Scott Boulton

The provincial government is introducing amendments to add drugs and drug paraphernalia as street weapons. The amendment will apply to The Safe Public Spaces (Street Weapons) Act, expanding it to include fentanyl, hypodermic needles, and methamphetamine.  

The province says making the change would help to recognize the risks these items present to public safety. These amendments are a part of the government's plan to protect communities from illicit fentanyl and methamphetamine production, transportation, trafficking, and street use in the province.

Statistics Canada recently released a new batch of data on the housing market, and the figures for Saskatchewan are looking good. The data shows that Saskatchewan's urban housing starts increased by 96.5 per cent in the first three months of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024.

Canadian producers will have a new way to make sure they can say their product is upholding sustainability, as the Canadian Meat Council (CMC) is unveiling their participation in the Protein PACT Sustainability Framework. The initiative will look to uphold sustainability standards across the country for Canada's beef producers.

Lauren Martin, the Senior Director of Public Affairs and Corporate Council for CMC, says that it was made in cooperation with our southern neighbours.

Industries and consumers are seeing lower prices as a pair of carbon taxes have been lifted in Saskatchewan. The consumer carbon tax was lifted by the federal government on April 1st, and was quickly followed up by the provincial government lifting the industrial carbon tax.

Economic Development Regina CEO Chris Lane says that the lifting of those restrictions is a step in the right direction.

With the weather warming and spring coming to the prairies, producers have been going through calving season with plenty of work for them. 

Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan Vice-President Chris Procyk says that, from what he's heard, it's been a decent season in the province.

With the weather warming and spring coming to the prairies, producers have been going through calving season with plenty of work for them. 

Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan Vice-President Chris Procyk says that, from what he's heard, it's been a decent season in the province.

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.