Tag Archives: Environment
MN-S celebrates legal victory with SCC decision
The Mtis Nation of Saskatchewan is celebrating a major victory after the Supreme Court of Canada affirmed that the Nation has a right to challenge the province on its refusal to commit to a consultati...
Mar 03, 2025
Strychnine reauthorization unlikely despite push to control growing gopher issue, expert says
With Richardson's ground squirrel (gopher) population soaring and wreaking havoc on crops and pastures, the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) issued a statement on Wednesday to u...
Feb 27, 2025
Seized moose meat taken to Humboldt food bank
Patrons of the Humboldt Food Bank have a welcome bonus in the form of 150 pounds of moose meat.The meat was delivered to the food bank by conservation officers on February 12, who had seized it from t...
Feb 24, 2025
Sask. cold snap continues, but warmer weather is on the horizon
Saskatchewan will have to endure the cold for a bit longer.Environment Canada issued extreme cold warnings for much of the province on Sunday, and those warnings remained in effect on Friday.Brad Vrol...
Feb 14, 2025
'Historical moment': 11 Yellowstone bison transferred to Sask First Nations
A family of 11 Yellowstone bison from the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes in Montana have been reintroduced to their ancestral land of Mosquito, Grizzly Bear's Head, Lean Man (MGBHLM) First Nat...
Feb 07, 2025
Groundhog Day 2025: Willie and Sam at odds over spring’s arrival
Canada's famous prognosticating rodents were split over spring's arrival on Groundhog Day. Ontario's Wiarton Willie reportedly did not see his shadow on Sunday morning, which is good news for people t...
Feb 02, 2025
Northern author selected as Family Literacy Day reader
La Ronge's Miriam Krner has been selected to read from her book Fox and Bear as part of Family Literacy Day on Jan. 27. "I was really excited when the Saskatchewan Literacy Network contacted me and le...
Jan 22, 2025
Oil and gas experts weigh in on Trump tariffs
Corey Chmelnyk is of two minds about President Donald Trump's threat for a 25 per cent tariff to Canada. "I honestly wouldn't say there's panic yet because I think there's still the potential that we ...
Jan 22, 2025
Why school buses don't run in extreme cold
An extreme cold warning from Environment Canada prompted school bus cancellations across Saskatchewan Monday morning including Prince Albert and the Battlefords, Saskatoon and Regina. While it's a bit...
Jan 20, 2025
Former Sask. resident living in Los Angeles assisting wildfire evacuees
A former resident of La Ronge is using his experience of deal with wildfires in Northern Saskatchewan to assist Native Americans fleeing the fires raging in the greater Los Angeles area. Sparked by dr...
Jan 09, 2025
