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Traffic back to normal on most Saskatchewan highways
Most of Saskatchewan's major highways were open to traffic Tuesday after a stress-filled Monday. As of 10:30 a.m., the Trans-Canada Highway was open from the Alberta border to the Manitoba border - al...
Mar 30, 2021
Strong winds damage Eston Co-op food store
The community of Eston is without a grocery store after it suffered heavy damage in Monday's wind and snowstorm. Gord Van Kannel, the operations manager at the Central Plains Co-op, said a piece of th...
Mar 30, 2021 A piece of roofing was ripped off the Central Plains Co-op in Eston on March 29, 2021. (James Unrau/Facebook)
Turtleford, Biggar Co-Op cardlocks fall victim to vicious winds
The winds were howling in Saskatchewan to kick off the week. An Alberta clipper brought gusts upwards of 100 km/h in some areas of the province Monday, and it did some damage to two local Co-ops in th...
Mar 29, 2021 A downed sign at the Co-Op cardlock in Biggar on March 29, 2021. (Facebook/Superow Co-Op)
Saskatoon police respond to more than 3 dozen collisions during storm
A spring snowstorm has made for some dangerous driving conditions on roadways in Saskatoon and the surrounding area. Between 6 a.m. Monday and 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, police responded to 41 collisions. One...
Mar 29, 2021 Saskatoon police responded to several car collisions during a spring storm Mar. 29, 2021.
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Storm puts brakes on traffic on Saskatchewan highways
Old Man Winter threw up stop signs on Saskatchewan's highways Monday. Roads across the western part of the province were closed due to ice, drifting snow and low visibility caused by a major winter st...
Mar 29, 2021
Power outages pile up for SaskPower as storm takes hold
It didn't take long for Monday's storm to cause damage to Saskatchewan's power grid. As of 9 a.m., nearly 4,500 SaskPower customers were off line due to power lines that were damaged by the storm. The...
Mar 29, 2021 (SaskPower/Twitter)
Strong winds, blowing snow hit Saskatchewan
A cold front swept into the province from Alberta on Monday morning, bringing winter weather and putting residents on alert for heavy snowfall and strong winds. By Monday morning, Environment Canada h...
Mar 29, 2021
Environment Canada issues winter storm, wind warnings for Monday
Saskatchewan's first spring storm of the year is on the way. Environment Canada has issued weather warnings covering most of the province, warning of strong winds, snow, freezing rain and lower than a...
Mar 28, 2021 Flags flapping in the wind at the Holiday Inn Express in Regina. (Dominick Lucyk/980 CJME)
Latest COVID update March 28: 125 new variant cases, new cases outweigh recoveries, three deaths
Regina continues to be the center of new COVID cases in Saskatchewan. In a Sunday news release, the Ministry of Health reported 130 new cases in the Queen City. The province's other cases were in the ...
Mar 28, 2021
Busy early-morning for Saskatoon Fire, two calls dispatched within seven minutes
Saskatoon Fire Department crews will be getting some much-needed rest Sunday after a busy early-morning. Two calls for fires came into the department within seven minutes of one another Sunday morning...
Mar 28, 2021 A pair of calls for service were taken by the Saskatoon Fire Department on March 28, 2021. (Twitter/Saskatoon Fire Department)
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