BREAKING | Sask. projects $1B surplus, will use cash to pay debt instead of further funding boosts
Saskatchewan is projecting a $1 billion surplus in the coming year and plans to spend just as much in paying down the province's debt.

Saskatchewan is projecting a $1 billion surplus in the coming year and plans to spend just as much in paying down the province's debt.
The Government of Saskatchewan is committing over $20 million for online learning as part of its record $3.1 billion education budget for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
The president of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) says the 2.5 per cent increase for school operating costs included in the provincial budget won't go nearly far enough.
WATCH: In this Classic Sports Moment see the player who set the high-water mark for the Regina Pats that Connor Bedard has rocketed past.
As high school basketball teams from across the province prepare to hit the court this weekend for Hoopla, three of the refs are prepared to make history on the hardwood because they are brothers, and it will be a first for the games.
Prince Albert police say the largest-ever drug bust in the city occurred after a major investigation.
A Prince Albert police officer totaled their cruiser on Sunday after colliding with another vehicle on 2nd Avenue West.
Last month, Dr. Michael Yang, a spine surgeon at Foothills Medical Centre, performed a discectomy to remove the damaged part of a herniated disc in the spine, on a patient who was wide awake.
An animal rescue situation has turned into a unique friendship for a New Brunswick man and his new friend Peanut, a grey squirrel.
Engineering students at Halifax’s Dalhousie University are getting ready to debut a solar car of their own design at an international competition.
A family of transient orcas put on a show for passengers aboard a large BC Ferries vessel this weekend.
Winnipeg Jet Blake Wheeler took notice of a young fan this weekend who shares a distinct similarity to him – his name.
WATCH: Caitrin Hodson breaks down what to expect ahead of today's 2023 budget release.
WATCH: Nelson Bird brings you this week’s edition of Indigenous Circle.
WATCH: CJ Katz makes Pasta Sauce with Chicken for this week’s edition of the Wheatland Café.
WATCH: Here's this week's message from Saskatoon Crime Stoppers.
Scott Moe blocking people on twitter, and new federal polling
An incident at the U Sports Men’s Hockey National Championship has sparked some off-ice controversy. CTV’s Jack Morse reports.
Canada's Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman says the country’s relationship with its American counterparts required rebuilding after the Trump administration.
U.S. President Joe Biden is coming to Canada Thursday evening, kicking off his short but long-awaited overnight official visit to Canada. Here's what CTV News has confirmed about what will be on the agenda, and what key players are saying about the upcoming visit.
Montreal police have identified the first victim of the deadly fire in Old Montreal last week that has left two dead and five missing. Insp. David Shane said it was a woman named Camille Maheux, who was 76 years old.
WW International appears set to close dozens of its roughly 118 WeightWatchers locations across Canada on March 26 in what may be part of a restructuring strategy.
Canada's population grew by more than one million over the course of one calendar year, breaking previous records, a new Statistics Canada report says.
The Better Business Bureau (BBB) says it receives tens of thousands of complaints from consumers across Canada each year, but once in a while a "quirky" one will take them by surprise.
The Canadian real estate market has been sluggish since last year, when prospective buyers started putting off plans to purchase homes as the Bank of Canada aggressively hiked interest rates eight consecutive times. But realtors see many edging toward a purchase once more.
Sky-gazers will be treated to a parade of planets near the end of month when Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Uranus and Mars will appear together in the night sky.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday sued Chinese cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun, accusing him and several celebrities of illegally selling crypto securities and scheming to artificially inflate trading volume in crypto assets.