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News •

U of Sask. to demolish architecturally significant seminary buildings • Apr. 18, 2025, 7:34 AM ET (CBC)
Swan River woman dead following single-vehicle crash: RCMP • Apr. 18, 2025, 3:21 AM ET (CBC)
Saskatchewan daycare warns of closures without federal deal and funding reform • Apr. 16, 2025, 4:31 AM ET (CBC)
Saskatchewan marshals employee placed on leave before service officially up and running • Apr. 15, 2025, 8:21 AM ET (CBC)
Sask. Union of Nurses says Regina neonatal unit is experiencing overcapacity crisis • Apr. 15, 2025, 7:58 AM ET (CBC)

Facts

Capital Regina
Population (2021) 1,132,505; (2023 est.) 1,218,976
Date Of Admission 1905
Provincial Motto "Multis e gentibis vires (From many peoples, strength)"
Provincial Flower western red lily
Seats In House Of Commons 14 (of 308)
Time Zone Central (GMT − 6 hours)
Premier Scott Moe (Saskatchewan Party)
Total Area (Sq Km) 651,036
Total Area (Sq Mi) 251,367

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Saskatchewan provincial flag
The official seal of the Province of Saskatchewan.
Saskatchewan floral emblem
Saskatchewan.
oil well in mustard field, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Precambrian bedrock of the Canadian Shield
Farm in Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
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