Author Archives: Craig Silliphant

Extreme droughts, extreme flooding and extreme heat — Environment Canada climatologist David Phillips says there has been no shortage of “extremes” this summer around the world. R...

Shopping malls and retail stores are starting to get a lot busier as parents get their kids ready to go back to school. Parents are flocking to stores to get their kids new clothes and much-needed sup...

History was made Monday, when Dr. Alika Lafontaine was officially sworn in as the new president of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA). He’s the first president in the organization’s 15...

How does a seven-year-old Saskatoon boy go from an operating room to throwing out the first pitch at a Toronto Blue Jays game? Rocky Trainor could tell you firsthand, but he, along with his parents Sc...

Like most days recently, thunderstorms are a possibility throughout the province once again. Environment Canada says hail, strong winds and rain are possibilities for Regina and parts of southeast Sas...

Harvest is well underway in some areas of Saskatchewan and is just beginning in others. For some farmers, it has been challenging just getting to this point. Steven Donald is a farmer near Moosomin. N...

After a severe summer storm ripped through the province on Saturday, another system barrelled through parts of central and southeast Saskatchewan on Sunday. Hail ranged from the size of quarters to lo...

As of Monday, fourth-dose eligibility for COVID-19 vaccines is being expanded to people 18 years and older in Saskatchewan. The province has said anyone who received their third dose at least four mon...

Several Saskatoon Ex patrons reportedly dealt with some unfortunate events this year. The Saskatoon Police Service is investigating three separate incidents in which bear spray was used within the gro...

The Canadian Junior Football League returns to the prairies this week, and both Saskatchewan teams have one goal in mind: A national championship on their home field. The reigning Prairie Football Con...