Murray Wood: Sask. farmers pay the price for Ottawa's gopher ban
Gophers are chewing through crops and profits, and farmers blame Ottawa's strychnine ban. They say the damage is out of ...
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Environment Canada confirms tornado near Witchekan
Severe weather triggered numerous tornado warnings across northern Saskatchewan on Thursday evening. Environment Canada said a funnel cloud was spotted around 5:30 p.m. north of Meadow Lake and roughl...
Aug 05, 2022 Environment Canada are investigating a reported tornado touchdown near Witchiken on Aug 5, 2022 (Fred Sakebow/Facebook)
Saskatchewan has second-lowest unemployment rate among provinces
Saskatchewan has an unemployment rate of 4 per cent, the second lowest among all provinces. That's according to job numbers released Friday by Statistics Canada, which show more than 24,400 full-time ...
Aug 05, 2022
RCMP put out call for help after 74-year-old mushroom picker reported missing
RCMP have put out a call for anyone who knows the area around Hanson Lake Road north of Smeaton to help with a search for a missing 74-year-old woman. Lois Chartrand was last seen Thursday morning dur...
Aug 05, 2022 (RCMP/Submitted)
Kim Groff to run for Sask. Party in Saskatoon Meewasin byelection
The Saskatchewan Party has named its candidate for the Saskatoon Meewasin byelection. Kim Groff will be going up against the NDP's Nathaniel Teed in the race. Groff, a small business owner and busines...
Aug 05, 2022 (Saskatchewan Party/Twitter)
Southern Sask. broke four heat records Thursday
Four communities in Saskatchewan broke a heat record on Thursday. Assiniboia 37.7 C Lucky Lake 36.7 C Rockglen 37.5 C Coronach 38.6 C While the weather was hot over the past 24 hours, Environment Cana...
Aug 05, 2022
Farmers looking with concern at federal fertilizer target
As Saskatchewan farmers dive into harvest season, some are watching the federal government and its 2030 emission reduction targets with a raised eyebrow or two. The federal government wants to see fer...
Aug 04, 2022
RCMP say numerous auto and fuel thefts in Sask., Alta. and B.C. are related
At least 23 incidents of auto theft, fuel theft, and use of stolen credit cards in southern Saskatchewan and Alberta are related, according to the RCMP. The investigation started July 8, when a suspec...
Aug 04, 2022 (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Tornado watch issued for Meadow Lake, thunderstorm watches also in effect
Environment Canada issued a tornado watch for Meadow Lake and the surrounding area Thursday, warning that conditions are right for a tornado to form. The weather service also issued severe thunderstor...
Aug 04, 2022
Harvest begins in parts of Saskatchewan
Harvest has just kicked off in some areas the province, particularly in the west central and southwest regions of Saskatchewan where crop development is most advanced. According to the weekly Crop Rep...
Aug 04, 2022 Saskatchewan producers harvest at sunset. (Darren Sproat/Instagram)
Foodtruck Wars Street Festival kicks off today in Saskatoon
Foodtruck Wars is back in Saskatoon this weekend, with tons of great food on offer from more than 25 vendors. The eighth-annual Foodtruck Wars Street Festival kicks off Thursday at noon, and runs unti...
Aug 04, 2022 People line up at food trucks along 20th Street during the 2018 Foodtruck Wars on July 27, 2018. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
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