municipalities of Saskatchewan, Canada

Saskatchewan's Crown insurance company said in an internal memo sent to driving instructors this week that a mandatory training plan should be in place by next year. The memo from Saskatchewan Government Insurance said details are still being worked out, but the curriculum is to include at least 70 ...

The Saskatchewan government is asking the province's Appeal Court to rule on whether Ottawa can impose a carbon tax but the federal government says ... tax was met with praise from both the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities and the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan.

The latest report from Saskatchewan's ombudsman says her office receives a lot of complaints about bad behaviour by municipal councils in smaller centres. In 2015, Ombudsman Mary McFadyen's office was authorized to begin hearing complaints about cities, towns and rural municipalities in the province.

REGINA - Fertilizer giant Nutrien Ltd. says it will temporarily lay off up to 1,300 workers at two of its potash mines in Saskatchewan. The layoffs are to affect staff at the Vanscoy mine this month and the Allan mine in early May. Will Tigley, a company spokesman, says some essential staff would remain at both ...

The president of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalties (SARM) wants the province to create a crime watch association similar to what currently exists in Alberta. That was one of the takeaways during a meeting Friday, when representatives from municipalities around western Canada ...

REGINA -- The Saskatchewan government is asking the province's Appeal Court to rule on whether Ottawa can impose a carbon tax but the federal government says it is confident it will prevail. Saskatchewan wants to know whether Ottawa's plan to bring in a carbon price for provinces that don't have one ...

Towns and cities across Saskatchewan will follow a federal framework as they prepare to navigate the hazy task of marijuana legalization. ... 'The whole point of this cooperative effort with FCM, SUMA and SARM is to try and make sure that we're educating our members, the municipalities across this ...

HUMBOLDT, Sask.—The air inside the Humboldt Broncos' home arena feels heavy, grief as suffocatingly thick as the silence blanketing the usually raucous stands. The rafters that shake with ... Opinion | Bruce Arthur: Not a hockey player in Canada who doesn't understand small towns and long bus rides.

Saskatchewan town grieving after at least 15 dead, many injured following Humboldt Broncos bus crash. The Saskatchewan town of Humboldt is grieving on Saturday after at least 15 people were killed and several injured when the Humboldt Broncos' team bus collided with a semi-truck on Friday.