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As we enter another wildfire season, Environment and Climate Change Canada is advising people to pay attention to air pollution levels and check the Air Quality Health Index – especially on smoky days.  HOW CAN I CHECK THE AIR QUALITY READING IN MY AREA? The Air Quality Health Index is at: https://weather.gc.ca/airquality/pages/index_e.html  You can take […]

Saskatchewan RCMP is asking for help identifying human remains. The remains were discovered in a wooded area in the RM of Moose Jaw at a makeshift campsite. On April 28, the RCMP launched an investigation. Investigators determined that the remains had been in the area for 10 to 12 years, with no evidence to suggest […]

Rebecca Strong is now $1 million richer after being crowned the winner of Citytv’s “Canada’s Got Talent” Season 3. The Indigenous singer from Prince Albert, Sask., claimed the reality competition’s first million-dollar prize in a two-hour finale featuring eight finalists. Viewers across Canada voted to determine the winner of what Citytv’s parent company, Rogers, billed as the […]

REGINA – RCMP are seeking people to come forward with more information about any sexual offences committed by Richard Dyke. Dyke, 47, was arrested in Assiniboia last November and now faces 60 charges in connection to historic sexual assaults. He is charged with 14 counts, sexual assault; 14 counts sexual interference; nine counts voyeurism; and […]

A series of powerful solar storms treated residents of southeastern Saskatchewan and many other areas in southern parts of Canada, the U.S., and parts of Europe to magnificent night views last night. The storms brought in the Aurora Borealis, or northern lights, which were unusually visible far south on Friday and are expected to make […]

A powerful solar storm put on an amazing skyward light show across the globe overnight but has caused what appeared to be only minor disruptions to the electric power grid, communications and satellite positioning systems. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said extreme geomagnetic storm conditions continued Saturday, and there were preliminary reports of power grid […]

After a recent spree of large-scale transactions cementing it as the dominant player in two major North American petroleum plays, Crescent Point Energy Corp. says it is done with buying and selling assets for the near future. On a conference call with analysts to discuss the company’s first-quarter financial results Friday, CEO Craig Bryksa said […]

The National Post is reporting that Rex Murphy, the pro-oil pundit who was at once the steady stickhandler of a national call-in radio show and a driver of divisive online discourse, has died. The newspaper, where he worked as a columnist, said in an obituary on its website that Murphy died at age 77 following […]

Its back to the drawing board for the Sask Party Government and the province’s teachers after STF members voted to reject the latest settlement offer. A news release from the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation says 90 percent of those who voted, rejected the deal. The STF says 92.2 percent of eligible members voted. Teachers have been […]

Nine out of 10 Canadian energy sector executives believe oil prices will remain strong for the next three to five years, according to the results of a recent survey. Conducted between April 5 and April 18 by ATB Financial, the survey polled 80 executives representing oil and gas exploration and production companies, energy services companies and institutional investors. Ninety-one […]