A rather large attraction has made its way to this year’s Country Thunder music festival. The slingshot is set up on Main Street, giving thrill seekers a ride 260 feet up at 160 kilometres an hour. Slingshot ride operator Ryan Klopp said this is the first year the slingshot has been to Craven. “We just got […]
There’s been a wide range of severe weather conditions for farmers in Southern Saskatchewan so far this growing season. Cherilyn Jolly-Nagel farms near Mossbank, about 140 kilometers southwest of Regina. She says local crops have faced drought, heavy rain, and three or four rounds of hail so far this year. She says the hail devastated […]
Pipelines and Buy America seemed to be two main points of the 2019 premiers meeting in Saskatoon. While Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is trying to Quebec Premier Francois Legault on moving oil via pipeline through the eastern province as part of a future energy corridor, Quebec’s leader is standing his ground by saying there’s no […]
SASKATOON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he still believes national unity is under threat despite collaborative discussions with the country’s other leaders. Kenney says Albertans feel frustrated and alienated because the province contributes billions of dollars to Canada’s economy but is blocked by others from developing its resources. He says he doesn’t think Albertans want to separate — they just want […]
Over 70 charges have been issued against a 26-year old man and 22-year old woman with most of the charges dealing with identity theft or identity fraud. Two people were arrested from an apartment on the 800 block of Empress Street after a search warrant resulted on investigators discovering almost 3000 documents belonging to 96 […]
If you’re planning visits to the beach or lake this summer, you’ll be able to check the quality of the water before you hit the road. The provincial government has created a new program to help keep the public aware of water quality issues at 67 public swimming areas across Saskatchewan. Healthy Beaches is a monitoring program from the Ministry of […]
The federal government is providing significant support to help Canadian grain and beef producers find new and alternate markets for their products. The federal government is providing 13 million dollars for 11 grain industry projects to expand exports around the globe. Another 8.3 million dollars will go to the beef industry to support exports […]
The latest Saskatchewan agriculture crop report says this week’s rainfall is important for continued crop development. Provincial crops analyst Cory Jacob says crop conditions vary widely across the province and are rated poor to good. He says crops have perked up from this week’s rain and there is more optimism about this years crop. […]
Saskatchewan is starting to welcome people from Northern Ontario who are being evacuated from the wild fires. Families from Pikangikum, near the Manitoba border, are starting to fly into Regina to be housed at the U of R dorms and local hotels. Vice President of Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency Duane McKay says the first flight […]
The Transportation Safety Board is releasing its final report on a September 2018 train derailment outside of Landis, about 80 kilometers of North Battleford. The report says a catastrophic axle failure is to blame for the derailment which resulted in 41 grain cars going off the tracks. Investigators say the first car to derail was […]
