Lisa Schick

1 week ago | ckom.com | Lisa Schick

Brad Redekopp said it was quite the day in Ottawa Tuesday with the King in town to give the Liberal Government’s Speech from the Throne. “Even just walking around the streets, there were people everywhere, of course, streets blocked off and security everywhere,” explained the Conservative MP for Saskatoon West. Redekopp was in the House to listen to the speech the King gave, and later he didn’t seem impressed with the contents. “A throne speech isn’t a plan, a plan is a budget.

2 weeks ago | ckom.com | Lisa Schick

The Sask. NDP’s Aleana Young spoke outside the legislative building Friday morning to call on Premier  Scott Moe to condemn separatism and to defend her party’s attention to the topic.

2 weeks ago | ckom.com | Lisa Schick

Much of the conversation came right back to trade at the final news conference of the Western Premiers’ Conference – even when separation was the topic of discussion. The list of topics on the table was wide for the meeting with the western premiers and the territories’ premiers – from housing and public safety to emergency preparedness and Arctic security. However, the leaders spoke most about trade, economic security and economic corridors when speaking to media on Thursday. Read More:Sask.

2 weeks ago | ckom.com | Lisa Schick

People try to bring drugs into Regina police cells from time to time, but it’s not an epidemic, according to Acting Regina Police Chief Lorilee Davies. “But certainly, people are creative in terms of how to get product into correctional facilities,” said Davies. She was responding to a report on Tuesday, about a man who died while in Regina police custody in 2023. He turned himself in to police on warrants but later died of drug toxicity.

2 weeks ago | ckom.com | Lisa Schick

After a long investigation, Saskatchewan’s Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) said a man who died while in Regina police custody in August of 2023 was likely trying to smuggle drugs into a correctional facility. SIRT, a civilian-led organization which investigates instances where a person has died or been seriously hurt by the actions of a police officer or while in police custody, released its report on the death on Tuesday morning.