The second round of auctions for available retail liquor store permits in Saskatchewan begins January 21 with bids closing on January 31.

Communities included in the second round of auctions are the Rural Municipality (RM) of Blucher, Carlyle, RM of Corman Park, Esterhazy, Gull Lake, RM of Kindersley, Langham, RM of Longlaketon, Regina Beach, RM of Shellbrook, Unity and White City.

Each auction will have an opening bid of $1,0...

The government is continuing its efforts to cut red tape, making Saskatchewan more attractive for small- and medium-sized businesses.

As one of the first red-tape reduction initiatives of the new year, Saskatchewan is raising threshold amounts for businesses that file returns for the Provincial Sales Tax (PST), Liquor Consumption Tax (LCT), and Beverage Container Program.  In addition, due dates for electronic filers are bein...

The Government of Saskatchewan will be proclaiming The Insurance Act on January 1, 2020.

The new Act modernizes legislation, allowing Saskatchewan’s marketplace to deal with new and emerging issues in the rapidly changing insurance industry.

The new Saskatchewan insurance legislation:

• incorporates new licensing and supervision requirements;

• introduces separate licensing categories for managing general agents and t...

Government of Saskatchewan has approved photo speed enforcement (PSE) for the intersection of Highway 41 and Highway 2 at Wakaw.

Speed is a persistent problem at that location, with data showing 42 per cent of vehicles travelling through the intersection on Highway 41 exceeded the posted speed limit; of those, 6.2 per cent were more than 10 km/hr over the limit.  From 2011-17, there were 31 collisions resulting in six deaths...