Prince Albert looking for a shelter location
The City of Prince Albert in collaboration with the YWCA is looking for a location for a permanent emergency shelter. Property owners with suitable buildings or land are asked to come forward, to see if their site meets the criteria. A news release from the City of Prince Albert says the ideal properly should consist o...
May 01, 2024
Greensleep: A Fairytale for the End of Days, comes to Dancing Sky Theatre
Lasting until May 12th, a post-apocalyptic tale with a twist will be taking the stage at Dancing Sky Theatre in Meacham, Saskatchewan. The play is called 'Greensleep: A Fairytale for the End of Days'. Kyle Kuchirka, who play's 'Huck' in the production, says although the play has a post-apocalyptic setting, it was also ...
May 01, 2024
Multiple people charged in Regina assault case
Eight people have been charged in Regina with forcible confinement and assault in connection with an incident that occurred prior to a police officer being accidentally shot by a fellow officer. The eight people range in age from 18 to 57. Regina Police says an injured man was found in the area of 4th Avenue and Robins...
Apr 30, 2024
NDP decries loss of local businesses
Statistics Canada reports over the last 12 months, there was an overall decline of 91 businesses in Saskatchewan. According to the provincial NDP, Saskatoon lost a net total of 30 businesses, Regina dropped 8 with the remaining 53 located in the rest of the province. NDP Leader Carla Beck says the government is selling...
Apr 30, 2024
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Poilievre kicked out of House of Commons
During Question Period at the House of Commons today (Tues), the Prime Minister called Pierre Poilievre's Conservative Party leadership shameful and spineless. He was asked to rephrase his comment, which he did. Poilievre in his rebuttal called Trudeau wacko and an extremist in separate comments, which he wouldn't with...
Apr 30, 2024
Sask. sets in motion a plan to increase oil production by 25 per cent
Saskatchewan has introduced a new multi-lateral well drilling program with what the government describes as a competitive royalty regime to encourage the use of multi-lateral horizontal oil wells. Multi-lateral drilling configurations allow a single well to access more of the oil reservoir. The Ministry of Energy and R...
Apr 30, 2024
Snow in Alberta becomes mostly rain in Saskatchewan
There is rain in the forecast for much of Saskatchewan, while many Albertans woke up to snow this morning (Tues). Environment Canada meteorologist Justin Shelley says it began as rain in southwest Alberta and then transitioned to snow overnight. Calgary's airport reported 5 centimetres overnight, but other areas of the...
Apr 30, 2024
Saskatchewan's worst roads and the winner is....
CAA Saskatchewan says the winner of their 2024 Top 10 Worst Roads is Highway 8 at Moosomin due to potholes. Highway 5 at Buchanan, which has made the worst roads list for the last two years, came in second this year followed by Highway 2 at Cudworth, Highway 22 at Cupar and Coteau Street West in Moose Jaw rounded out t...
Apr 30, 2024
One suspect in custody, police look for a second after four staff members at a business are assaulted
Prince Albert Police were called out to an assault in progress on April 21st and have since identified and charged two suspects. At 1:07 a.m. that Sunday morning officers responded to a business in the 35-hundred block of 2nd Avenue West where four staff members had been assaulted and the suspects had fled. Parkland Am...
Apr 30, 2024
RCMP say fatal accident wasn't fatal
The Saskatchewan RCMP say an accident near Witchekan Lake First Nation on Saturday was not fatal, as was originally reported. The driver, a 51-year-old man from Spiritwood, was airlifted by STARS to hospital with serious injuries. RCMP Media Relations sincerely apologizes for the error. The passenger in the vehicle was...
Apr 30, 2024