Provincial News

Parks Canada wants everyone to know that despite the wildfire scorching Jasper National Park, Bear 222 is OK. “She looks like a very healthy grizzly bear right now,” the federal agency said on a social media thread.  The bear, fitted with a radio tracking collar, has been followed since the blaze began last week. “Grizzly Bear 222 […]

CUPE 5430 is demanding immediate action to address ongoing functionality and payroll issues with the Administrative Information Management System (AIMS), which is causing significant pay discrepancies for health care workers. According to a release from CUPE 5430, many workers are missing hundreds, even thousands, of dollars from their paychecks. AIMS, designed to manage payroll, scheduling, […]

Parks Canada officials and politicians angrily denied Monday that forest management policies in Jasper National Park contributed to a catastrophic wildfire that damaged one-third of the townsite. Ron Hallman, CEO of the federal agency, said it was “ridiculous” to assert his organization puts a higher value on nature than people. “That is offensive, frankly,” he […]

The devastation in Jasper and the surrounding area is incredible. An area that thrives on tourism, especially in the summer is now faced with the long prospect of recovery, and rebuilding. On Wednesday, radio stations in both Alberta and Saskatchewan will be staging a “Day of Caring” for Jasper, where people will be asked to […]

The community of Radville has suffered the loss of a major historic structure.  In 2022 fire destroyed the town hall – they only recently rebuilt that structure and officially opened it – now an iconic bar and restaurant in the community are gone. The Long Creek Saloon was destroyed by fire despite the efforts of […]

The Saskatchewan Highway Patrol has completed Operation Safe Driver Week, focusing on heightened traffic enforcement and road safety. Throughout the week, SHP members were in contact with 344 drivers, issuing 235 tickets for various infractions. These included speeding, unregistered vehicles, seatbelt violations, failure to stop at stop signs, driving suspensions, overweight commercial vehicles, and cargo […]

Sasktoday.com — It’s the literal perfect example of ‘buiild it and they will come’. Thousands of visitors descended on the Western Development Museum this past weekend for the annual display of all things LEGO known as Brickspo, taking in hundreds of displays that showed off incredible artistic skill and talent. The event — staged by […]

Marvel is back on top with “ Deadpool & Wolverine.” The comic-book movie made a staggering $205 million in its first weekend in North American theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday. It shattered the opening record for R-rated films previously held by the first “Deadpool” ($132 million) and notched a spot in the top 10 openings of […]

Parks Canada says it realizes wildfire evacuees from Jasper worry about what rotting food will do to their homes and that others wonder when a critical highway through the national park will reopen, but it says the blaze continues to burn out of control and remains a threat to the town. A statement from the […]

Early Saturday morning, Regina Fire and Protective Services responded to a house fire in the 1000 block of Rae Street. The emergency call came in at 5:55 a.m. , upon arrival, firefighters were met with thick smoke and visible flames roaring from inside the residence. The fire was brought under control in a remarkably short […]