Murray Wood: Drop in reading rates a sad trend to see
New data suggests people are spending less time reading for pleasure. Murray Wood says it's sad that people are drawn to...
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RCMP names two suspects in Holbein gas and dash and assault
The RCMP says it's looking for two men from the Frog Lake, Alta., area who left the co-owner of the Tempo gas station in Holbein with a broken leg after he tried to stop a gas and dash. On Aug. 13, tw...
Aug 27, 2019
SGI: Use caution when passing farm machinery on the roads
As harvest begins in earnest in Saskatchewan, farm machinery is going to be more active on the province's roads and highways. According to SGI, data from the past six years shows there have been more ...
Aug 25, 2019 (Jeremy Smith/Twitter)
Police search for two BMX bike-riding suspects after armed robbery
Saskatoon police are looking for two men after an early Sunday morning armed robbery. It happened on the 700 block of 7th Avenue North just after 6 a.m. According to a media release, a man and woman w...
Aug 25, 2019
Saskatoon fire crews attend house fire near Ashworth Holmes Park
The Saskatoon Fire Department battled a blaze Saturday night at a home on the 1000 block of Avenue F North, near Ashworth Holmes Park. According to a media release from the fire department, crews arri...
Aug 25, 2019 No on was injured during a house fire on the 1000 block of Ave. F North Saturday. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
Saskatchewan government increases juror payments
Saskatchewan jury members will be making a little extra money next month. The jury allowance is being bumped up to $110 per day in both civil and criminal trials. The change is effective Sept. 1. Befo...
Aug 23, 2019
Three victims of deadly Alberta crash from Saskatoon
The Alberta RCMP has confirmed that three of the victims of Tuesday's multi-vehicle fatal crash in that province are from Saskatoon. All three adults died in the fiery crash. Cpl. Jon Cormier told 650...
Aug 22, 2019 A multi-vehicle pileup involving several tanker trucks sent plumes of smoke into the sky on Highway 9 near Cereal, Alta. on Aug. 20, 2019. (Global News)
Most of the money in City of Saskatoon fraud case has been locked down
The City of Saskatoon says it is making progress on recovering the $1.04 million it lost in a fraud scheme. "While it is early in the investigation, we're pleased to say most of the funds have been id...
Aug 19, 2019
Gas and dash leads to injuries for Holbein business owner
The RCMP is looking for two suspects after a scary incident at a Holbein business Tuesday morning. Holbein is a hamlet about 30 kilometres west of Prince Albert. The incident happened just after 8 a.m...
Aug 15, 2019
City of Saskatoon bilked out of more than $1 million
The City of Saskatoon is a victim of a big online fraud. The city says a fraudster electronically impersonated a construction company CFO asking for a change in banking information. The city complied,...
Aug 15, 2019
NorSask, Meadow Lake Tribal Council receives $3M in federal funding
Meadow Lake Tribal Council Industrial Investments received $3 million in funding from the federal government Wednesday morning. The funding is for the NorSask Forest Products facility, to focus on cre...
Aug 14, 2019
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