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Sask. gov't moving ahead with Lake Diefenbaker irrigation project
One month after the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) demanded progress on the Lake Diefenbaker irrigation project, the provincial government is set to deliver. On Thursday, Prem...
Mar 14, 2024 A centre pivot irrigation system, a form of overhead sprinkler irrigation to water a farmer’s field, is shown near Magrath, Alta. (Todd Korol/The Canadian Press)
Trans-Canada Highway near Moose Jaw reopened after crash
The westbound lanes of the Trans-Canada Highway that were closed near Moose Jaw on Thursday morning reopened early in the afternoon. The Moose Jaw Police Service said officers responded just after 9:1...
Mar 14, 2024 It's unknown how long the westbound lanes of the highway will be closed. (Discover Moose Jaw file photo)
Regina's water meter upgrade project heading into Ward 3
Central Regina is the next ward to get new water meters. The city announced Thursday that the water meter upgrade project is moving into Ward 3. Customers are to get a letter introducing the project, ...
Mar 14, 2024 The city says more than 40,000 new water meters have been installed since the project started. (980 CJME file photo)
Two rescued from early-morning duplex fire in North Central
Two people were rescued from a duplex fire in Regina's North Central neighbourhood early Thursday morning. According to Regina Fire & Protective Services, firefighters were called to a duplex on A...
Mar 14, 2024 The cause of the fire is under investigation. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
Large donation helps Moose Jaw food bank toward goal
A large donation has the Moose Jaw and District Food Bank well on the way to paying for its emergency sewer problems. Last week, the organization found out its water and sewer lines had collapsed, and...
Mar 13, 2024 HBT Enterprises Ltd. is doing the work for the Moose Jaw and District Food Bank. (Moose Jaw and District Food Bank/Facebook)
Another 14 internationally trained doctors working in rural Sask., gov't says
Saskatchewan added 14 internationally trained doctors to practise in rural communities since December. In a release Wednesday, the provincial government said the latest doctors to join the workforce h...
Mar 13, 2024 Doctors who go through the SIPPA program agree to work in the province for three years. (980 CJME file photo)
Regina man charged after knifepoint robbery in hospital waiting room
A Regina man was arrested by security after allegedly threatening a woman with a knife during a robbery in a hospital waiting room. According to police, officers were called to a hospital on Dewdney A...
Mar 13, 2024 Police said the woman wasn’t injured during the alleged robbery. (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan government taking steps to police bear spray
The rising number of bear spray incidents reported by police in Saskatchewan has led to new regulations concerning the irritant. On Tuesday, the provincial government announced it had created regulati...
Mar 12, 2024 The Saskatchewan government instituted regulations about the use of bear spray in urban areas.
Parole board took 'reasonable' steps for Myles Sanderson's release
An investigation into the statutory release and subsequent supervision of Myles Sanderson has determined the Correctional Service of Canada and Parole Board of Canada couldn't have foreseen the worst ...
Mar 12, 2024 The report said staff from the Correctional Service of Canada and Parole Board of Canada couldn't have acted upon any information to prevent Myles Sanderson's actions. (RCMP/Submitted)
Regina police charge two after pair of gun calls
Two people have been charged after a pair of gun calls in Regina. Police say that on Sunday at around 1:30 a.m., officers were sent to a house in the 1100 block of McTavish Street in the Windsor Place...
Mar 11, 2024 The incidents happened Friday and Sunday. (980 CJME file photo)
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