Jenny Hagan

As fall approaches and riders head out into Saskatchewan’s countryside, the Saskatchewan All-Terrain Vehicle Association (SATVA) is urging all ATV enthusiasts to make safety training a priority.

“A certified ATV safety course is one of the best investments any rider can make,” said John Meed, executive director of SATVA. “Whether you're a new rider or a seasoned one, formal training improves your skills, boosts your confidence, and can help prevent serious injuries.”

Saskatchewan has proclaimed Sept. 7 to 13 as Living Organ Donation Week to celebrate donors and recipients and encourage more residents to consider giving the gift of life.

The week is being recognized with a provincewide campaign featuring stories of living donors and transplant recipients on social media, digital billboards, buses, airports and movie theatres in Regina and Saskatoon.

Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill said the initiative highlights the province’s commitment to organ and tissue donation.

Saskatchewan marked a milestone Thursday with a groundbreaking ceremony for a new memorial honouring protective services personnel who have lost their lives in the line of duty.

The Saskatchewan Protective Services Memorial, located on Memorial Way southwest of the Legislature Building, will serve as a permanent site for families, colleagues, and the public to pay tribute to fallen first responders and other protective services workers.

Saskatchewan has proclaimed Sept. 10 as Youth Safety Education Day to raise awareness about workplace health and safety for young people entering the labour force.

The initiative aims to provide education and leadership for youth up to age 25, with the goal of building a stronger culture of safety across the province.

Saskatchewan marked a milestone Thursday with a groundbreaking ceremony for a new memorial honouring protective services personnel who have lost their lives in the line of duty.

The Saskatchewan Protective Services Memorial, located on Memorial Way southwest of the Legislature Building, will serve as a permanent site for families, colleagues, and the public to pay tribute to fallen first responders and other protective services workers.

Saskatchewan has proclaimed Sept. 7 to 13 as Living Organ Donation Week to celebrate donors and recipients and encourage more residents to consider giving the gift of life.

The week is being recognized with a provincewide campaign featuring stories of living donors and transplant recipients on social media, digital billboards, buses, airports and movie theatres in Regina and Saskatoon.

Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill said the initiative highlights the province’s commitment to organ and tissue donation.

Saskatchewan has launched a new training program aimed at expanding its health-care workforce with the introduction of physician assistants.

Twenty students have begun classes in the University of Saskatchewan’s first Master of Physician Assistant Studies program, a two-year course funded by a $7-million provincial investment.

Physician assistants are health professionals trained to practise medicine under the supervision of a licensed doctor. They provide services in areas such as emergency medicine, cancer care, internal medicine and surgical specialties.

A Saskatchewan court on Thursday heard detailed testimony about the hiring, housing and immigration arrangements of the woman at the centre of an ongoing human trafficking trial. One of the two defendants, Haider, who owned the restaurant Empire Diner in Gull Lake and Bob's Diner in Elrose, took the stand

The complainant first applied online for a cook position in the Gull Lake restaurant in September 2022. The court was told she participated in two phone interviews with the restaurant’s operator, who later consulted with his business partners about her as a possible candidate.

A 23-year-old Alberta man is facing charges after fleeing police in a stolen vehicle and nearly colliding with an RCMP cruiser in southwestern Saskatchewan.

Leader RCMP say they received a report around 8 p.m. on Sept. 4 of a suspicious vehicle parked at a community facility in Burstall. The vehicle matched the description of one that had earlier evaded Alberta RCMP.

When officers attempted a traffic stop, the driver sped off, narrowly missing the police vehicle before heading east on Highway 321.

A human trafficking trial connected to our region has resumed after a summer recess, with the defence beginning to present its case.

The proceedings against Mohammad Masum and Sohel Haider had paused in June after the Crown wrapped up its case. Among the witnesses were Cypress Hills MLA Doug Steele and former MLA Hugh Nerlien, who both testified for the prosecution.