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The Saskatchewan government is following the lead of other provinces in announcing that students won’t be allowed to use cellphones in class in the upcoming school year, a move critics call a distraction from more pressing issues like funding. The announcement applies to all kindergarten to Grade 12 classrooms. Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill said that too often, […]

REGINA — Work is now underway at the new joint-use elementary school in Regina’s southwest community of Harbour Landing. The facility will be built on 11 acres of land, located on the corner of Gordon Road and Campbell Street. The work underway includes underground and surface level work to roadways, sidewalks and utility connections. This work […]

Saskatoon police say they have found the remains of a missing woman in a city landfill and that a suspect in her death has since died.Officers began searching the landfill in May for 22-year-old Mackenzie Lee Trottier, who was reported missing in December 2020. Police said at the time they had collected evidence from electronic […]

Sgt. Rob Nederlof has cycled over 3,000 kilometres across the Prairies during the past four years to support a mental health-related veterans’ program, and this year, he will be riding through Moose Jaw. Nederlof is a mechanic with the Canadian Armed Forces and is based at Shilo, Man. He and his wife, Marina, will launch […]

In June, law enforcement in Saskatchewan reported 516 impaired driving offences, according to SGI.   These included 335 administrative suspensions and 181 Criminal Code charges. There were also 630 distracted driving tickets, 3,646 tickets for speeding or aggressive driving, and 340 tickets for seatbelt and car seat offences.  SGI encourages everyone to plan their safe ride […]

The “Heat Warning” in effect for Regina should end later today, with tonight’s low dropping down to a more comfortable 12 degrees. That said, under the big blue prairie sky it will be a hot one at the Queen City Ex. There are water stations located around the REAL District, so if you are thirsty […]

Police uncovered 1,184 pounds of cannabis in a traffic stop just east of Indian Head. Monday, the Highway Patrol pulled over a semi-trailer unit headed from BC to Ontario. The Highway Patrol called in RCMP members from Indian Head for some help. When they checked the trailer, police uncovered 1,184 pounds of dried cannabis on […]

YORKTON – Two men are facing kidnapping charges following a drug-trafficking investigation in the Yorkton area. On July 29, Yorkton’s Saskatchewan Trafficking Response Team (STRT) executed a search warrant at a business in Yorkton as part of a drug trafficking investigation. Parteek Sandhu, 23, was arrested at the scene. As a result of continued investigation, […]

People who use the “PlayNow” on-line gaming portal are being asked to log in, and change their passwords. This comes after the BC Lottery Commission noticed a higher than normal volume on its gaming site. An investigation revealed there were attempts at what is called “credential stuffing” Its described as a situation where criminals attempt […]

Tonight will be the first night of the Pile O Bones Rodeo at the Brandt Centre as part of this year’s edition of the Queen City Ex. There will be all of the events you connect to a professional rodeo like barrel racing, bull riding steer wrestling and more. It gets underway at 6 o’clock […]