SASKATOON — The Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) Rare Earth Processing Facility located in Saskatoon is ahead of schedule and produced rare earth metals at a commercial scale in summer 2024. According to SRC, Saskatchewan is the first and only jurisdiction to do so in North America. Using in-house developed, state-of-the-art, automated technology in metal smelting, […]

REGINA – Despite a multitude of concerns aired by several delegations at City Hall, Executive Committee has voted yes to sending the latest proposed location for a Permanent Emergency Shelter Project to council next week.  Council members on Wednesday voted 5-2 to a recommendation to approve a lease of 1600 Halifax Street to Regina Treaty/Status Indian […]

MOOSE JAW — Filmmaker Robert (Bob) Barrett spent nearly two years making a documentary about the Royal Canadian Air Force’s history, and one thing he discovered was its personnel are high-calibre role models for their communities. The Toronto-based documentarian began shooting “Wings of Honour: A Century of the Royal Canadian Air Force” in 2022, where […]

The Bloc Québécois is ruling out the possibility that Canadians will be plunged into an early election next week, signalling Wednesday their intention to vote against a Conservative motion of non-confidence in the government. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said he will put forward such a motion for debate on Sept. 24, and specifically challenged NDP […]

Oil and gas production hikes and rebounding air travel put a drag on Canada’s climate progress last year, but a new report says the country was still able to make a modest cut to its planet-warming emissions. New estimates published by a leading climate policy institute show Canada cut emissions by about one per cent […]

A man who is wanted by police managed to escape arrest after fleeing into a wooded area in Pelican Narrows. On Sept. 14, Saskatchewan RCMP Crime Reduction Teams (CRT) from Meadow Lake and La Ronge were attempting to arrest a man at a home in Pelican Narrows. During the execution of the arrest warrant, the […]

SASKATOON, Sask. — A 14-year-old girl accused of setting a fellow student on fire in a Saskatoon school is facing an additional charge. A court spokesperson says the girl has been charged with unlawfully causing bodily harm in addition to the previous offences of attempted murder, aggravated assault and arson. The alleged attack took place […]

REGINA – Despite a multitude of concerns aired by several delegations at City Hall, Executive Committee has voted yes to sending the latest proposed location for a Permanent Emergency Shelter Project to council next week.  Council members on Wednesday voted 5-2 to a recommendation to approve a lease of 1600 Halifax Street to Regina Treaty/Status Indian […]

Weather Forecast Temperature Chance Precip Today Scattered showers and possible thunderstorms   Wind: W-NW 30-45 km/h gusts to 60 High: 17° 60% Tonight Clearing   Wind: W-SW diminish to 10-20 km/h Low: 7° 10% Friday Partly sunny – isolated afternoon showers   Wind: S-SE 10-20 then W-NW 15-30 km/h High: 19° 30% Friday Night Isolated […]

A cloudy afternoon and a bit of rain didn’t stop us from being at the farm of Tim Howden from the Edgeley area. He was the latest winner of the 620 CKRM Country Cookout for the fall season, thanks to one of his farm hands who entered him into the contest. Here’s a conversation between […]