The tornado warning for those areas mentioned was ended by Environment Canada. There are still severe thunderstorm watches, and warnings for various areas of southern Saskatchewan. Earlier, Environment Canada meteorologists were tracking a thunderstorm that could produce a tornado. An eyewitness reported a tornado near Rosenhoff at 5:40 PM local time. There are no reports […]
With the price of fuels like diesel and gasoline hitting new highs, we are seeing a big spike in fuel thefts in Saskatchewan. Numbers from the Saskatchewan RCMP show an almost 65 percent jump in thefts of fuel, compared to the first six months of last year. More than 73 percent of the thefts are […]
On any given day in Saskatchewan, a quick search of the news will reveal car thefts, truck thefts, cattle thefts, and more. What you usually don’t see, is a story about a house theft. Well, here it is. On June 14th, a house was stolen from the Crooked River area, which is east of Tisdale. […]
The federal government is moving closer to banning certain types of plastics from being manufactured. The ban was pushed back due to the pandemic and is now coming into effect. The federal government says it will ban companies from importing or making plastic bags and Styrofoam takeout containers by the end of this year. Environment […]
A second complaint has been lodged against a Saskatchewan judge who recently heard a sexual assault trial for a former Regina doctor. The complaint was filed Friday with the Canadian Judicial Council by a woman who accused Sylvester Ukabam of touching her inappropriately during a doctor’s visit. The woman cannot be named due to a […]
The Saskatchewan Roughriders return to the practice field tomorrow, to start preparations for Thursday night’s game against the Alouettes in Montreal. The Riders are coming off a 26-16 win over the Edmonton Elks on Saturday, improving Saskatchewan’s record to 2-0. A lot of attention will be on the status of star receiver Duke Williams, who […]
Canadian National Railway Co. says it has gone the extra mile to meet union demands amid a strike by signal and electrical workers, who say the concessions do not go far enough. About 750 CN employees represented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers walked off the job across the country Saturday morning. In an […]
A 92-year-old retired priest has been charged after a decade-long investigation into the Fort Alexander Residential School in Manitoba. Arthur Masse faces one count of indecent assault in relation to a 10-year-old girl who was a student at the school, RCMP said Friday. The alleged offence took place between 1968 and 1970 when Masse was […]
It was anything but a calm quiet Sunday in southeast Saskatchewan. A storm popped up that created heavy winds, hail, and thunderstorms. James Colangelo from Environment Canada says there were reports of flooding and tree damage in Kipling. There were also reports of baseball sized hail in Corning, tennis ball sized hail in Langbank and […]
We don’t know exactly how Rider rookie offensive lineman Riley Schick is spending Father’s Day, but we wouldn’t be surprised if today’s itinerary involves old automobiles. Schick and his father co-own a vehicle restoration business (bdsr restorations) in Lumsden, where the father and son duo work side-by-side to restore vintage vehicles to showroom condition. “We […]
