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Doing a 'tick check' takes on a whole new meaning when it comes to wood tick surveillance across Saskatchewan, especially when ticks are popping up in regions where no one is used to seeing them. Phil...

Starting on Monday RCMP across Saskatchewan will be launching a traffic safety blitz aimed at cracking down on drivers who fail to slow down to 60 km per hour when they pass emergency vehicles. RCMP S...

Five thousand pigs were killed when a fire destroyed a pair of hog barns outside Leroy Saskatchewan. Humboldt RCMP say they got the call along with firefighters from Leroy, Englefield and Humboldt aro...

The Saskatchewan Roughriders finished the pre-season losing both games. They lost their pre-season finale 25-11 at the hands of the Edmonton Eskimos in Edmonton. Quarterback Darian Durant played his f...

Regina police are investigating after the front window of a home was shot out. Officers were called a little after 6 a.m. Saturday to Garnet Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues on reports gunshots were...

An early morning robbery in North Central has Regina police looking for a group of suspects. Police say a 24-year-old woman was walking along Robinson Street by 8th Avenue Saturday at 5 a.m. when a gr...

Saskatchewan's two largest cities are being asked to be carbon-neutral by 2050. That's what the Saskatchewan Environmental Society is urging for both Saskatoon and Regina. "I think it's attainable wit...

The NDP is raising concerns about overcrowding in emergency rooms in Regina and Saskatoon. According to the NDP this past week both Regina hospital emergency rooms were at over 100 percent capacity, w...

The 39th annual Western Canada Farm Progress show has wrapped up. This year was a big year for the show with 700 people from 52 different countries registered through the international business centre...

Economy Minister Bill Boyd weighed in on the proposed Yancoal potash mine at Southey. The Chinese owned company is in the stages of developing a mine which could potentially affect many residents in t...