Sarah Mills: Early wildfire season raises questions about prevention
Wildfires have forced thousands of people in Saskatchewan to leave their homes, and the summer hasn't even started yet. ...
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City continues to recover money lost to fraudster
The City of Saskatoon says it has now recovered $380,000 in funds it lost earlier this month to a fraud scheme. Most of the money the city lost is still frozen by court order. On Aug. 12, the city dis...
Aug 29, 2019
Sask. health minister says vaping legislation expected this fall
Saskatchewan's health minister says legislation will likely be tabled this fall for vaping and e-cigarettes. Jim Reiter told reporters in Saskatoon on Wednesday the ministry has been consulting with s...
Aug 29, 2019
Harvest still lagging behind in Saskatchewan
A combination of early drought-like conditions, then wet and stormy weather in the province continues to keep harvest running behind. The latest crop report from Sask. Agriculture shows only six per c...
Aug 29, 2019
Safety concerns after violence at Saskatoon Correctional Centre
The Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre (SPCC) went into lockdown Monday after two incidents resulted in injuries to four inmates. On Thursday, an 18-year-old inmate was rushed to hospital after ...
Aug 28, 2019
Saskatoon figure skater injured in Aug. 20 crash in Alberta
A Saskatoon figure skater was among those injured in the fiery crash near Cereal, Alta., on Aug. 20. In a Facebook post, Skate Canada-Saskatchewan said, "Saskatchewan skater Alanna Liu was involved in...
Aug 27, 2019 Alanna Liu of Saskatchewan skates in the pre-novice women's free program at the Canada Winter Games in B.C. on Feb. 25, 2015. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press)
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
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