A breakfast time blaze was quickly brought under control by Regina fire crews this morning. Firefighters were on the scene at the 1100 block of Rae Street about an hour ago. Crews managed to get inside and get the blaze under control quickly – despite heavy smoke pouring out the building. They managed to contain […]
A new Angus Reid Poll suggests that Premier Scott Moe’s approval rating is amongst the highest in the country. 60 Percent of respondents to the poll say they approve of the Premier – Moe sits comfortably nestled in the country’s top 3 most popular Premiers, with the Premiers of Newfoundland and PEI. Premier Moe sits […]
A Regina man is recovering after being robbed and assaulted last night. His attackers? 3 boys aged 12, 13, and 14. At 9:15 pm on March 14th police were called to the 400 block of Mccarthy Boulevard for a report of a robbery. The boys allegedly approached the victim, and demanded money – they then […]
Agriculture technology will be a key highlight at this years edition of Canada’s farm show, being held in Regina June 20th and 22nd. The vice president of Agriculture for Regina Exhibition Association, Kirk Westgard, says a highlight of the show is the return of Cultivator’s 24 hour start up agtech. The 24 hour start up […]
McCain Foods has announced its largest investment ever in expanding a potato processing plant in Coaldale, Alberta. McCain will double the size of the plant at a cost of 600 million dollars. The plant employs 225 people and will create 260 new jobs. McCain Foods says the company will work toward a goal of […]
Concerns around rising rural crime and health care will be among the key issues discussed at the SARM annual meeting, which opens Tuesday in Saskatoon. President Ray Orb says the provincial government has taken steps to resolve rural crime issues but it remains a key concern. He adds rural health care will also be an […]
Saskatchewan farmland values gained over 14 percent last year, higher than the national average. Farm Credit Canada reports the average value of Canadian farmland jumped 12.8 percent last year amid strong income, higher input prices and rising interest rates. National farmland values saw their largest increase since 2014 and followed gains of 8.3 percent […]
The Saskatchewan spring run-off forecast does not anticipate any flood related issues this year. Patrick Boyle with the Water Security Agency says there is a wide variation in water run-off potential across the southern grainbelt, ranging from below to above normal runoff. Boyle says much of the southwestern grainbelt will have below normal runoff but […]
The highways ministry says winter weights will be removed later this month. The ministry says this is the time of year when truckers must reduce the weight of their loads, as all secondary highways revert back to regulation weights. This prevents damaging important roads in the spring. Winter weights are being removed effective Wednesday […]
Hopefully if you’re living in Southern Saskatchewan your snow shovel isn’t packed away just yet. The lower portion of the province could receive 10-20 cm of snow in another blast from old man winter. The snow is projected to start Friday night with wind gusts as high as 70 km an hour. Environment and Climate […]
