A campaign by Saskatchewan Government Insurance and the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation is focusing on “giving wildlife a break”. Now in its 23rd year, “Give Wildlife a Brake” helps raise awareness when it comes to safety on Saskatchewan’s roadways when more wildlife is present. According to SWF, the mild winter we experienced has presented an increase […]
The provincial opposition is not happy with the newly announced Saskatchewan Income Support program. Opposition Leader Ryan Meili said how the plan only offers tweaks to the existing social assistance program, instead of coming up with a proper poverty reduction strategy. The program is meant to be simpler, transparent, client friendly and have more features that […]
La Ronge RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance in finding an escaped inmate from a correctional facility transport vehicle. The incident occurred Friday afternoon at 3:45 p.m. Police say the prisoner fled from a “non-secure” van while travelling through La Ronge. The last time he was seen in the area was at Brown Street […]
He grows crops and she’s a dentist. Together they are Saskatchewan’s Outstanding Young Farmers. Jason and Jenna Ranger from Shellbrook received the award Thursday at Canada’s Farm Progress Show in Regina. The award was established for farmers under the age of 40. Judging is based on the following criteria: progress in agricultural career environment stewardship […]
Funnel cloud advisories were in place for some places in Saskatchewan on Saturday, but an unknown amount of SaskTel Securetek customers got a message saying something much worse was happening. Some got a message saying there was a tornado warning which was false. Rainfall warnings and funnel cloud advisories out for parts of Saskatchewan SaskTel […]
(Photo courtesy of Mayor Marcel Roy/Facebook) A new 13 million litre water reservoir is now a part of Weyburn’s infrastructure. Construction on the project began back in 2017 and the city celebrated the finished project on Friday. Weyburn Mayor Marcel Roy says the new water reservoir gives the city one of the top water treatments […]
June is one of the most common times for thunderstorms in Saskatchewan. We’ve experienced it over the last several days or so, and it sounds like there’s more opportunities for storms this weekend. Lightning can strike miles away from where the storm is and can hit unexpectedly. According to Environment Canada, lightning kills more Canadians […]
Plenty of pets will be seen at Wascana Park today in Regina. The Regina Humane Society is adding to their 30-year Dog Jog tradition with their first ever Pets in the Park event. The organization announced that the change allows them to open the event up to more than just dogs by including more pets this […]
People who were asking for rain finally had their prayers answered this week. Plenty of rain has fallen in Regina and the surrounding area over the last couple days. 31 millimetres of rain fell throughout the day on Friday in Regina. Over the past 48 hours, the city has received just over 41 millimetres. Coronach, […]
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he will fight the passage of two federal environment bills on multiple fronts — starting in court. Kenney says he is filing constitutional challenges to Bill C-48 and Bill C-69 because he believes they unfairly target his oil and gas province. Kenney says Bill C-48, which bans tanker traffic on […]
