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Province appoints special mediator in refinery dispute
The Saskatchewan government has appointed a special mediator in hopes of ending the labour dispute at the Co-op refinery. Speaking to reporters at the legislature on Wednesday, Moe said he was pleased...
Feb 12, 2020
Province to announce action to reduce wait times for MRIs next week
Saskatchewan's health minister says residents should expect an announcement next week on the government's plans to reduce the wait list for MRIs. "(We'll) be contracting with a private provider. Publi...
Feb 11, 2020
Another train derails in fireball near Guernsey
A train has derailed near Guernsey, the second time in less than two months that a train has derailed in the area. Phillipe Gaudet from Humboldt used a drone to capture footage of the train wreck that...
Feb 06, 2020 Philippe Gaudet captured this image of a 31-car train derailment near Guernsey, Sask. (Philippe Gaudet/ Submitted)
RCMP looking for suspects after failed ATM heist
RCMP members at the Indian Head detachment are asking for help finding two men who allegedly tried and failed to knock off an ATM from an Esso gas station in Wolseley early Tuesday morning. RCMP membe...
Jan 29, 2020
Unifor found in contempt, fined $100K
Unifor is going to have to dig deep into its wallet after a Regina Court of Queen's Bench judge ruled the union was in contempt of court. On Dec. 18, Justice Janet McMurtry issued an interim order tel...
Jan 22, 2020 (Adriana Christianson/980 CJME)
After 14 arrests Monday, Unifor picketers erect fence at refinery Tuesday
The labour dispute at the Co-op refinery kicked up another notch Tuesday morning when Unifor members erected a fence barrier at the refinery's Gate 7. The barrier appeared formidable, with three layer...
Jan 21, 2020 Unifor national president Jerry Dias spoke the morning after he was arrested on the refinery picket lines by Regina police on Jan. 21, 2020. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Unifor barricades Co-op facilities as part of escalation
Unifor claimed Friday that it had turned the tables on Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL). The union put up blockades - mostly comprising parked vehicles or fencing - at the Co-op Refinery Complex ...
Jan 10, 2020 Before dawn on Jan. 10, Unifor workers from the Co-op Refinery in Regina had the cardlock fenced off at Fleet Street and Turvey Road. The perimeter extended around Federated Co-op's office as well. (Joseph Ho/980 CJME)
Co-op spokesperson says company may seek contempt of court order
A spokesperson for Federated Co-operatives Limited says a court injunction that limits picketing in front of the Co-op refinery in Regina is clear and leaves little room for interpretation. Speaking o...
Jan 06, 2020
Prisoner escapes custody at La Ronge courthouse
La Ronge RCMP are on the lookout for a man who escaped from custody prior to his Monday court appearance. John Riley Sanderson, 32, was set to appear in provincial court to face several weapons and dr...
Jan 02, 2020 RCMP say John Riley Sanderson, 32, escaped custody in La Ronge on Jan. 2, 2020. (La Ronge RCMP)
CTF frustrated by reduction in carbon tax rebates
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation isn't impressed with the federal government's decision to reduce the carbon tax rebate for Saskatchewan residents. Todd MacKay, the federation's prairie director, sai...
Dec 22, 2019
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