The Western Canada Summer Games are coming to Swift Current in just a matter of days. Team Saskatchewan was introduced Tuesday, with 440 athletes, coaches, managers and mission staff taking part in the games, which will see teams from four provinces and two territories come to southwest Saskatchewan. Chef de Mission Mark Bracken said it’s […]
A portion of a Regina street has been closed off to motorists after a sinkhole opened up before the August long weekend. The sinkhole opened in the northeastern corner of Pasqua Street by the Pasqua and Parliament Avenue intersection just east of Lewvan Drive. No reports from the city have indicated any injuries occurred from the sinkhole. […]
Residents near a small community in southeastern Alberta have been told to evacuate the area as a precaution after part of a Canadian Pacific Railway train derailed. The Alberta government issued the emergency alert for people living within 6.5 kilometres of the hamlet of Irvine, located along the Trans-Canada Highway east of Medicine Hat. The […]
Ottawa is pushing back against Saskatchewan’s request to have the Supreme Court of Canada delay hearing its challenge of the federal carbon tax. The press secretary for federal Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna calls Saskatchewan’s move an irresponsible example of Conservative politicians battling climate action using taxpayers’ money. Sabrina Kim says the federal […]
A man from Onion Lake is now the suspect of an armed robbery that took place outside of Lloydminster. RCMP are saying on Thursday night, a man driving the suspect from Onion Lake to Lloydminster was told to pull over and get out of the vehicle. The victim obliged, and the suspect fired two warning […]
RCMP detachments in Northern Saskatchewan have dealt with two drowning deaths this week. On Wednesday, RCMP in Pelican Narrows were called to Father’s Lake for a report of a missing man who was last seen swimming near the rocks and beach area. After the RCMP boat was dispatched, the missing 28 year-old was discovered, and […]
SaskPower’s grid is getting tested as southern Saskatchewan is under an extreme heat warning, but the company says it is doubtful we will see a consumption record happen. “It’s not likely we will set one on Friday.” SaskPower’s Jordan Jackle said. “We are keeping an eye on things though as there is a chance we […]
Regina Police are now investigating incidents where suspects threw coffee at victims in the city’s east end. The attacks were reported Tuesday after at least one of them were posted to social media. Police say they believe the attacks are related and are not ruling out race as a factor, as one of the victims was […]
Saskatchewan Government Insurance is seeing progress when it comes to the number of injuries and fatalities on Saskatchewan’s roadways. Initial data shows there were 4,220 people injured and 129 killed in vehicle collisions back in 2018, but it’s a 34-per-cent decrease when looking at stats from 2008 when there were 6,353 injuries and 142 deaths. […]
If what happened Thursday night is any indication, you might see a Saskatchewan Roughriders game happening at the same time as the Queen City Exhibition again next year. The two parties took a chance on having a game at Mosaic Stadium at the same time as the fair, but all indications are it was a […]
