RCMP say 15 people are dead and 10 are in hospital after a bus carrying people from Dauphin, Man., many of them seniors, collided with a semi truck. Assistant Commissioner Rob Hill, the commanding officer of Manitoba’s RCMP, said Thursday the crash happened at the intersection of highways 1 and 5 near Carberry, about two hours south […]
U.S. company Bunge Ltd. has signed a deal to merge with Viterra Ltd., which is owned by Glencore, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and B.C. Investment Management Corp. The companies said Tuesday the deal create a global agribusiness company well positioned to meet the demands of complex markets and better serve farmers and customers. […]
SUMA’s city mayors are asking the province to address problems with the Saskatchewan Income Support Program (SIS) and social housing. Gerald Aalbers, mayor of Lloydminster and chair of the city mayors caucus, said in a media release that “The barriers put in place for accessing services, the rates that remain far below the cost of […]
An altercation in the change room spoiled the first day of the Wascana Pool’s re-opening. Sometime Thursday, an incident in the change rooms apparently involved bear spray, according to several social media reports. The city said that the pool will re-open tomorrow at its normal time, and that security measures will be implemented, including having […]
A “Severe Thunderstorm Watch” is in effect. That means that the conditions are ripe for these types of storms to happen, but it isn’t a sure thing. Another round of punishing storms passed through places like Regina and Moose Jaw last night. Some under passes were briefly flooded by a deluge of rain, but by […]
The Bank of Canada announced a quarter-percentage point rate hike Wednesday, the first interest rate increase since January, as high inflation persists. The central bank announced a pause earlier in January. Its key interest rate now sits at 4.75 per cent, the highest it’s been since 2001. “Based on the accumulation of evidence, governing council […]
A hot, humid air mass is parked over Saskatchewan, and it isn’t moving. With temperatures expected to be above 30 all week, and humidex values expected to be 36, Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued a heat warning for parts of Saskatchewan. It includes Regina, Fort Qu’Appelle and the surrounding area, encompassing most of […]
The weather co-operated for the Riders first pre season game of the year, as the rain stayed away and the sun even came out for a while as the Riders battled the BC Lions in front of almost 23,000 people at Mosaic Stadium. For both teams it was the first chance to run plays at […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Tina Turner, the unstoppable singer and stage performer who teamed with husband Ike Turner for a dynamic run of hit records and live shows in the 1960s and ‘70s and survived her horrifying marriage to triumph in middle age with the chart-topping “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” has died at 83. Turner died Tuesday, […]
WestJet and its pilots union say they have reached a last-minute deal, averting a strike ahead of the May long weekend. A statement from the Air Line Pilots Association says union leaders voted to approve an agreement-in-principle, with a membership vote to begin in the coming days. The airline had grounded the bulk of its fleet […]
