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SGI focuses on winter driving as temperature cools
SGI is highlighting winter driving etiquette and intersection safety as we cruise into colder weather. The insurance company is giving drivers some tips to reduce their chances of a collision as we en...
Nov 01, 2021
Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel recommends lower insurance rates
Drivers in Saskatchewan could be paying less for vehicle insurance next year. The Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel is recommending that the provincial government approve an overall rate decrease of 1.3 ...
Oct 20, 2021
Free transit service Operation Red Nose will not run in Sask. this year
For the second year in a row, Operation Red Nose- which offers safe ride services during the holiday season - will not be running due to COVID. The free service, which normally runs in December, will ...
Oct 13, 2021
SGI asking for input on possible e-scooter regulation
Anyone with an opinion on adding electric scooters to public roads is being asked to let SGI know their thoughts. With more e-scooters popping up in the province, SGI plans to also meet with municipal...
Oct 12, 2021
Rules of the road: SGI to require proof of vaccination before road tests
Saskatchewan residents who want a shot at a driver’s licence are going to need a shot of a COVID-19 vaccine. SGI announced Thursday that proof of vaccination — or a recent negative COVID t...
Oct 07, 2021
Police officers taking high road to catch distracted drivers
Saskatoon police were surveilling 25th Street East near Kinsmen Avenue on Monday morning, catching drivers paying attention to their phones when their eyes should have been on the road. For the month ...
Oct 04, 2021 Saskatoon police officers stand along 25 Street East near Kinsmen Avenue, watching for distracted drivers. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Damage from late August hailstorm estimated to be tens of millions of dollars
Claims are still rolling in from the hailstorm that hit Regina and other parts of southern Saskatchewan at the end of August. SGI spokesperson Tyler McMurchy said at last count, there were more than 9...
Sep 25, 2021
Impaired driving reminder now in Saskatoon, new awareness campaign launched
The Van de Vorst family is no stranger to the danger posed by impaired driving. In 2016, one night changed the lives of Lou and Linda Van de Vorst forever. Their son, his wife and their two children w...
Sep 02, 2021 The crashed car awareness campaign has made its way to Saskatoon, with the vehicle set up at Warman Road and Wanuskewin Road for the next two weeks. Pictured on Sept. 2, 2021. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
NDP rejects SGI's proposed increases, advocates for cut rates for Sask. families at hearing
Saskatchewan NDP continued in their quest to cut driving insurance rates, rejecting SGI's proposed increases at the Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel hearing Monday evening. Official opposition critic fo...
Aug 17, 2021 NDP MLA Aleana Young. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Catalytic converter thefts spike in Sask. as thieves covet precious metals
Some thieves in Saskatchewan have a new favourite target. Thefts of catalytic converters have increased fivefold this year, according to claims data from SGI. The toaster-sized car part, which filters...
Aug 12, 2021 Catalytic converter (wikipedia)
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