Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is facing criticism from nutrition experts today after he pledged to review the new Canada Food Guide should the Tories win power this fall. Scheer, who spoke at an annual meeting of the Dairy Farmers of Canada in Saskatoon on Wednesday, says the process to craft the new version of the […]
Much of west-central Saskatchewan is under a severe thunderstorm warning Thursday afternoon. This area includes Kindersley, Rosetown, Martensville, The Battlefords, as well as surrounding areas. Environment Canada says the storm cell is capable of producing 90 km/h winds along with quarter-sized hail. Several other areas are also facing tornado watches, including Saskatoon, Prince Albert, Outlook, […]
The latest provincial crop report says Saskatchewan farmers faced some wild weather this past week. Provincial crops analyst Cory Jacob says hail, severe winds and heavy rain caused some crop damage. He says there was hail in several areas including Eston, Ogema, Kindersley and Rosetown. Jacob says Frobisher, about 250 kilometers southeast of Regina, […]
Regina will continue to house evacuees from the Pikangikum wildfires for the next little bit. In an update from the province Thursday, Saskatchewan Public Safety spokesperson Duane McKay says there are just under 300 people still being housed at the U of R and local hotels. McKay says as of now, no evacuees will be […]
RCMP are releasing more information in relation to the homicide investigation of Sheree Fertuck. Fertuck was last seen in December of 2015 leaving her family’s farmyard, east of Kenaston. RCMP are hoping the public can help locate Fertuck by searching an area north of the gravel pit near highway 15, as well as south and […]
Environment Canada has issued a tornado watch for western and central areas of Saskatchewan. The weather agency says conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms which may produce tornadoes. A very strong upper-level jet will move into west-central Saskatchewan from Alberta early Thursday afternoon. Environment Canada says as it does so, thunderstorms are […]
A 32 year old Moose Jaw man has been arrested in connection to Saskatoon’s ninth homicide this year. Saskatoon Police say this follows an investigation into the death of 52 year old Noreen Moore in a home on July 5th. Police say the suspect was arrested on Wednesday with the help of Moose Jaw officers. […]
Overspending and overtaxing has become common place amongst Canadian governments. A C-D Howe Institute study from 2000-to-2018 finds accumulated spending by provincial and federal governments went beyond budget predictions by $91-billion, an average of almost $2,500 for each citizen. The 18-year probe by the Canadian economic think-tank also discovered total taxation exceeded $142-billion or nearly […]
Saskatchewan’s newest lieutenant governor has been sworn in following a ceremony on Thursday morning at Government House. Russell B. Mirasty is the province’s 23rd lieutenant governor, taking over for W. Thomas Molloy who recently passed away from pancreatic cancer. Related Article: Russell Mirasty named Saskatchewan’s new lieutenant-governor Mirasty is the former commander of the RCMP’s […]
The chair of the Canadian Crop Hail Association, Rick Omelchenko, says hail claims have been pouring in this month from farmers, mostly in the southern part of the Saskatchewan grainbelt. He says there are over 820 claims across the prairies, with more than half from Saskatchewan during the past 2 weeks. He says areas affected […]
