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It's an issue that has plagued Star Phoenix columnist Jordan Cooper: violence in core neighbourhoods of Saskatoon.   It hit close to home Wednesday afternoon after his son was vici...

Saskatchewan driver's licences are getting an upgrade. On Thursday, SGI announced that Veridos Canada Inc. had been awarded a contract to produce the province's licences and ID cards. The cards will n...

The final three weeks of the regular season is chance for the Riders to look at some players who haven't played much this year. While it's a move the team has to make, it's not an easy one either. Whe...

The geese have flown. That iconic white goose statue in front of the office building at 11th Avenue and Hamilton Street in Regina's downtown is gone. But the geese did not head south for the winter. N...

Two men are dead after the helicopter they were in crashed Thursday afternoon. The pair were putting aerial markers on a new power line crossing the North Saskatchewan River in the area of Paynton, ab...

Forty-six hourly employees have been permanently laid off from the Mosaic Potash Mine in Colonsay. The company's Sarah Fedorchuk confirmed the pink slips were handed out Monday. "We have great faith t...

A staged robbery involving a Saskatoon couple has landed the boyfriend with a six-month community sentence. On May 26, police charged Braden Odishaw, 25, with an armed robbery at the HomeSense on Clar...

Talks about the future of pipeline projects in Canada seem to be renewed and reenergized with a new majority government. Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall had recently expressed his hope that Justin Trud...

Saskatchewan farmers are almost finished harvest with 97 per cent of the crop in the bin -- up from 91 per cent last week.   According to Saskatchewan Agriculture's Weekly Crop Report, the five-y...

It seems like tickets to the new Star Wars movie are selling faster than the Millennium Falcon on the Kessel Run. Tickets for Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens went on sale on Monday for Regina...