Murray Wood: Of Easter bunny bells and Juicy Fruit gum
For Murray Wood, Easter brings to mind grandma's practical advice about repurposing, and some of life's little lessons.
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Broken rail that escaped detection caused 2021 potash train derailment: TSB
A cracked piece of railway track that escaped detection left 27 freight cars piled up near Silton in 2021. According to a report by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada that was released Tuesday,...
Mar 26, 2024 Workers clean up spilled potash after a CP train derailed in Saskatchewan in 2021. (Transportation Safety Board of Canada)
Fuel spill in Rosetown closes Highway 7
Highway 7 is closed at Rosetown due to a fuel spill in the community. According to the Highway Hotline, which reported the incident as a "collision" just before 8 a.m., all lanes of the highway are cl...
Mar 26, 2024 (Submitted)
Government investments bringing waste and water upgrades to Sask. communities
Federal, provincial and municipal governments have joined forces to bring waste and water upgrades to a number of Saskatchewan communities. The $45-million investment will see two new solid waste faci...
Mar 26, 2024 The funding will see a number of landfills decommissioned, while two new solid waste facilities will be built. (980 CJME file photo)
Calling all campers: Sask. seasonal site reservations open Monday
Spring has just begun, but campers in Saskatchewan can start making campsite reservations next week. Seasonal campsite reservations in provincial parks open on Monday, while bookings for nightly, Camp...
Mar 26, 2024 A number of new seasonal campsites are available in Sask. parks this year. (650 CKOM file photo)
Province gives green light to Estevan MRI
The provincial government is changing its stance on helping the City of Estevan get an MRI machine for St. Joseph's Hospital. Health Minister Everett Hindley told reporters the province is giving the ...
Mar 26, 2024 Health Minister Everett Hindley said it was too early to discuss a timeline for the project. (980 CJME file photo)
'I'm hopeful:' STF president says proposed framework represents progress
As sanctions levied by the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation affect extracurriculars this week, there could be a chance teachers and the province will meet at the bargaining table again soon. STF pres...
Mar 25, 2024
'Hit with a heist:' Biktrix loses $500K in stolen e-bikes in B.C.
The founder and CEO of Biktrix -- a Saskatoon based e-bike company -- is devastated after a shipping container with 150 bikes valued at more than $500,000 was stolen from its warehouse in Delta, B.C. ...
Mar 25, 2024 Surveillance footage from the Biktrix warehouse in Delta, B.C., shows a semi pulling the shipping container full of e-bikes off the company lot on March 19. (Biktrix/Facebook)
Sask. RCMP says 'sextortion' cases on the rise among youths
The Saskatchewan RCMP says there has been an increase in "sextortion" cases targeting young people in the province. According to the Mounties, financial "sextortion" is a kind of blackmail that involv...
Mar 25, 2024
LISTEN: Finding a lost Saskatchewan soldier: The Canadian Casualty ID Unit
There are more than 27,000 Canadian military service members who are missing from the First and Second world wars and the Korean War. When the remains of one of those soldiers is found anywhere in the...
Mar 25, 2024 Department of National Defence Casualty ID Unit forensic anthropologist Sarah Lockyer. (Sarah Lockyer/Submitted)
'It's closure:' Hoopla one-day championship a success
Hoopla looked a little different this weekend. Teams across Saskatchewan met in Moose Jaw to play one game each. This comes after the Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association (SHSAA) announced W...
Mar 23, 2024
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