Gordon Edgar

Dr. Daniel Westlake, a political scientist at the University of Saskatchewan, explained the history of the province’s federal politics, including how past trade wars have influenced Sask voters, but said there’s very little chance that the Conservative Party will lose any seats here. 

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is notifying the public of an exposure risk to the measles virus from one confirmed case of measles in Swift Current and advising that anyone who could have been exposed should double-check their vaccination status.

Velocity West Autogroup, formerly Knight Automotive, donated $15,000 toward nutrition programs at three Moose Jaw schools last week, money that the school’s principals say will make a big difference.

“This isn’t just for lunch, it would be for breakfast and snacks, and Hunger in Moose Jaw provides some of our lunch programming, as well, and so it’s kind of a little bit of everything to help the nutrition program in our school,” explained Robin Heshka, principal of William Grayson School.

We spoke with University of Saskatchewan economics professor Dr. Joel Bruneau for our regular bi-monthly review of the provincial, national, and international economy — Dr. Bruneau said all his attention is still on the trade war, which is wreaking economic havok for no clear gains on any side. 

University of Saskatchewan economics professor Dr. Joel Bruneau said Canada might not have anything to gain by imposing retaliatory tariffs — instead, a ‘wait and see’ approach might pay off as homegrown American opposition to Trump’s tariff threats gathers momentum. 

University of Saskatchewan economics professor Dr. Joel Bruneau said Canada might not have anything to gain by imposing retaliatory tariffs — instead, a ‘wait and see’ approach might pay off as homegrown American opposition to Trump’s tariff threats gathers momentum. 

University of Saskatchewan economics professor Dr. Joel Bruneau said Canada might not have anything to gain by imposing retaliatory tariffs — instead, a ‘wait and see’ approach might pay off as homegrown American opposition to Trump’s tariff threats gathers momentum. 

Moose Jaw-area non-profit River Street Promotions (RSP) board members gathered with sponsors and school board officials at the Moose Jaw Co-op Agro Centre yesterday afternoon to officially donate more than $28,000 to a youth mental wellness fund accessible by Prairie South and Holy Trinity Catholic School Divisions.

The Old Farmer’s Almanac has re-released its 2025 Canadian Spring Westher predictions — the publication, which has been releasing weather forecasts since its establishment in 1792, is calling for a warmer, wetter-than-average spring for the Prairies. 

Carol Connare, editor-in-chief of the Old Farmer’s Almanac (OFA), said that summer in southern Saskatchewan is likely to be cool and rainy, but not before a warm spring: 

Brahm Neufeld is a process engineer at Cameco and a self-described “passionate energy geek” who created a custom website to scrape data from SaskPower and generate long-term graphs and data analysis of exactly how power (electricity) is generated and distributed around the province.