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Mom says staffing issues at Swift Current's hospital made a normal birth become an emergency situation
A woman from southwest Saskatchewan says the birth of her first child was traumatic due to a staffing issue at Cypress Regional Hospital in Swift Current. Tyra Cornelson from Blumenhoff pre-registered with the hospital four days before her due date in July. When she arrived at the hospital in labour, she was informed t...
10h ago

SGI wants everyone to get home safe this holiday season
With an increase in events that may involve alcohol and drug use, SGI is encouraging people to make the smart decision and get a safe ride home this holiday season. SGI Manager of Media Relations Heather Hubic says that there are many different options people can use for a safe ride home. "There's a lot of great o...
11h ago
MN-S and Denison Mining bring Wheeler River Project one step closer through Impact Benefit Agreement
Metis Nation-Saskatchewan and Denison Mines have signed Impact Benefit and Exploration agreements, bringing the Wheeler River Project one step closer to fruition. The Wheeler River Project is a proposed uranium mining and processing project situated in northern Saskatchewan's Athabasca Basin. Conversations about this...
Dec 04, 2025

Drugs and guns seized in connection to traffic stop in Fairhaven
The Saskatoon Police Service says two men and a woman, all from Saskatoon are facing more than 25 charges in the wake of a traffic stop in Fairhaven. Around 11 p.m. on Wednesday officers on patrol noticed what they described as a suspicious vehicle parked in William A. Reid Park. A traffic stop was conducted on a Honda...
Dec 04, 2025

Rates of common respiratory illnesses on the rise in Sask.
Although the infection rates of COVID-19, Influenza and RSV have all risen in the past three weeks, there have been no severe outcomes reported according to the Province's respiratory illness report. COVID-19 test positivity has increased from 5.5 per cent to 6.8 per cent, and RSV test positivity increased from 1.3 per...
5h ago

Fort Qu'Appelle RCMP release information on fatal car/semi collision
A 41-year-old man from Ebenezer has been identified as the person killed in a collision early Thursday afternoon. RCMP responded to the collision about five kilometres northeast of Edgeley on Highway #10. Paramedics declared the car driver dead on the scene. The semi driver did not report any physical injuries. Fort Q...
6h ago

Both sides of the House review outcomes of Fall legislative session
On the final day of the Fall legislative session, both the provincial government and the opposition are providing an overview of how they think it went. Through the introducing and passing of several new measures, the Province is happy with the progress made on ensuring a strong economy, safe communities, and a secure ...
7h ago

Grandparent scam persists in Regina region
The grandparent scam is continuing to drain the bank accounts of older adults across Saskatchewan. Most recently, RCMP in White Butte and Regina RCMP have received an increase in reports of "emergency" or "grandparent" scams or frauds. In these cases, the caller describes the false emergency to th...
10h ago

Prince Albert Police search for man connected to armed robbery
The Prince Albert RCMP are searching for the suspect in an armed robbery on the Muskoday First Nation. On Thursday at 4:00 a.m., RCMP received a report of a firearm shot at a home on the First Nation. Officers say investigation determined three men wearing face coverings forcibly entered the home and discharged a fir...
11h ago

Province and NDP debate rent control during Question Period
The Opposition NDP is once again calling for rent control as the cost of housing in the province climbs. During Question Period Thursday, Finance Minister Jim Reiter maintained his position that rent control simply doesn't work, dries up investment, and slows housing starts. Housing Critic April ChiefCalf says the p...
Dec 04, 2025

Woman arrested in relation to 2024 Saskatoon homicide
Another suspect has been arrested and charged in connection to a homicide that took place last year and claimed the life of 30-year-old Tim Tootoosis. A 26-year-old woman was arrested on Wednesday by members of the Saskatoon Police Service Warrant Enforcement Unit. She was charged with first degree murder, offering an ...
Dec 04, 2025

Regina hires its first female Police Chief
Lorilee Davies has been the acting Police Chief in the Queen City since April and replaces Farooq Sheikh, who was fired with cause in October. Davies is Regina's 16th police chief and has been with the Police Service for nearly 30 years, serving in both uniform and plainclothes divisions. She has provided leadership in...
Dec 04, 2025

CUPE Saskatchewan believes new legislation will protect workers
CUPE Saskatchewan has announced their support for new legislation that they say would protect workers rights in the province. Bill 611, The Constitutional Questions (Notwithstanding Clause Referral) Amendment Act, would allow courts to comment on whether or not it is justified to invoke the Notwithstanding Clause. The ...
Dec 04, 2025

NDP, seniors concerned about cost of living after Sask. deficit increase
The Sask NDP is speaking out after the Government of Saskatchewan has added around $1 billion to the deficit, $813 million of which is going to SaskPower. Seniors living on fixed incomes are worried that the money added to the deficit will be paid off by an increase in their power bills. Darcy Warrington, NDP MLA for S...
Dec 04, 2025

Beware counterfeit cash
Police in southern Saskatchewan are warning residents and businesses to beware of counterfeit cash. On Wednesday Moose Jaw Police responded to a report of two counterfeit $100 dollar bills were discovered at a local business. They say other police jurisdictions have also reported counterfeit $100 bills being circulated...
Dec 04, 2025

Suspicious activity report leads to Saskatoon traffic stop which turns into two arrests
The Saskatoon Police Service says officers were dispatched to a report of suspicious activity in the city's Exhibition neighbourhood around 9:50 p.m. Wednesday after a resident reported unknown persons approaching their home trying to locate a cell phone and one of them had a machete. While en route to the call police ...
Dec 04, 2025

Saskatoon Police arrest man armed with a weapon on a city bus
The Saskatoon Police Service says officers responded to Preston Avenue South and Wilson Crescent around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday after receiving a report that a man on a city bus had a knife. A suspect was located on the bus, taken into custody and police said he was concealing a knife in his pants. A 38-year-old man is ch...
Dec 04, 2025

Prince Albert Police look for tips from the public after shooting Thursday
Around 2:10 a.m. Thursday, the Prince Albert Police Service says their officers responded to a weapons call in the 1300 block of 18th Street West where the caller said a man had been shot. Officers located a 44-year-old man outside a home with what were believed to be non-life-threatening injuries. He was treated and t...
Dec 04, 2025

Saskatchewan government wants review board established to consider awarding the Victoria Cross
The Saskatchewan Government wants to see the Victoria Cross awarded, something that hasn't taken place since the end of the Second World War in 1945. A motion was introduced in the legislature this week asking the Federal government to create an Independent Military Honours Review Board to review evidence which suggest...
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