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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Southeast corner in Sask. bracing for heavy snow, strong wind
A spring blast of winter is on the way to Saskatchewan. Environment Canada issued special weather statements Sunday morning for areas in the province's southeast corner, including Weyburn, Estevan and...
Apr 10, 2022
Winter storm headed to Manitoba will drop temperatures in Sask.
Heavy snow and cold temperatures could soon be coming to the prairies, but Saskatchewan will likely escape the worst of it. Environment Canada is tracking a winter-like storm coming up from Colorado. ...
Apr 09, 2022
Power expected to return across southwest Saturday night
The lights are almost completely back on throughout the southwest. That part of Saskatchewan has dealt with power outages since Tuesday’s storm ripped out power lines. Since then, SaskPower has ...
Apr 09, 2022
Rewriting the record books: Blades' Maier, Pats' Bedard establish new marks
Nolan Maier made WHL history Friday -- and then was rewarded in a memorable way. The Saskatoon Blades' veteran netminder set a league record with his 121st career regular-season victory, stopping 20 s...
Apr 08, 2022 Nolan Maier in a file photo. (Saskatoon Blades/Twitter)
Sunday vigil planned in Saskatoon to honour civilian casualties in Ukraine
By Drew Stremick The Ukrainian Canadian Congress is holding a vigil at Saskatoon City Hall on Sunday to mourn the deaths of civilians killed during the war in Ukraine. Kevin Kardynal of the Saskatoon ...
Apr 08, 2022 THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE PHOTO/Frank Gunn
Fourth murder charge laid in shooting on Beardy's and Okemasis' Cree Nation
A fourth person has been charged in connection with the shooting death of a Saskatoon man on the Beardy's and Okemasis' Cree Nation. Dana Morningchild, 29, was arrested in Saskatoon on Tuesday and cha...
Apr 08, 2022 (File photo/650 CKOM)
Strain of bird flu found in Saskatchewan
A case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been detected in Saskatchewan, prompting a warning to poultry producers in the province. The Ministry of Agriculture said Friday that producers w...
Apr 08, 2022
Unemployment rate falls in Canada, rises in Saskatchewan
Canada's unemployment rate fell to its lowest level on record in March. Statistics Canada said Friday the national unemployment rate dropped to 5.3 per cent, the lowest it has been since comparable da...
Apr 08, 2022
WSA says spring runoff is higher than expected in some areas
A higher-than-expected spring runoff appears to be helping some areas of Saskatchewan rebound from last year’s drought. In its April update released Friday, the Water Security Agency (WSA) said ...
Apr 08, 2022
Power back for all of Maple Creek, some southwest communities still in the dark
SaskPower is making lots of progress in bringing back electricity to the southwest corner. Power lines were ripped out by a storm Tuesday, leaving many communities in the dark for days. In an update p...
Apr 08, 2022
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