This is Saskatchewan

When wildfires swept through northern Saskatchewan in 2025, officials ordered residents to leave. In this episode, meet the people who defied evacuation orders north of La Ronge for more than a week, forking out $39,000 for equipment to confront a wall of flames on their own. CBC producer Janani Whitfield travelled to Wadin Bay to understand the difficult decisions neighbours make when fire threat...

After Terrie-Ann Dauphinais was killed in 2002 at her home in Calgary, her husband was eventually charged, but never convicted.  Six years later, a woman told Saskatoon police her then-boyfriend Ken Dauphinais had choked and sexually assaulted her. She didn't want charges laid at the time. Then, Ken revealed details to a tattoo artist in a sting operation in 2017. Ken Dauphinais is now servin...

Martensville today is one of Canada’s fastest-growing bedroom communities. But back in the early 1990s, rookie police officer Claudia Bryden was drawn into a bizarre case there, as she investigated a complaint about an alleged sexual assault at a home daycare. From there, mass hysteria and a web of suspects grew. On this episode of This Is Saskatchewan, we look back at the era of the “Satanic Pani...

A high-profile head-on collision involving a Saskatchewan Roughrider led to politicians making public posts and the RCMP highlighting the high number of deaths caused by highway crashes in the province. We’ll ask our political panel about the response to the crash, and new tariffs threats by U.S. President Trump. Political columnist Murray Mandryk and CBC provincial affairs reporter Alexander Quon...

Ever wonder why so many Saskatchewan farmers put chickpeas or lentils into their crop rotations? Ask Murad al-Katib. He started his pulse crop business in his basement. He’s since expanded into 120 countries, and that business is now worth $3 billion. As Canadian businesses try to diversify and kick-start value-added manufacturing, al-Katib's company, AGT Foods, has actually done it. In this episo...

“Free” and “exonerated” don’t mean the same thing. Back in 1992, when Saskatchewan justice officials said they would not re-try David Milgaard, he walked away from the federal penitentiaries where he’d spent more than two decades. But it still took years to clear his name. Could this kind of wrongful conviction ever happen again? Hear how David and Joyce Milgaard’s fight changed the Canadian legal...

A 17 year-old high school dropout in the wrong place at the wrong time is convicted of first-degree murder. David Milgaard spent just over 22 years in prison, as his mother took on Canada’s court system, eventually clearing his name. This is the first of two episodes covering his story, on the podcast See You In Court. Want to listen to more episodes of See You in Court? Click here.

Saskatchewan’s MLAs may be on summer break, but they will be busy meeting with constituents and raising money at party fundraising events. We’ll ask our political panel what messages the Saskatchewan Party and NDP are selling this summer. Political columnist Murray Mandryk and Canadian Press reporter Jeremy Simes join host Adam Hunter.

Close to 700 people are on the summer waitlist for swimming lessons through the City of Regina, and 300 more are waiting for lessons in Saskatoon. Why is demand significantly outpacing what our cities can offer? The CEO of the Lifesaving Society in Saskatchewan says there aren’t enough pools to accommodate our cities’ growing populations. What does this mean for anyone hoping to get in the water?...

This week the provincial government released annual reports from each Crown corporation. Political panelists Murray Mandryk and Alexander Quon discuss SaskPower posting losses of more than $100 million. They also break down wildfire budgeting after recent findings from the provincial auditor.   

A scientist in Moose Jaw, Sask., claims he’s discovered the secret to stopping amyotrophic lateral sclerosis – ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease. The disease kills roughly 1,000 Canadians every year. In this award-winning CBC News investigation, Geoff Leo examines the claims drawing attention from desperate patients – and scrutiny from government regulators. This documentary first aired on The Current...

With a ‘hyperscale’ data centre under construction south of Regina, Jason Aebig and other business leaders are keen to build smaller versions in and around Saskatoon. Those plans hinge on easy access to the electrical grid. Former city councillor Mairin Loewen outlines questions municipal leaders may have before issuing any approvals, as Ottawa links data centres and ‘compute power’ to digital sov...

Elementary school track meets are underway across the province. They are often fun for athletic students, but not everyone remembers them fondly. We hear from teachers, parents and researchers debating how to make school track and field days in Saskatchewan more inclusive.

A 28-year-old woman was killed and a man was injured by a gunman in Pelican Narrows on Monday. The community has been under a state of emergency for the past few years due to violence. Saskatchewan’s Community Safety Minister Michael Weger was in Pelican Narrows for a first-hand look just a day before the shooting. This is Saskatchewan’s political panel of Alexander Quon and Murray Mandryk join ho...

Will being fat soon be a thing of the past? We can now buy cheaper, generic versions of Wegovy and Ozempic at Saskatchewan pharmacies. Physicians call them game-changers in reducing obesity, diabetes, heart and stroke, and inflammation, but GLP-1s do not work for everyone. We explore how this changes the perception of using drugs to "cheat" at weight loss, why people take them, and what this means...

Canada’s Western premiers met in Alberta this week. Leaders were asked about the Alberta referendum. Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have different views on the duty to consult Indigenous peoples. Saskatchewan’s Premier Scott Moe had little to say on the referendum. This is Saskatchewan’s political panel of Murray Mandryk and Alexander Quon join host Adam Hunter to br...

People hoping to make Saskatchewan an independent country face an uphill battle compared with their Alberta counterparts, as they try to convince citizens their votes and voices don’t matter. Political strategists say after ceding to some fringe requests, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has maintained his grip on power — and kept aggrieved separatists out of the legislature.

The Saskatchewan government sold its remaining shares in a former Crown corporation, netting about $277 million. This is Saskatchewan's political panel, Murray Mandryk and Alexander Quon, discusses the government's deal and the NDP's criticism.

Complaints in Saskatchewan follow a bit of a pattern. We whine about winter. Then spring finally hits, and we moan about potholes. It’s cathartic to complain collectively. But seriously, why are potholes so bad here? We revisit this 2024 episode about potholes because they aren’t getting any better.

The spring legislative sitting ended this week. Premier Scott Moe and Opposition Leader Carla Beck made their cases against each other. But did either “win”? Our political panel, Murray Mandryk and Alexander Quon, share their thoughts.

Saskatchewan’s Bill 48 means substance users can now be held against their will for treatment. Critics say the new law hands police and family members too much power, and lacks oversight. Others say the idea could work if the province gives users safe places to live after rehabilitation ends. We hear from people who’ve lived with addiction, along with physicians and support workers.

How much will keeping coal burning in the province cost taxpayers? The Opposition NDP and the government have different interpretations. This week, NDP Leader Carla Beck said the cost is now $26 billion, according to SaskPower’s own documents. This is Saskatchewan’s political panel, Murray Mandryk and Alexander Quon, breaking down the costs of coal.

The owner of the Regina Pats wants to buy the 6,000-seat venue where his team plays, along with a distillery, a nearby McDonald's, volleyball and pickleball courts, and several aging buildings used primarily during farm shows. So, what’s in the fine print? Shaun Semple says it stops the city from hemorrhaging money on aging property it had no plan to fix. Along with a 100-year civic tax exemption,...

Saskatchewan’s children's advocate revealed this week that at least 13 children under the age of five died in the province with toxic, illicit drugs in their system over a six-year period. Our political panelists Murray Mandryk and Alexander Quon discuss the provincial government’s response to the report.

Parents of an 11-year-old boy are leading the push for stricter laws and accountability after their son was killed in a carbon monoxide leak at their downtown Regina apartment. Smoke detectors seem like a no-brainer. Why aren’t carbon monoxide detectors treated the same way?