Category Archives: Saskatchewan

‘Holy cow’: Sask. photographer captures his first tornado near Blaine Lake
A Saskatchewan photographer could only describe it as surreal as he witnessed something he had never seen before.Photographer Jeff Wizniak has taken many photos of storm clouds, lightning and hail, bu...
Jul 09, 2022

Meteorologists confirm tornado in Blaine Lake during Friday’s storm
It was quite the sight for many in the Blaine Lake area as a tornado did in fact touch down.Environment Canada confirmed that three twisters were reported in the Paynton area near North Battleford and...
Jul 09, 2022

Big plays in second-quarter help lift Riders to win over Redblacks
Instead of celebrating a 28-13 win over the Ottawa Redblacks, Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Craig Dickenson had to address the ejection of defensive tackle Garrett Marino from the game.In the fo...
Jul 09, 2022

Tornado watches issued for parts of central and northern Saskatchewan
Environment Canada issued a tornado warning for the Battlefords, Unity, Maidstone, St. Walburg and surrounding areas Friday afternoon, and at least one twister has been sighted in the area."Storm spot...
Jul 08, 2022

Suspect located after shooting in Langham prompts emergency alert
Editor's Note: An earlier version of the story wrote that the suspect was arrested. RCMP have not confirmed this and issued a release saying a man was found deceased inside a home in Langham, which th...
Jul 08, 2022

Canada lost 43K jobs in June while Sask. unemployment rate drops
The Canadian economy recorded a loss in jobs for the first time since January while the unemployment rate dropped to another record low. In its latest labour force survey released Friday, Statistics C...
Jul 08, 2022

Emergency Alert issued following shooting in Langham
UPDATE: 9:05 a.m.One person has been confirmed deceased following a shooting in Langham Friday morning.RCMP have released a description of the suspect. Justin Heimbecker stands 6 foot 3 inches tall wi...
Jul 08, 2022

Fuel prices start to drop in northern Sask.
Looks like gas prices are starting to drop in parts of northern Saskatchewan.According to GasBuddy, at least two stations in Prince Albert are sitting at 189.9 c/litre as of Thursday morning, a drop o...
Jul 07, 2022

Climate cash to be direct deposited in July
Residents of Saskatchewan will be getting a new cheque from the government on July 15 as the climate rebate switches to a new payment system. To be eligible for what will become quarterly payments, yo...
Jul 07, 2022

Tornado touches down in west-central Sask.
A tornado touched down in Saskatchewan on Tuesday night after two separate tornado warnings were issued by Environment Canada.Meteorologist Brad Vrolijk said the twister touched down near Madison, a s...
Jul 06, 2022