Scott Boulton

SaskTel released another list of locations that they'll be expanding 5G service into, which will include communities and highway areas in east central Saskatchewan.

The latest increase comes as part of SaskTel’s current initiative to deliver faster connectivity to rural areas. 

With a federal election on the horizon, agriculture organizations are taking a look at some of the actions they want to see for the future.

For the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan, they've been calling for changes to be put forward for the Carbon Tax, which has seen the consumer side recently come off.

Vice-President Chris Procyk says he hopes to see that continue to be a policy point for all federal parties in the upcoming election.

With the writ being dropped on the weekend and a federal election being called, workers are now preparing locations around the country for voting day. That's set to take place on April 28th, with a number of other early voting locations also being worked on.

There are a few ways people can vote, says Regional Media Advisor for Elections Canada Marie-Frances Kenny.

Another increase in housing starts is showing Saskatchewan has good numbers to start the year. The latest figures form statistics Canada shows a 27.2 per cent in January 2025 compared to January 2024 for building construction investment in the province.

Statistics Canada has released a new set of data which shows that Saskatchewan is continuing on its path forward for growing value in building permits, which had a 78.7 per cent increase from January 2024 compared to January 2025 (seasonally adjusted).

The figure would place Saskatchewan third among the provinces for year-over-year growth. Saskatchewan has kept that figure going over the last few months in what has been a consistent performance among the provinces for growth in the value of building permits. 

The moon will be undergoing an eclipse tomorrow morning, with the southwest perfectly positioned to see the cosmic event. Unfortunately, the current forecast from Environment Canada is showing that the area will be seeing heavy cloud cover during the time that's supposed to happen.

That's expected to be best seen in the early morning hours, though with the heavy cloud cover there's no good time to catch the event.

The province is announcing some support for projects taking place in rural municipalities as part of a cooperative program with SARM. Their Rural Integrated Roads for Growth (RIRG) program will see $12.6 million coming from the province for a variety of road related projects, with $21.7 million coming from the rural municipalities.

The province is announcing some support for projects taking place in rural municipalities as part of a cooperative program with SARM. Their Rural Integrated Roads for Growth (RIRG) program will see $12.6 million coming from the province for a variety of road related projects, with $21.7 million coming from the rural municipalities.

One local project is the Bremen Grid Rock Grinding inside of the RM of Bayne No. 371 with a total cost of $1,275,000. With the RM providing $775,000 for the project and $500,000 provided by the Saskatchewan Government.

The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) is starting its annual convention today, bringing in rural municipality leaders to discuss some of the latest topics affecting them.

Technically, the convention started yesterday with a few programs at their show in Saskatoon, and some speakers were invited.

The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) is starting its annual convention today, bringing in rural municipality leaders to discuss some of the latest topics affecting them.

The convention technically started yesterday with a few programs at their show in Saskatoon, with some speakers invited.