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...
Neil Billinger
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...
Neil Billinger
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...
Carol Thomson
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...
Vanese M. Ferguson
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...
Carol Thomson
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...
Vanese M. Ferguson
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...
Vanese M. Ferguson
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...
Carol Thomson
Apr 30, 2024
RM of Blucher resident facing child porn charges
A man from the RM of Blucher is facing child porn charges. Members of the Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation Unit began an online investigation into child exploitation in November 2023 and executed a search warrant at a home in the rural municipality on February 1st this year at which time electronic devices were...
Vanese M. Ferguson
Apr 30, 2024
SGI focuses on right of way during May Traffic Safety Spotlight
SGI's Traffic Safety Spotlight for May is going to focus on being alert regarding the right of way and paying attention to traffic control devices. In a news release SGI says nearly half of all collisions occur at intersections and it's important to yield and ensure you wait your turn. JP Cullen, Chief Operating Office...
Vanese M. Ferguson
Apr 30, 2024
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