Battleford's Provincial Park on Friday, August 25.See the poster for details.
May 29, 2023

Riders Win Exhibition Game in Front of Dozens of Fans
"The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the position of Pattison Media and this site."The Saskatchewan Roughriders promised they would ...
May 29, 2023

'Tragic accident' blamed for recent death of giraffe at Calgary Zoo
CALGARY - The Calgary Zoo says a "tragic accident" led to the recent death of one of its adult Masai giraffes. A statement from the zoo says a female giraffe named Emara died May 19 after tangling one...
May 29, 2023

Saskatchewan entrepreneur says government thwarted his ag-plastics recycling business
Dallon Leger thought he was part of the solution. The entrepreneur from Yorkton, Sask., about 190 kilometres northeast of Regina, says he collected more than 1.8 million kilograms of used grain bags o...
May 29, 2023

Canadian companies adopt 'stay interviews' as workers rethink careers, needs
When Tara Vanderloo's employees are mulling leaving her enterprise software company, she wants to be one of the first people they tell - and to hear their unvarnished reasons why."I know people get ca...
May 29, 2023

Three years in, is the Pillars for Life suicide prevention strategy doing any good?
For once, it's a subject Saskatchewan would not want to be leading the pack in - suicide rates - but the province has consistently been either at the top or among the top for suicide rates among the p...
May 29, 2023

Saskatchewan Proclaims Treaties Recognition Week
The Government of Saskatchewan has proclaimed May 21 to 27 as Treaties Recognition Week in the province. The Treaties in Saskatchewan are formal agreements between the Crown and First Nations with the...
May 29, 2023

Canada's Shapovalov advances, Auger-Aliassime ousted at French Open
PARIS - Denis Shapovalov advanced to the second round, while fellow Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime earned an early exit at the French Open on Monday. Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., struggled at ti...
May 29, 2023