Fire-damaged pedestrian bridge to be repaired
The City of Saskatoon says the wooden pedestrian bridge that provides access to Gabriel Dumont Park from Saskatchewan Crescent West, but was damaged in a fire two weeks ago, will be repaired. In a news release, the City says a bridge engineer determined that the April 11th fire was concentrated at the east end of the b...
Les Lazaruk
Apr 23, 2024
Regina fatal shooting has suspect on a national Top 25 most wanted fugitive list
A suspect wanted by the Regina Police Service on a first degree murder charge is one of the "Bolo Program's" updated Top 25 most wanted fugitives list released Tuesday. Thirty-one-year-old Daniel "Juma" Drie Atem is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant in connection to a fatal shooting of a 32-year-old m...
Les Lazaruk
Apr 23, 2024
PM in Saskatoon announces a federal budget investment in SIIT and a $5 billion Indigenous Loan Guarantee Program
The CEO of Wanuskewin Heritage Park in Saskatoon says Tuesday was a historical day as they welcomed the Prime Minister of Canada. Justin Trudeau, speaking against the backdrop of the ancient prairie gathering place, rolled out details of the federal budget that was delivered last week. He said when Conservative politic...
Newsroom
Apr 23, 2024
Saskatchewan government gives details on new planes to fight wildfires
As Saskatchewan outpaces the five-year average for wildfires at this time of year, by leaps and bounds, the provincial government announces details of a major purchase to battle wildfires. Four re-purposed land-based airtanker aircraft are being purchased and will consist of two Dash 8-Q400AT models and two Dash 8-Q400...
Vanese M. Ferguson
Apr 23, 2024
Dryer fire Monday night in Sutherland
Damage is estimated at $5,000 after a dryer fire at a home in Sutherland last night. The call came in a few minutes before 10:00 p.m. from the 100 block of 105th Street West and those inside reported they were evacuating. When firefighters arrived, they could see smoke coming from the front of the two-storey condo unit...
Vanese M. Ferguson
Apr 23, 2024
One man dead, another charged with second degree murder on Ochapowace First Nation
An early Saturday morning incident at a residence on the Ochapowace First Nation resulted in a deceased male and the arrest of another. A Saskatchewan RCMP news release says members of the Broadview detachment were called at about 6:45 a.m. on April 20 to assist EMS with an injured male, who was pronounced dead at the ...
Les Lazaruk
Apr 22, 2024
NDP Leader calls for Education Minister to be fired
The Official Opposition Leader is calling on the Premier to fire Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill. Carla Beck says Cockrill has repeatedly misled the public, most recently when he said he had apologized to a grieving mother whose daughter passed away. Last week, Taya Thomas told the NDP that when she was talking to C...
Carol Thomson
Apr 22, 2024
3D printed guns, sub machine gun, 17 hard drives seized in Lloydminster child luring investigation
Last Tuesday, Lloydminster RCMP executed a search warrant at a home in that city, related to an investigation into child luring and invitation to sexual touching. A 37-year-old man was arrested and police report seizing computers and cell phones, 17 hard drives, a 3D printer, three 3D printed handguns, a sub machine gu...
Carol Thomson
Apr 22, 2024
Minister Jeremy Harrison explains his walking out of Legislature, saying things get heated
While touting international successes to an audience at Cameco, Trade and Export Minister Jeremy Harrison was asked about about walking out of the Legislature last week after being asked to apologize by the Speaker for a second time. He had made a comment under his breath, which the Speaker heard. Instead of apologizin...
Carol Thomson
Apr 22, 2024
During traffic stop officer notices vehicle has no steering wheel
The Saskatchewan RCMP is reminding drivers to make sure vehicles are well-maintained and safe to operate. This comes after an officer from the Prince Albert Combined Traffic Services conducted a traffic stop in the Ahtahkakoop/Shellbrook RCMP detachment area last Wednesday afternoon, and noticed the vehicle had no stee...
Carol Thomson
Apr 22, 2024