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STARS Air Ambulance dispatched to crash west of Saskatoon
Poor driving conditions on Saskatchewan highways from the winter storm may have been a factor in a serious crash west of Saskatoon on Wednesday. STARS Air Ambulance was dispatched to Highway 7 at the ...
Nov 17, 2021
Drivers on Saskatchewan highways still dealing with poor road conditions
The winter storm that slammed into Saskatchewan on Tuesday was still wreaking havoc on the province's highways Wednesday. At around 9:30 a.m., the Trans-Canada Highway was closed from Regina to Moose ...
Nov 17, 2021
Power outage cancels classes at Saskatoon elementary school
The storm was responsible for cancelling classes at a Saskatoon elementary school on Wednesday. A damaged power line overnight caused an outage at Brunskill School. Repairs are expected to be complete...
Nov 17, 2021 Brunskill Elementary School (Google)
O'Toole kicks Batters out of Conservative caucus
Just one day after launching a petition calling for a leadership review, Denise Batters has been kicked out of the Conservative caucus. The Saskatchewan senator posted a video on social media Monday o...
Nov 16, 2021
Storm causing major issues on Saskatchewan roads and highways
Drivers across Saskatchewan were dealing with slippery roads and highways Tuesday -- unless the roads were closed due to the weather. Just after 5 p.m., every highway into and out of Regina was closed...
Nov 16, 2021
Wind wallops Saskatchewan as part of major snowstorm
Snow wasn't the only thing blowing Tuesday as a winter storm battered Saskatchewan. In a tweet, Swift Current city councillor Ryan Switzer said chunks of the roof of a liquor store in that city were b...
Nov 16, 2021
Latest COVID update Nov. 16: Active cases continue to fall
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan has dropped by 72 per cent over the past month. In its daily update Tuesday, the Ministry of Health said there were 1,112 active cases in the provin...
Nov 16, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
Denise Batters defends leadership review petition
Denise Batters, a Conservative senator from Saskatchewan, is standing behind her petition to move up the leadership review for Erin O'Toole. Batters announced the review Monday with a video and a webs...
Nov 16, 2021
2,500 doses of J&J vaccine available in Sask. starting Wednesday
The first jabs of the one-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine will be available in Saskatchewan starting Wednesday. In a media release Tuesday, the Saskatchewan government said the province's ...
Nov 16, 2021
ATV rollover near Val Marie kills driver
A 74-year-old man is dead after an ATV rolled near Val Marie on Monday. According to the RCMP, officers from the Ponteix detachment got a call around noon about an ATV rollover on Highway 4, approxima...
Nov 16, 2021
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