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SaskTel outage impacting communities in northwest Sasktchewan
UPDATE: Services were restored at 2:40 p.m.-Several communities in the northwest are currently without internet access.According to SaskTel, this is currently impacting Beauval, Buffalo Narrows, Dillo...
Aug 15, 2023

Poor air quality across central, northern Sask. as wildfire smoke lingers
A large swath of Saskatchewan is being forced to deal with wildfire smoke coming from the Northwest Territories and Northern Alberta.This has led to special air quality statements being issued for mul...
Aug 15, 2023

As inflation jumps to 3.3 per cent in July, economists say uptick is bad news for BoC
Canada's annual inflation rate rose to 3.3 per cent in July, as economists warn the latest consumer price index report spells bad news for the Bank of Canada.The uptick in price growth comes after inf...
Aug 15, 2023

Weather office warns of poor air quality from wildfire smoke
Much of Saskatchewan is covered in a blanket of smoke today.A plume of wildfire smoke blew into the province overnight, prompting Environment and Climate Change Canada to issue special air quality ale...
Aug 15, 2023

Saskatchewan United Party leader happy with byelection results
Although the Saskatchewan United Party (SUP) isn't even a year old, it feels it has a lot to celebrate after making its election debut last week.SUP candidate Jon Hromek finished second in the Lumsden...
Aug 14, 2023

SLGA runs up total sales of former liquor stores to $3.5 million
Another former liquor store in Saskatchewan has been sold.On Monday, the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) announced it had accepted an offer of $260,000 for its former property in Assin...
Aug 14, 2023

BATC organizes search party, offers reward in search for missing teen
The Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs Inc. (BATC) are offering a reward in the search for a missing teen from Saulteaux First Nation. The BATC are offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads to...
Aug 13, 2023

'The saving grace for agriculture': Farmers look to irrigation amid climate woes
Sean Stanford's wheat farm just south of Lethbridge, Alta. falls within the far left corner of Palliser's Triangle - an expanse of prairie grassland encompassingmuch of southeast Alberta, a swath of s...
Aug 13, 2023

Look way up tonight: Annual Perseid meteor shower reaching its peak
The annual Perseid meteor shower is reaching its peak this weekend. The American Meteor Society says the best time to see these speedy streaks of light is after midnight and preferably close to dawn. ...
Aug 12, 2023

Voyeurism charge filed against former Riders running back Jerome Messam
Former Saskatchewan Roughriders running back Jerome Messam is facing a charge of voyeurism in Regina - the same offence that ended his CFL career in 2018.According to court documents, the 38-year-old ...
Aug 12, 2023