Gordon Edgar

Earlier this week, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe signed four new interprovincial trade and infrastructure MOUs, marking an aggressive push to position the province at the centre of Canadian supply chains, energy exports, and economic coordination, even as the Sask Party distances itself from concerns about climate change.

The agreements — signed with Manitoba, Prince Edward Island, Ontario, Alberta and the Arctic Gateway Group — touch on everything from pipeline corridors and critical minerals to alcohol sales, trucking regulations, and northern port access via Churchill.

Saskatchewan Energy and Resources Minister Colleen Young said the province remains on track to position itself as a global energy and resource superpower — even as wildfires, drought, and geopolitical uncertainty create major challenges for the province’s economy and environment.

Speaking at Mosaic’s Belle Plaine potash mine east of Moose Jaw on Tuesday, Young pointed to rising potash and uranium production, significant oil and gas activity, and growth in emerging sectors like helium, lithium, copper and zinc.

With their cotton-ball-sized chicks and soft “peep-lo” calls, Piping Plovers and their tiny hatchlings might be one of Saskatchewan’s cutest summertime residents — but they’re also among the most vulnerable.

Endangered since 1985, these shorebirds rely on Saskatchewan for breeding, making the province an unexpectedly vital stronghold for the species as advocates try to secure their survival — and possibly even a species recovery.

Fuel prices in Saskatchewan have remained remarkably stable in recent weeks, but the situation may not last much longer, according to Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy.com.

Richard Dyke appeared in Moose Jaw Provincial Court on Monday afternoon before Judge Brian Hendrickson, and through his lawyer Estes Fonkalsrud entered guilty pleas for each of the offences he is charged with — his intention, communicated by Dyke personally to those in the courtroom, was to bring the matters to a close with the least pain possible for the victims and their families.

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Heartland Hospice Moose Jaw has officially opened its new hospice palliative care wing at Pioneer Lodge, delivering Moose Jaw's first dedicated space for compassionate end-of-life care.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony brought together health care leaders, elected officials, donors, and volunteers who helped bring the project to life after more than a decade of effort. The wing includes three fully furnished hospice bedrooms, a family room with kitchenette and library, a Sacred Space for reflection, and the outdoor Serenity Garden.

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.