Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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Farmers making progress, but harvest still behind
Farmers in Saskatchewan continued to make progress in the fields this week, but overall, harvest continues to lag behind. This week's crop report shows 69 per cent of harvest is complete. That's up fr...
Oct 17, 2019
Plans in the works for open space at Royal University Hospital
Royal University Hospital (RUH) has a lot of space to work with. The emergency and maternity wards were recently moved to the new Jim Pattison Children's Hospital. The move freed up around 115,000 squ...
Oct 17, 2019
BHP eyes early 2021 for decision on Jansen potash mine
BHP has set a date to decide the future of a potash mine it's building east of Saskatoon at Jansen. The mining company said Thursday its board would be asked to make a "final investment decision" in F...
Oct 17, 2019
Police warn of new SaskTel email scam
Saskatoon police are out with a warning about a new email scam that appears to come from SaskTel. The unsolicited email asks people to click a link to update their financial or billing information. Th...
Oct 17, 2019 Saskatoon police warned about a scam email making the rounds on Oct. 16, 2019. (Saskatoon Police Service)
Philip Blake close to returning to Riders’ lineup
Philip Blake has dealt with a lot in his career, but the broken leg he suffered this season was a first. Blake spent two seasons in the NFL with the Denver Broncos and Arizona Cardinals before coming ...
Oct 16, 2019
Broncos families head to Alberta legislature to fight for trucking changes
EDMONTON - Alberta families affected by the Humboldt Broncos bus crash say they will continue to fight for changes to provincial trucking regulations. Sixteen people were killed and 13 were injured wh...
Oct 16, 2019
Province forms education team to solve class size issue in schools
The provincial government believes it has found a way to resolve a major concern at the bargaining table with teachers. In addition to a dispute over wages, the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation (STF) ...
Oct 16, 2019
Crash investigation grounds Snowbirds’ Tutor jets
The Royal Canadian Air Force has grounded the Snowbirds. One member of Canada’s famed aerobatics team — which is based at 15 Wing Moose Jaw — had to eject from his Tutor jet Sunday b...
Oct 16, 2019
Man charged with attempted murder in shooting of RCMP officer
A 27-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder in connection with the shooting of an RCMP officer near Turtleford last month. Justin Davis Yakimchuk was arrested by Regina Police Service off...
Oct 16, 2019
Saskatoon Zoo manager leaves for Australian opportunity
After three and a half years Tim Sinclair-Smith is leaving his post as manager at the Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park and Zoo. Sinclair-Smith has accepted a position to oversee the new Ningaloo Centre, a...
Oct 16, 2019 Tim Sinclair-Smith (middle)
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