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 […]
Country Thunder is ready to roll this weekend with a star studded lineup. Craven will be hosting acts like Jake Owen, Tim McGraw and Chris Stapleton Thursday through Sunday. Marketing Director Gerry Krochak says most of the buzz this year is stemming from Chris Stapleton’s performance on Sunday night. “One of only two Canadian shows […]
There is a wide range of crop development across the Southern Saskatchewan grainbelt. Brent Flaten is a crops extension specialist at the Agriculture Knowledge Centre in Moose Jaw. He says crops have improved with recent rainfall but development has been delayed for many fields because of late germination. He says there was a lot of […]
RCMP say two children have died from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at a residence in a recreational community near Prince Albert. Just after 1:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, police were called to the scene where local Fire and EMS had already pronounced a 12-year-old boy and 13-year-old girl dead. RCMP say no one else at the […]
