Shlok Talati

Journalist

Based in Regina, Shlok Talati is a reporter with CBC Saskatchewan. Talati joined CBC News as a Donaldson Scholar in 2023. He has since worked with The World This Hour, CBC Toronto's digital desk, and CBC Sask. He holds a master of journalism from the University of King's College, Halifax. You can reach him at shlok.talati@cbc.ca

Latest from Shlok Talati

Sask. students and teachers continue to grapple with pronoun consent law as school year wraps

The Parents' Bill of Rights or Bill 137, a law passed by the Saskatchewan government in 2023, requires parental consent before a child under the age of 16 can use a different gender-related name or pronoun at school.

'Bombs just started to rain down': Saskatoon nurse recounts working in Gaza when Israel broke ceasefire

Saskatoon nurse Casey Eberl was working in Gaza when Israel used heavy airstrikes to break a two-month-long ceasefire.

Lower-than-anticipated oil prices put Sask.'s budgeted revenues at risk

As of Monday, this year’s fiscal average was $62.23 US per barrel. As per the budget, that’s more than $156 million less in estimated revenue coming into Saskatchewan. 

Saskatoon drug crisis like 'nothing we've ever seen before' puts lives at risk daily: Prairie Harm Reduction

The Saskatoon Fire Department says it has responded to 935 overdose incidents or suspected opioid poisonings since the start of this year — more than three times the number usually seen in the city.

Disappointment as Sask. quietly pauses employers' ability to hire foreign workers through nominee program

Saskatchewan says it is "disappointed" with a decision by Ottawa to slash the available spots for all provincial immigrant nominee programs by 50 per cent. In 2025, the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program's allocation was cut to 3,625, the lowest since 2009.

Sask. universities see significant drop in international student enrolments

Saskatchewan used to be an education destination for international students. But the province’s two universities are seeing a significant drop in those enrolments — enough to start having a financial impact.

Paleontologists discover Sask.'s 1st fossil specimens of horned centrosaurus

McGill University students and paleontologists have documented what they say are Saskatchewan's first confirmed centrosaurus fossil specimens.

Artists, attendees say they're still waiting for compensation months after Regina's Sweet Escape music fest

Months after the Regina's inaugural Sweet Escape music festival, many people say they didn't get what they were promised — including internationally-renowned artist Polo G’s team and the Hospitals of Regina Foundation.

More than 100 pro-Palestinian protesters gather at Regina city hall after outgoing mayor cancels flag raising

A Palestinian flag-raising ceremony planned at Regina City Hall for Friday was cancelled the day before at the authority of the mayor, according to the city.

Notwithstanding clause architect Howard Leeson remembered for his love for Sask. and the country

Howard Leeson — a Regina resident instrumental to helping write Canada's constitution — died at the age of 82 on Sunday.