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Weather Forecast Temperature Chance Precip Today Partly to mostly sunny   Wind:  S-SE 15-30 km/h High: 32° 10% Tonight A few clouds   Wind: S-SE 15-25 km/h Low: 18° 10% Tuesday Mostly sunny   Wind:  S-SE 15-25 km/h High: 31° 0% Tuesday night Partly cloudy – isolated showers and thunderstorms Wind: SE 15-25 km/h Low: […]

More than three weeks after everyone in Jasper had to flee raging wildfires through a curtain of darkness and smoke, some returned Friday morning, greeted by soot-covered tree stumps, Mounties, and long lines of orange traffic cones. Welcome Back was written on a banner at the RCMP checkpoint into the Rocky Mountain tourist town. Residents […]

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 […]

People who live in Jasper, Alta., will be allowed to return to the community on Friday, but wildfire officials say they should not expect to spend the night in their homes. Town incident commander Christine Nadon told reporters it’s a blanket re-entry to allow everyone to come back at once.  “Residents should be prepared to go […]

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 […]

VIENNA (AP) — Both suspects in a foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift shows in Vienna appeared to be inspired by the Islamic State group and al-Qaida, Austrian authorities said Thursday, and investigators found bomb-making materials at one of their homes. Officials said one of the two confessed to planning to “kill as many people as possible […]

KINDERSLEY – A Saskatoon man is facing several charges including assault a police officer with a weapon after two police vehicles were rammed in Kindersley. On Aug. 4, at approximately 5:40 p.m., RCMP received a report of a fuel theft from a Kindersley business. After investigating, police determined a truck filled up with diesel and left without […]

Regina Beach is currently facing significant water quality issues just ahead of what could have been the busiest weekend of the summer months for businesses in the area. The Saskatchewan Health Authority’s (SHA) Healthy Beaches program has issued an advisory, warning residents and visitors that the beach’s water is unsafe for swimming due to elevated […]

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, […]