Keira Miller, Saskatoon Media Group

The ‘control panel’ of nuclear energy in Saskatchewan sat before a multinational crowd at TCU place Tuesday morning. 

Premier Scott Moe, Cameco CEO Tim Gitzel, and Westinghouse President John Gorman spoke during the Fueling North America’s Energy Future session of the 79th Annual Midwestern Legislative Conference. Because the conference involves senators and government representatives from 11 states and four provinces, Moe highlighted the importance of collaboration between the U.S. and Canada; and specifically, Saskatchewan with its uranium deposits.  

The Saskatchewan NDP is crisscrossing the province as part of a recent initiative called the Critical Condition Tour.

The opposition launched the tour amid increased reports of emergency room closures, overcrowding, and understaffing in rural and remote hospitals across Saskatchewan. For the rest of the summer, NDP Health Critic Keith Jorgenson will be traveling to 28 communities where the provincial government has vowed to implement virtual doctors in emergency rooms via webcams.

The Saskatchewan NDP says despite the Premier’s nonchalant attitude towards the trade war with the U.S., the province’s exports are beginning to take a hit.

The Opposition’s release says last week, “Moe suggested a strategy of pandering to Trump rather than keeping our ‘elbows up’ as other Canadian Premiers are doing.”

Now, Statistics Canada data indicates that there has been a 9.4 per cent reduction in Saskatchewan exports to the U.S. over the first five months of 2025, dropping from $2,388,894 in January to $1,776,630 in May.

Saskatchewan’s Healthy Beaches report is indicating that swimming is not advised at four of the province’s waterbodies.

Sunnyside Beach near Prince Albert National Park has an advisory for E. coli, as does Rowan’s Ravine Provincial Park Main Beach Area, as well as Buffalo Pound Provincial Park Beach.

There is also a cautionary notice for algae blooms present at Kipabiskau Beach near Tisdale.

The rest of the province’s beaches remain safe

At the end of last fiscal year, the provincial government finished up with a deficit several million dollars smaller than originally forecast.

The budgeted deficit at the start of the year was $273 million, but announced Monday, the operating deficit at the end of 2024-25 is $249 million.

The smaller deficit is attributed to increased revenue, mainly from the $700 million resolution of Canada’s Historic Tobacco Settlement.

Saskatchewan’s Crown Corporations collected $551 million in 2024-25, down from $578 million the year prior. 

This year, the province decided to release all crown corporation annual reports at once instead of gradually over the course of a week as seen in years previous. The Saskatchewan NDP has taken issue with this, saying the provincial government is trying to bury bad news.  

Saskatchewan’s Crown Corporations collected $551 million in 2024-25, down from $578 million the year prior. 

 This year, the province decided to release all crown corporation annual reports at once instead of gradually over the course of a week as seen in years previous. The Saskatchewan NDP has taken issue with this, saying the provincial government is trying to bury bad news.  

The Provincial Auditor has included some concerns about funding imbalances in her 2025 report, released Tuesday.  

Tara Clemett says she found that funding levels at transition houses for survivors of interpersonal violence are differing across the province, and the Ministry of Justice and Attorney General could not explain why. 

 “For example, we found two ministry-funded transition houses in different areas of Saskatchewan with equal bed numbers had funding differ by over $200,000 in 2024-25.”

The two homes are located in Swift Current and Regina. 

The Provincial Auditor has included some concerns about funding imbalances in her 2025 report, released Tuesday.  

Tara Clemett says she found that funding levels at transition houses for survivors of interpersonal violence are differing across the province, and the Ministry of Justice and Attorney General could not explain why. 

 “For example, we found two ministry-funded transition houses in different areas of Saskatchewan with equal bed numbers had funding differ by over $200,000 in 2024-25.”

The two homes are located in Swift Current and Regina. 

The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency says this spring has been the busiest early wildfire season it’s seen in several decades. 

 SPSA Vice-President of Operations Steve Roberts says he has been in his position for 21 years, and Saskatchewan is currently facing the most concentrated, active and impactful fire season he has seen.