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Sask. farming communities struck by hail during past few days

Jul 9, 2019 | 6:00am

Hail struck many farming communities in southern Saskatchewan during the past few days. Wiseton area farmer Norm McIntyre says crops around his farm were pounded by pea to marble size hail Monday morning. He says the ground was white. He feels some of the crops may recover but earlier drought and hail had taken a […]

Regina man arrested for east-end weapons incident

Jul 8, 2019 | 4:34pm

Regina Police have arrested a man in connection to a weapons incident that took place in the east end. Just after 9:00 Sunday night, police received three calls about a man potentially carrying a firearm around the corner of Victoria Avenue and Atkinson Street. Police were able to locate the suspect on the 2000 block […]

Kerrobert RCMP investigating fatal single-vehicle rollover

Jul 8, 2019 | 4:05pm

RCMP in Kerrobert responded to a fatal single-vehicle accident on highway 21, about a mile north of the Coleville access road Monday morning. The northbound vehicle reportedly entered the east ditch and rolled. The 32 year-old driver of the vehicle was declared deceased at the scene. The driver’s name is not being released at this […]

One dead after two-vehicle accident Friday near Shell Lake

Jul 8, 2019 | 3:46pm

A two-vehicle accident late Friday night near Shell Lake has taken one life and its thought alcohol may be to blame. RCMP say a 33 year old woman, who was a passenger in a car looking to turn onto Highway 12 from Highway 3, died shortly after arriving at Shellbrook Hospital after their vehicle was […]

Four Regina teens facing charges in relation to north central weapons incident

Jul 8, 2019 | 2:30pm

Four Regina teens are facing charges in relation to a weapons offence in Regina’s north central neighbourhood Sunday night. Police were called to the 1000 block of Garnet street, where a victim was in their vehicle when the four suspects approached them, and pointed a firearm. The victim fled the scene unharmed without the vehicle. […]

Five premiers flip pancakes, talk politics on Calgary Stampede visit

Jul 8, 2019 | 2:16pm

Five premiers have gathered in Calgary to take in some Stampede festivities and share notes ahead of this week’s first ministers’ meeting in Saskatoon. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney hosted his counterparts from Ontario, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and the Northwest Territories during Calgary’s annual 10-day celebration of cowboy culture. All lead conservative parties, with the exception […]

‘Possible tornado’ in southern Sask. says Environment Canada, needing more evidence

Jul 8, 2019 | 1:48pm

This image was captured on Sunday by Nevin deMilliano at around 4:30 p.m. near Mossbank, Sask. (Photo: Nevin deMilliano/Twitter)   Sunday’s severe weather brought Saskatchewan residents rain and hail, but some are wondering if a tornado touched down in the Mossbank area. Meteorologists are trying to determine if a tornado did touch down in southern […]

P.E.I., Quebec intervene in Saskatchewan’s legal challenge of carbon tax

Jul 8, 2019 | 12:11pm

Prince Edward Island and Quebec have petitioned to become interveners in Saskatchewan’s legal challenge of the federal carbon tax. P.E.I.’s Progressive Conservative Premier Dennis King says he does not want to be seen as a Progressive Conservative premier joining the “resistance” of other conservative provincial leaders across the country fighting the Trudeau government’s carbon tax. […]

Scheer promises to scrap clean-fuel standard

Jul 8, 2019 | 10:56am

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he would scrap new standards that will force cleaner-burning fuels in addition to eliminating the federal price on carbon if his Conservatives win the fall federal election. In a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this morning, Scheer surmises the new standards, due to take effect on liquid fuels […]

Regina man faces weapons charges after Friday night incident

Jul 8, 2019 | 10:46am

A Regina man is facing a weapon related charge after a Friday night incident. Regina Police were called to 5th Avenue and Athol Street at about 11:45pm for a report of a man with a weapon causing property damage. Officers say when they arrived, the man dropped the weapon and fled on foot to the […]

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