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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Dorian, back to a Category 3 hurricane, creeps up US coast
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Hurricane Dorian, back to a Category 3 storm, began raking the Southeast U.S. seaboard early Thursday and left tens of thousands without power as it threatened to inundate low-...
Sep 05, 2019
Children's hospital in Saskatoon has its grand opening
The ribbon was cut at the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital (JPCH) in Saskatoon on Thursday. The hospital is to officially open to patients on Sept. 29, when pediatric and maternal inpatients are to mo...
Sep 05, 2019 The ribbon is cut to open the new Jim Pattison Children's Hospital in Saskatoon Sept. 5, 2019.
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School zone blitz nets 84 more speeding tickets
Drivers are having a hard time adjusting back to school zone speed limits in Saskatoon. Police have been stepping up enforcement across the city as part of their back to school safety iniative. On Wed...
Sep 05, 2019
Swoop plane makes emergency landing in Regina, passengers stranded
Swoop airlines passengers who had to make an emergency landing in Regina late Wednesday night spent much of Thursday stranded in the city. Passengers at the airport early Thursday morning didn’t...
Sep 05, 2019
Roughriders prepare for Bombers rematch following Labour Day Classic win
It could be another emotion-filled rematch when the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers meet in the Banjo Bowl in Winnipeg on Saturday. The Roughriders emerged victorious in the Labour ...
Sep 04, 2019
Sask. Chamber of Commerce wants to review entire tax system, HST
The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce is looking for ways to simplify taxes for businesses in the province. In its blueprint to build a competitive business strategy for Saskatchewan, the chamber calls...
Sep 04, 2019
American police warned former army reservist in Manitoba likely crossed border
Police in the United States say a missing former army reservist with alleged ties to a neo-Nazi group is likely to have walked across the border from Manitoba and may have weapons. Patrik Mathews was ...
Sep 04, 2019
Police seize cocaine, guns in traffic stop, suspect faces 50 charges
A routine traffic stop led to 50 charges against a man from the Sweetgrass First Nation. On Friday, members of the Saskatchewan RCMP Roving Traffic Unit attempted to stop a speeding vehicle on Highway...
Sep 04, 2019
New potash mine gets green light from Sask. government
The provincial government has given conditional approval to a new potash mine for southern Saskatchewan. In a media release Wednesday, the Ministry of Environment said it had given the green light to ...
Sep 04, 2019
Many Sask. farmers still behind in harvest
The poor weather at the start of the growing season is still keeping many Saskatchewan farmers behind as harvest continues. For some, that poor weather is continuing. Steve Donald, who farms in the Mo...
Sep 04, 2019
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