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Team Ackerman wins 2024 Provincial Scotties in Tisdale
The 2024 Viterra Scotties are now complete in Tisdale, as Saskatchewan has crowned a new provincial women's champion.Team Ackerman, out of the Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon, booked a trip to their ...
Jan 22, 2024
At least 27 people are reported killed in an attack on Donetsk in Russian-occupied Ukraine
Moscow-installed officials said Ukrainian shelling killed at least 27 people and wounded 25 on Sunday at a market on the outskirts of Donetsk, a Russian-occupied city in the eastern part of the countr...
Jan 21, 2024

RCMP relaxes recreational cannabis use policy for officers
The RCMP has eased its policy on cannabis use by members, saying simply they must be fit for duty when reporting for work. The new substance use policy replaces a 2018 one that required front-line off...
Jan 21, 2024
Palestinian death toll in Gaza surpasses 25,000 while the prolonged war divides Israelis
The Palestinian death toll from the war between Israel and Hamas has soared past 25,000, the Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip said Sunday, while the Israeli government appeared far from achieving its...
Jan 21, 2024
4 ways to avoid crashes this winter: SGI
It's no surprise that collisions in Saskatchewan increase in winter time. On Thursday, crown insurance company SGI hosted a media event centred around providing tips to avoid crashes.Tyler McMurchy wi...
Jan 21, 2024

EV users not fazed by bitter extreme cold says Sask. Electric Vehicle Association
The extreme cold temperatures that bit in central and northern Saskatchewan last week didn't hinder those driving their electric vehicles.As base temperatures approached the minus 40 range in the cold...
Jan 20, 2024

'I would like to know why': Weldon victim during Sask. mass stabbing not specifically targeted
The only death that appeared to be random during the mass stabbing in the James Smith Cree Nation and in the Village of Weldon was the last one. That's according to Darren Simons, the former staff ser...
Jan 20, 2024

Battlefords Trail Breakers Snowmobile Club to host 2024 provincial festival
Get ready for some snow fun for the family! The Battlefords Trail Breakers Snowmobile Club are gearing up to host the Provincial Snowmobile Festival on February 23 and 24.This is the first time the Ba...
Jan 19, 2024

Rallies planned for second strike by Sask. teachers
Students will once again be out of school on Monday as Saskatchewan teachers hold their second one-day strike. The previous one happened this past Tuesday and in Prince Albert, teachers from 45 school...
Jan 19, 2024

Viterra workers vote to accept latest contract offer
The members of Grain and General Services Union (GSU) Local 1 and Local 2 have given their thumbs up, voting in favour of accepting the final offer from Viterra.Elected officers tallied the results to...
Jan 19, 2024