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Judicial districts were geographical areas in Saskatchewan over which the courts held legal jurisdiction. Judicial boundaries pre-determined the centre where cases had to be heard. Criminal matters were usually heard in the judicial district where the crime occurred while civil matters were heard where the plaintiff or defendant resided or where the property in dispute was located.

The Judicial District of Prince Albert was established in 1907. It was one of the original eight judicial districts established in 1907 as part of the reorganization of Saskatchewan's judicial system after becoming a province in 1905. The boundaries of the Prince Albert District were altered several times during its existence, most notably in 1920, when its boundaries were considerably reduced to accommodate the formation of the Judicial District of Melfort. The Judicial District of Prince Albert was located in the north central part of the province. The centre of the district was located in the city of Prince Albert, located on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River.

Towns and villages in the judicial district at some point during its existence were Birch Hills; Canwood; Duck Lake; Kinistino; Leask; Marcelin; Melfort; Rosthern; Shellbrook; Tisdale and Wakaw.

Courts holding jurisdiction in the judicial district included the Supreme Court; the Court of King's Bench; the Court of Queen's Bench; the District Court and the Surrogate Court. Both criminal and civil cases were heard in the judicial district. Criminal offences included arson; robbery; theft; murder; manslaughter; treason; kidnapping; assault; sexual assault; blackmail; extortion and perjury. Civil matters included divorce; contract disputes; foreclosures; the administration of estates of the deceased and probate of wills; small claims (debt) matters and property disputes.

A resident judge presided at the various court sittings. Court officials included a Clerk of the Supreme Court; a local registrar for the Court of King's Bench/Queen's Bench; a Clerk and Deputy Clerk of the District Court; a Clerk and Deputy Clerk of the Surrogate Court; a sheriff and deputy sheriff; court reports and process issuers (servers). Local registrars processed court documents; received documents for filing; kept accounting records and acted as clerks of the court at all courtroom and chamber sessions. Sheriffs executed court orders; served legal documents and enforced statute orders.

In 1958, all existing judicial districts were abolished and the province of Saskatchewan became one judicial district with twenty-one judicial centres. The Judicial District of Prince Albert became the Judicial Centre of Prince Albert.

Judicial districts were geographical areas in Saskatchewan over which the courts held legal jurisdiction. Judicial boundaries pre-determined the centre where cases had to be heard. Criminal matters were usually heard in the judicial district where the crime occurred while civil matters were heard where the plaintiff or defendant resided or where the property in dispute was located.

The Judicial District of Cannington was established in 1907. It was one of the original eight judicial districts established in 1907 as part of the reorganization of Saskatchewan's judicial system after becoming a province in 1905. The boundaries of the Cannington Judicial District were altered several times, most notably in 1913 when its boundaries were reduced to accommodate the establishment of the Judicial District of Estevan.

The Judicial District of Cannington was located in the south-east part of the province. The centre of the district was located in the town of Arcola, 60 kilometres north and 40 kilometres east of Estevan. The courthouse in Arcola was constructed around 1908.

Towns and villages located in the judicial district at some point during its existence were Alameda; Antler; Arcola; Bienfait; Carlyle; Carnduff; Creelman; Forget; Heward; Kisbey; Manor; Maryfield; Parkman; Redvers; Stoughton; Wawota and Wordsworth.

Courts holding jurisdiction in the judicial district included the Supreme Court; the Court of King's Bench; the District Court and the Surrogate Court. Both criminal and civil cases were heard in the judicial district. Criminal offences included arson; robbery; theft; murder; manslaughter; treason; kidnapping; assault; sexual assault; blackmail; extortion and perjury. Civil matters included divorce; contract disputes; foreclosures; the administration of estates of the deceased and probate of wills; small claims (debt) matters and property disputes.

A resident judge presided at the various court sittings. Court officials included a Clerk of the Supreme Court; a local registrar for the Court of King's Bench; a Clerk and Deputy Clerk of the District Court; a Clerk and Deputy Clerk of the Surrogate Court; a sheriff and deputy sheriff; court reports and process issuers (servers). Local registrars processed court documents; received documents for filing; kept accounting records and acted as clerks of the court at all courtroom and chamber sessions. Sheriffs executed court orders; served legal documents and enforced statute orders.

In 1922, the Judicial District of Cannington became the Judicial District of Arcola.

The Pacific Great Eastern Railway was established as a Crown corporation in British Columbian on February 27, 1912. The railway changed its name to British Columbia Railway on April 1, 1972.

Established by Order in Council on July 1, 1867 and was given statutory basis by Statute 31 Victoria, c. 12 that was assented to on December 21, 1867.

Effective July 12, 1996 the Department of Public Works was abolished and replaced by the Department of Public Works and Government Services.

Starting on March 26, 2002, amalgamated the functions of the departments of Education and Post-Secondary Education and Skills Training.

The Department of Travel and Information was established on April 1, 1957. The newly created department took over many of the functions previously assigned to the Bureau of Publications. The department originally consisted of five branches, as follows: Tourist Branch; Parks Branch; Information Branch; Special Projects Branch and Photographic Services Branch. Russ Brown served as minister and T.L. Hill served as deputy minister. Each branch was managed by a director.

Departmental activities included promoting Saskatchewan as a tourist destination; administering the province's historic sites program; developing and supervising local and provincial recreation and resort areas within provincial parks or forests; publishing and distributing "Saskatchewan News" and other publications such as pamphlets, bulletins or brochures which were not required to be published by the Queen's Printer; creating and acquiring photographs for promotional use; creating displays for exhibitions, fairs and other public events; and providing information on the province to the media and the general public through print, radio and television.

During the 1958/59 fiscal year, the Information Branch and Special Projects Branch were reorganized into a new Information Branch to provide comprehensive and centralized information services to the media and the general public. A new Public Relations Branch was created to implement and maintain a standardized public relations program for all government departments and agencies.

Effective April 1, 1960, the Department of Travel and Information was reorganized into the new Department of Industry and Information.