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Fast and furious: 5,370 Sask. drivers ticketed for speeding in July
More than 5,000 drivers ended up with speeding tickets last month after doing their best Vin Diesel impressions on Saskatchewan roads.According to SGI, a grand total of 5,370 drivers in Saskatchewan w...
Aug 23, 2023

CFL's mid-season report shows attendance up in B.C., Montreal and Toronto
TORONTO - Attendance in the CFL's three major markets is up through the first half of the 2023 regular season. The CFL announced Wednesday the average game-day revenue in Toronto, B.C. and Montreal is...
Aug 23, 2023

As conservative premiers talk gender and kids, Poilievre's grassroots ask same of him
OTTAWA - As conservative premiers change the rules around pronoun use in schools, members of the federal Conservative grassroots want Pierre Poilievre to wade further into the debate around gender. A ...
Aug 23, 2023

Ford, Edmonton Elks look to break CFL-record 22-game home losing streak
It's one long losing streak down, one more to go for Tre Ford and the Edmonton Elks. Ford guided Edmonton to a 24-10 road win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats last week. The Elks' first victory of the sea...
Aug 23, 2023

Ottawa looked at changes to land claims process, acknowledged issues: documents
OTTAWA - Newly released internal documents show Canada has been pondering a new way to settle First Nation land claims. In briefing materials prepared for the deputy minister of Crown-Indigenous Relat...
Aug 23, 2023

Teams finalized ahead of Laver Cup tennis tournament in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Americans Tommy Paul and Ben Shelton and Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo will join Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime on Team World at the upcoming Laver Cup tennis tournament. World captain...
Aug 23, 2023

Who Are Those Guys?
"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."One of the fun things about Rider season is being...
Aug 23, 2023

Free Clubroot Soil DNA Testing
Have you heard of the free clubroot soil DNA testing available in Saskatchewan?You don't need to provide a specific land location when submitting soil samples for clubroot soil DNA testing; you only n...
Aug 23, 2023

Breaking Down Racial Barriers in the Saskatchewan Music Industry: a Roundtable
The Breaking Down Racial Barriers (BDRB) initiative is facilitating a roundtable panel discussion on anti-Black racism in Saskatchewan's music and entertainment industry via ZOOM August 28 at 6:00 p.m...
Aug 23, 2023

Cabinet ministers leave retreat without new plans to address housing crisis
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal cabinet is wrapping up a three-day retreat in Charlottetown today promising concrete action on housing but without any specific new initiatives on the table. Prime Ministe...
Aug 23, 2023