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A Saskatchewan man driving a tractor has died after a collision near the province’s boundary with Manitoba that caused several train cars to derail. RCMP say they responded to the scene at a rail crossing north of Gerald, Sask., a village 250 kilometres east of Regina, where several train cars went off the tracks.  Mounties say no […]

Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar who became a superstar songwriter, singer and actor, has died. A family spokeswoman says Kristofferson died at his home in Hawaii on Saturday. He was 88.  Kristofferson brought a gritty realism to country music with compositions like “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down,” “Help Me Make it Through the Night” and and “Me and Bobby McGee.” […]

ONDON (AP) — Maggie Smith, the masterful, scene-stealing actor who won an Oscar for “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” in 1969 and gained new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess of Grantham in “Downton Abbey” and Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter films, died Friday. She was 89. Smith’s sons, […]

The RCMP are investigating after a fatal ATV crash in Meadow Lake. Saturday, officers saw two people on an ATV, and neither were wearing helmets.  When police activated their emergency equipment to stop the ATV, it continued at a high rate of speed on Highway 55 towards the Flying Dust First Nation.  Police say they […]

An autopsy is planned for Sept. 3rd in Saskatoon after police found a man dead in Prince Albert.  On Sept. 1st at just before 9 a.m., Prince Albert Police Service responded to the 1200 block of 28th Street East to assist Parkland Ambulance who was responding to a man who was not conscious and not […]

One of the most beloved coaches in the long history of the Saskatchewan Roughriders has died. Ken Miller died Wednesday in Asheville, North Carolina, and had been battling cancer. He was 82. The team announced his passing on social media. Miller was part of some tremendous seasons in Saskatchewan, including the Grey Cup Championship in […]

The Regina Police Service and the Saskatchewan Coroners Service are investigating a death in the city. Early Saturday morning police and EMS were called to home on Montague Street near 4th avenue. When police arrived they found the body of a woman. The Regina Police Major Crime Unit and the Forensic Identification Unit were then […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bob Newhart, the deadpan accountant-turned-comedian who became one of the most popular TV stars of his time after striking gold with a classic comedy album, has died at 94. Jerry Digney, Newhart’s publicist, says the actor died Thursday in Los Angeles after a series of short illnesses. Newhart, best remembered now as the star […]

SASKATOON – The verdict for a man charged with first-degree murder in his wife’s death will be handed down on June 14 as scheduled, said Justice Richard Danyliuk Wednesday. Days ahead of the scheduled June 14 verdict, Greg Fertruck, who represents himself, had filed an application with the court for a mistrial and to reopen […]

 Saskatchewan Major Crimes is investigating a death in which a Naicam man has been charged with second-degree murder. Fifty-seven-year-old Kevin Swanson from Naicam was remanded in custody and is scheduled to appear in Melfort Provincial Court on May 6. RCMP say that on May 2 at approximately 4:30 p.m., the Melfort detachment received a report […]