Murray Wood: Mosquitopalooza
Mosquitoes are, sadly, part of summer in Saskatchewan but on a camping trip Murray found this is an epic year for the bu...
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Voters keeping pressure on Kenney, Moe, survey results suggest
OTTAWA - As provincial and territorial leaders prepare to gather, new survey results suggest two western premiers pushing Ottawa to help kickstart their economies face some uneasiness among voters bac...
Dec 02, 2019
Small-town newspaper on sale for $1
A historic Saskatchewan newspaper is on sale for only $1 and a 500-word essay. It's called the Win Your Own Publication Contest. Tara de Ryk owns the Davidson Leader. She's looking for someone passion...
Dec 02, 2019 Tara de Ryk, owner of the Davidson Leader. (Photo courtesy of the Davidson Leader)
House fire in Pelican Narrows claiming two lives not suspicious: RCMP
A house fire in northern Saskatchewan has claimed two lives. In a release, the RCMP said the fire occurred in Pelican Narrows on Saturday just before 11 a.m. The Mounties said seven or eight people we...
Dec 02, 2019 Eight people were in the home at the time of the fire. (Priscilla Merasty/Facebook)
Pats lose Alberta finale to Oil Kings
The WHL’s Regina Pats wrapped up a four-game swing through Alberta with a 7-1 loss to the host Edmonton Oil Kings on Sunday. Regina finished the trip with a 1-3-0-0 record and now is 6-17-2-0 th...
Dec 01, 2019
Authorities: 9 killed, 3 injured in South Dakota plane crash
CHAMBERLAIN, S.D. - Nine people died and three more were injured when a single-engine plane bound for Idaho crashed shortly after takeoff in South Dakota. Peter Knudson with the National Transportatio...
Dec 01, 2019
Arctic U: Yukon passes bill to create first university in Canada’s North
WHITEHORSE - Canada will finally have its first Arctic university. This past week, the Yukon legislature passed a bill to make Yukon College a university. It will be an institution with an Indigenous ...
Dec 01, 2019
Ford, Moe and Higgs to announce deal on development of small nuclear reactors
TORONTO - Three of Canada's premiers will announce Sunday a plan to fight climate change by working together on small nuclear reactors, a company that's developing the technology said Saturday. New Br...
Dec 01, 2019
Moe hoping for consensus at Council of the Federation meeting
Premier Scott Moe will be leading the Council of the Federation in Toronto on Sunday and Monday, and is hoping to get all the premiers to agree on a few points. The heads of all the provinces and terr...
Dec 01, 2019
Ewe got the looks: Breeders show off their sheep at Agribition
When his sheep are born, Matthew Govan from Englefeld picks out which lambs could be future champions at Canadian Western Agribition and which ones are destined for the barbecue. The vice-president of...
Dec 01, 2019
Paddock backstops Pats to victory in Red Deer
Max Paddock made 45 saves Saturday as the WHL’s Regina Pats beat the host Red Deer Rebels 4-3. The Pats led 3-2 after the first period despite being outshot 18-6 in the frame. Red Deer had a 17-...
Nov 30, 2019
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Murray Wood: Appropriately incorrect
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