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Judge rejects sentencing recommendation for woman who sold three pills
She and her husband had been evicted from their apartment for smoking, then lived in a camper, and then Roxanne Gordon was living in a tent in someone's backyard when she found a bottle of hydromorpho...
Dec 18, 2019 (Google Maps)
Chinook natural gas power station opens, part of push away from coal
When the bright orange ribbon was cut to officially open the Chinook natural gas power station on Friday morning, the plant had already been feeding power into the grid for weeks. The new station is a...
Dec 06, 2019 The air-cooled condenser at the Chinook Power Station. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Starbucks steps in to reopen Swift Current investigation into harassment
Starbucks is reopening an investigation into sexual harassment allegations at its store in Swift Current, allegations that have garnered a lot of attention since one of those involved posted two video...
Nov 22, 2019 (Starbucks/Facebook)
Western Canada Summer Games in full swing
Some of Western Canada's best athletes are continuing to vie for spots on the podium in Swift Current. The Western Canada Summer Games are fully in swing, with Phase 1 of the event wrapping up Tuesday...
Aug 13, 2019 A basketball game takes place between Team Saskatchewan and Team Northwest Territories at the Western Canada Summer Games on Aug. 10, 2019. (Western Canada Summer Games website)
Team Sask unveils roster, flag-bearer ahead of Western Canada Summer Games
Christian Patterson will lead many of Saskatchewan's best amateur athletes as they compete against Western Canada's best next month. The 18-year-old Regina canoe-kayaker was named Team Saskatchewan's ...
Jul 30, 2019 Christian Patterson (left) is named the 2019 Team Saskatchewan flag-bearer for the Western Canada Summer Games by chef de mission Mark Bracken on July 30, 2019. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Heavy rain and flooding hits Swift Current for a second day
For the second afternoon in a row, Swift Current got hit with a big downpour on Wednesday, but it didn't appear to be as bad as the day before. "Another day of biblical rain in Swift Current," Ryan Sw...
Jun 19, 2019 A still from a video posted to Twitter (Ryan Switzer @ryan_switzer)
Cleanup underway in Swift Current after heavy rain, flooding
As Swift Current tries to clean up and dry out from heavy rains and flash flooding on Tuesday evening, SGI says it's starting to process some of the insurance claims being filed by residents and busin...
Jun 19, 2019 Heavy rain in Swift Current on June 18, 2019 caused flash flooding. (Yvonne Haubrick, Swift Current Soccer Association/Twitter)
Heavy rain causes flash flooding in Swift Current
After months of dry conditions, Swift Current was hit with heavy rain Tuesday afternoon. "The skies just opened up, and it just, it came down fast and it came down heavy and it was raining for well ov...
Jun 18, 2019 Heavy rain on June 18, 2019 caused flash flooding in Swift Current. (Everett Hindley)
Two dead in mobile home fire west of Swift Current
Two people are dead after a fire west of Swift Current. The RM of Swift Current #137 Fire Department said on its Facebook page it responded to two side-by-side mobile homes in flames Wednesday afterno...
Feb 28, 2019 Crews responding to fire west of Swift Current on Feb. 27, 2019. (RM of Swift Current #137 Fire Department Facebook page)
RCMP finds IED in Swift Current home
A 17-year-old male was to appear in Swift Current provincial court Tuesday after the RCMP found an improvised explosive device (IED) in his home. According to a media release from the RCMP, officers e...
Feb 26, 2019
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