Sarah Mills: Regina will see economic benefits by keeping second Costco inside city
The City of Regina is prepared to spend nearly $7M to ensure the second Costco location remains within the city limits. ...
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Council approves Optimist Club Diefenbaker Hill winter park fundraising plans
The Optimist Club of Saskatoon's plans to build a winter park on Diefenbaker Hill took another step forward Monday as the city approved the group's fundraising plans. City council unanimously approved...
Nov 24, 2015
Gov't approves SGI giving safe drivers a bigger discount
Saskatchewan's safest drivers will be getting a bigger discount on their insurance. The government has approved changes to SGI's Safe Driver Recognition program that will be implemented by the middle ...
Nov 24, 2015
Saskatchewan gets D+ for protecting people from tobacco
Several health groups are giving Saskatchewan a grade it calls "unacceptable" when it comes to protecting people from the harms of tobacco. The Lung Association, the Heart and Stroke Association and t...
Nov 24, 2015
2 children missing from Fort Qu'Appelle area found in Regina
Two children missing in the Fort Qu'Appelle area have been found. A boy and girl were reported missing after last being seen on the Pasqua First Nation Sunday afternoon. The girl, Darian Thompson, is ...
Nov 24, 2015
Sask. NDP says gov't is cutting surgical budgets
Surgical wait times are up again - and Saskatchewan's NDP is blaming it on the government. In a news release, NDP leader Cam Broten accused the government of cutting surgical budgets. "A...
Nov 24, 2015 (980 CJME file photo)
Regina's Muslim community ready to welcome refugees
Regina's Muslim community is busy preparing for however many Syrian refugees the federal government wants the Queen City to take in. Immigration Minister John McCallum is set to announce his plan Tues...
Nov 24, 2015
Horse shot near Tisdale, mounties investigating
Mounties in northeast Saskatchewan are looking for suspects after a horse was shot in its pasture on Sunday. Rose Valley/Kelvington RCMP said sometime between 1 a.m and 1 p.m., at least two suspects f...
Nov 23, 2015
Saskatoon council bans e-cigarettes, exempts vape shops
Electronic cigarette users will soon have to butt out nearly everywhere except in their homes after city council voted to add vaping to the existing smoking bylaws. Council voted Monday to make it ill...
Nov 23, 2015
Book launch pulled in light of the anniversary of Neil Stonechild's death
A Saskatoon bookstore has pulled a scheduled book launch out of respect after realizing the date fell on the 25th anniversary of a freezing death at the centre of the book. On Wed., Nov. 25, McNally R...
Nov 23, 2015
Over 2 dozen garage break-ins hit Saskatoon
People in the north end of Saskatoon may want to keep an eye on any suspicious activity. In the last month there have been over two dozen break and enters to garages in the Silverwood, Law...
Nov 23, 2015
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