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Harvest progress went up a little bit in Saskatchewan, as six per cent has been combined. According to the provincial crop report Thursday morning, it’s up from four per cent last week and slightly ahead of the five and ten year averages of five per cent. Producers in the southwest lead other regions in harvest […]

MOOSE JAW — Calgary businessmen Charlie Pastuszka and Josh Fong recently experienced some of Moose Jaw’s friendly hospitality after their airplane developed engine trouble and they were forced to land at the municipal airport. Pastuszka and Fong purchased a second-hand 1965-era Citabria plane in Winnipeg on May 5 and, after fuelling up, began what they […]

WEYBURN – Weyburn police chief Jamie Blunden is “bittersweet” about leaving the Weyburn Police Service to go to Estevan and start up new duties as their police chief on Oct. 15. Noting he and his wife love the Weyburn community and the members of the Weyburn Police Service, he cited his relationship with the Weyburn […]

As harvest ramps up around the province, SaskPower is reminding producers to be safe around power lines. SaskPower spokesperson Scott MacGregor says the key to a safe harvest is being prepared and shared the following tips: MacGregor also pointed to a map of all power lines in the province on their website, saskpower.com/lookupandlive, producers can […]

With a potential labour disruption on both major railways starting August 22, a cloud has been cast over fall grain deliveries. Hopefully, a strike or lockout does not occur on August 22, but at this point it doesn’t look promising. Both sides in the dispute are reported to be far apart. Grain buyers are already […]

The leadership of a Saskatchewan First Nation is calling for help hours after issuing an evacuation order due to an escalating nearby wildfire.  Officials with the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation are asking the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency for immediate action and accountability in response to the Flanagan fire, which has forced the evacuation of Sandy […]

M&M’s maker Mars is buying Kellanova, the maker of Cheez-Its and Pop-Tarts, for nearly $30 billion, vastly expanding the number of household-name brands under one roof. Kellanova was created last year when the Kellogg Co. split into two companies. Kellanova sells many of the former company’s most profitable brands, including Pringles, Eggo, Town House, MorningStar Farms and […]

At one time, drive-in theaters dotted all the prairie provinces, but as viewing habits and technology changed, many of these places went out of business. That’s not the case with the Twilight Drive-In at Wolseley where it continues to operate successfully after 70 years. “The main key is we stuck with it and, of course […]

Provincial Highways Minister Lori Carr wrote to the federal government, urging them to use available measures to prevent a work stoppage of CPKC and CN Rail while the railways and union negotiate a new collective agreement. Measures Carr referenced include back-to-work legislation and a directive for binding arbitration that would prohibit the union from job […]

SASKATOON – One man is facing charges relating to an alleged assault Sunday morning in Saskatoon. On Aug. 11, at approximately 11:30 a.m. police were called to the 500 block of Walmer Road for a report of a male swinging a golf club confronting the complainant. While police were checking the area, another call came in from the 100 […]