Saskatchewan

RCMP calling for more resources as violent gun crime rises in Sask.

Violent gun crime has risen by 43 per cent in RCMP jurisdictions in Saskatchewan since 2017, and police say they need more resources in order to proactively address the problem.According to the Mounti...

Dec 16, 2022

Five Sask. food security projects getting $1.1M in funding from feds

The federal government is funding five projects in Saskatchewan that are strengthening food security in Indigenous, remote, and northern communities.Marie-Claude Bibeau, the Minister of Agriculture an...

Dec 16, 2022

Emergency crews respond after 747 makes emergency landing at Saskatoon Airport

Emergency crews were called to the Saskatoon Airport on Thursday after a large cargo plane made an emergency landing.A spokesperson for the airport said a Boeing 747 carrying cargo rather than passeng...

Dec 16, 2022

Length of stay in Saskatchewan emergency departments on the rise: report

Saskatchewan residents spent more time in the emergency department at hospitals this past year compared to previous years.That is coming from data released last week by the Canadian Institute for Heal...

Dec 15, 2022

Province preaching patience on Saskatchewan roads as holidays approach

With many gearing up to travel on Saskatchewan roads for the Christmas holidays and winter now in full swing, the Ministry of Highways is reminding motorists to drive with caution when snowplows are t...

Dec 15, 2022

What the fusion breakthrough means for Saskatchewan and its economy

It was called a breakthrough in the search for clean energy, and something you thought could only be seen in science fiction movies. Earlier this week, scientists in the U.S. announced they produced m...

Dec 15, 2022

Most medical grads stay in Sask., but doctor shortage persists

It's not just family doctors that are in high demand in Saskatchewan.According to Dr. Karen Shaw, CEO of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan (CPSS), the province is short on all typ...

Dec 15, 2022

Three people injured in series of nine shootings in Battlefords

Investigations have begun into five shootings in North Battleford that started on the weekend, with one woman struck in the head and a man shot in the leg. In the most recent shooting yesterday mornin...

Dec 14, 2022

Family of victim afraid youth will kill again, Nipawin court hears

CONTENT WARNING: The following story contains disturbing descriptions of violence.-The family members of a 37-year-old pregnant Choiceland mother believe the teen who bludgeoned her, wrapped a USB cab...

Dec 13, 2022

Sask homicide numbers jump with James Smith stabbings

The RCMP have released their homicide statistics for the last seven years with a large jump this year due to the volume of victims from the James Smith killings. Starting in January until December 9, ...

Dec 13, 2022