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A new heavy oil plant in Edam, Saskatchewan is officially open. Calgary-based Husky Energy officially opened the plant March 1. "This is very significant for the province's economy," Premier Brad Wall...

Patients now have the option to choose to directly pay a private facility for a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan in Saskatchewan. Facilities that conduct a private MRI scan must also provide a se...

The NHL trade deadline has passed and now we look onto the playoff races. Who are the odds on favorites to with the Stanley Cup this year? Our NHL expert Drew Remenda joins Jamie Nye and Warren Woods ...

Saskatchewan's NDP leader says mental health care is health care, and it's time it was treated that way. Cam Broten launched his party's election platform on mental health at a playground in south Reg...

For the second time in as many days, a home caught fire in North Central. Fire crews responded at around 10 a.m. to a two-storey house fire in the 1500 block of Robinson Street, between Dewdney and Mo...

The lid has been opened for craft beer lovers in Saskatchewan to have more options to fill up their growlers. The provincial government is now making it possible for off-sales, franchises, private and...

The province's third-quarter financial report gives Saskatchewan voters their last look at the numbers before heading to the polls next month. The report, released on Monday, forecasts Saskatchewan wi...

Norovirus has been identified as the illness affecting several dozen people at the University of Regina (U of R). On Monday, the U of R confirmed that 44 people had become ill with a gastrointestinal ...

Many people might have enjoyed the exceedingly mild winter for the extra barbecuing opportunities it afforded, or because they didn't have to shovel much snow - but it turns out most wild animals like...

Regina police didn't want to gamble with a package found outside of the show lounge entrance at Casino Regina Monday evening. The explosives disposal unit was called in to examine the suspicious packa...