This is Saskatchewan

Is it fact or fiction? This week our political panel Murray Mandryk and Jeremy Simes examine the conflicting claims between the Sask. govt., NDP, and the nurses union.

No longer a dirty little secret, romance readers are flocking to dedicated book boutiques and publicly embracing their literary kinks. Smut connoisseur Farideh (who read 380 racy novels last year) and romance authors Jennifer L. Armentrout and Victoria Koops talk about the craft and the desire for happy endings. 

The Saskatchewan Party MLA for Humboldt-Watrous faced criticism and calls for the removal from government after calling federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh a “terrorist.” Our political panel Murray Mandryk and Jeremy Simes put those comments and the fallout into context and discusses the visit of Singh and Liberal Leader Mark Carney to Saskatoon this week.

Back in 1998, we thought the threat of measles was behind us. But now, the extremely contagious disease is popping up again. Why? Saskatoon pediatrician Dr. Ayisha Kurji says we need better herd immunity. Translation: more people need to be vaccinated.

Premier Scott Moe was overseas pledging to improve trade relationships with the EU and UK amid a trade war with the U.S. Meanwhile, political leaders here discuss their tariff concerns at the Saskatchewan legislature. Murray Mandryk and Jeremy Simes look at what is actually helping to avoid the tariff crunch.

We talk to a Saskatoon psychiatrist about how prevalent ADHD is in Saskatchewan and why people need to go beyond TikTok reels to get a diagnosis.

One week after the budget and a few days into a federal election campaign, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe made a new commitment. Moe pledged to eliminate its provincial industrial carbon tax. Mirroring a campaign promise from the Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre. Our political panel looks into the timing of Moe's pledge.

Tech-utopian, conspiracist and apartheid fan, Elon Musk’s grandpa was shaped by politics in Saskatchewan. The CBC’s Geoff Leo offers us a fascinating look at Joshua Haldeman and Musk’s Canadian roots.

A new spring session of the legislature kicked off with the opposition NDP wrapping themselves in the Canadian flag and accusing Premier Scott Moe of not outright condemning the actions of Donald Trump. Murray Mandryk calls the brand new balanced budget an “instant classic work of fiction” for not accounting for tariffs.

She was attacked by a peer on her second day of grade 10, and while that day changed her life, she doesn't want it to be her story. 

After months of threatening texts and police reports, a Saskatoon teen is recovering after being set on fire at Evan Hardy Collegiate. She and her parents share their story and the questions they still want answered.