Murray Wood: The Saskatchewan farmer who heard a cry and reacted heroically
Murray wood says Cody Glenn came upon a horrific crash on a Saskatchewan highway and had to make a split-second decision...
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Kelvington man charged in sexual assault from 1981 in Edmonton
A 65-year-old man from Kelvington has been arrested in connection with a sexual assault that occurred in Edmonton more than 40 years ago. Police in the Alberta city say the assault happened July 9, 19...
Nov 08, 2022 (Edmonton Police Service/Facebook)
Health minister touts upcoming trip to Philippines with SHA, Sask. Polytechnic
Saskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman will be travelling halfway around the world in the next couple of weeks as part of a larger effort to recruit as many health-care workers to Saskatchewan as ...
Nov 08, 2022 Health Minister Paul Merriman. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatchewan gov't providing more funding to emergency shelters
The Saskatchewan government is taking more steps to assist emergency shelters in the province as winter approaches. On Tuesday, the government announced it would provide up to $1.7 million in addition...
Nov 08, 2022
Sask. puts $400K into new MMIWG+ Community Response Fund
The Saskatchewan government is putting $400,000 into the new Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls+ (MMIWG+) Community Response Fund. According to a release from the government Monday, the f...
Nov 07, 2022
Regina puts snow routes in effect; advisories in place for highways in southwest
The snowstorm that smacked Saskatchewan on Sunday and the one that's following it are having an impact on the province's roads. As the afternoon progressed Monday, the list of roads on which travel wa...
Nov 07, 2022
Sask. finalizes mission to recruit health-care workers in Philippines
The Saskatchewan government has set the dates for a recruiting mission to Manila, Philippines to find health-care workers. In September, the provincial government unveiled its Health Human Resources A...
Nov 07, 2022
Wind, solar power projects planned for south-central Saskatchewan
The power grid in south-central Saskatchewan will have an additional 700 megawatts of renewable generation by 2027. In a media release Monday, SaskPower announced 400 MW of wind generation and 300 MW ...
Nov 07, 2022
Loss of $170K leads to firing of SHA employee
A Saskatchewan Health Authority employee was fired in connection with a loss of public money totalling nearly $170,000. The loss was included in a report on losses of public money within Saskatchewan'...
Nov 07, 2022
Hazmat team responds to downtown hotel in Saskatoon
A chemical scare at a downtown hotel in Saskatoon resulted in three people going to hospital on Sunday. The fire department's hazardous material team was called to the Hilton Garden Inn at 2:47 p.m. r...
Nov 07, 2022 A hazerdous material team responded to a chemical scare at the Hilton Garden Inn on Nov. 7, 2022 (Saskatoon Fire)
Highways reopen, conditions remain poor as storm weakens
RCMP are asking drivers to delay travel plans on Sunday if possible. Mounties issued an advisory due to the snow and gusting winds that has made highways slippery with poor visibility. "Please refrain...
Nov 06, 2022 Saskatchewan Highway plow (Twitter)
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