Environment

MN-S celebrates legal victory with SCC decision

The Mtis Nation of Saskatchewan is celebrating a major victory after the Supreme Court of Canada affirmed that the Nation has a right to challenge the province on its refusal to commit to a consultati...

Mar 03, 2025

Strychnine reauthorization unlikely despite push to control growing gopher issue, expert says

With Richardson's ground squirrel (gopher) population soaring and wreaking havoc on crops and pastures, the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) issued a statement on Wednesday to u...

Feb 27, 2025

Seized moose meat taken to Humboldt food bank

Patrons of the Humboldt Food Bank have a welcome bonus in the form of 150 pounds of moose meat.The meat was delivered to the food bank by conservation officers on February 12, who had seized it from t...

Feb 24, 2025

Residents in Humboldt asked to be cautious around wildlife entering city

The City of Humboldt has issued guidelines to residents about wildlife being within city limits. A City news release said they have been in contact with conservation officers about the animals, who ar...

Feb 14, 2025

Sask. cold snap continues, but warmer weather is on the horizon

Saskatchewan will have to endure the cold for a bit longer.Environment Canada issued extreme cold warnings for much of the province on Sunday, and those warnings remained in effect on Friday.Brad Vrol...

Feb 14, 2025

'Historical moment': 11 Yellowstone bison transferred to Sask First Nations

A family of 11 Yellowstone bison from the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes in Montana have been reintroduced to their ancestral land of Mosquito, Grizzly Bear's Head, Lean Man (MGBHLM) First Nat...

Feb 07, 2025

Groundhog Day 2025: Willie and Sam at odds over spring’s arrival

Canada's famous prognosticating rodents were split over spring's arrival on Groundhog Day. Ontario's Wiarton Willie reportedly did not see his shadow on Sunday morning, which is good news for people t...

Feb 02, 2025

Northern author selected as Family Literacy Day reader

La Ronge's Miriam Krner has been selected to read from her book Fox and Bear as part of Family Literacy Day on Jan. 27. "I was really excited when the Saskatchewan Literacy Network contacted me and le...

Jan 22, 2025

Oil and gas experts weigh in on Trump tariffs

Corey Chmelnyk is of two minds about President Donald Trump's threat for a 25 per cent tariff to Canada. "I honestly wouldn't say there's panic yet because I think there's still the potential that we ...

Jan 22, 2025

Why school buses don't run in extreme cold

An extreme cold warning from Environment Canada prompted school bus cancellations across Saskatchewan Monday morning including Prince Albert and the Battlefords, Saskatoon and Regina. While it's a bit...

Jan 20, 2025