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Sask. learner's driving tests see strong numbers in 2022, backlog from pandemic over
By Jaryn Vecchio The wait time to take the driving test for a Saskatchewan learner's driving licence is the lowest it has been in years. According to SGI, it's taking around two weeks for someone to b...
Jan 18, 2023
62 Saskatchewan communities launch new traffic safety initiatives
Speeders in Saskatchewan are helping to fund another 65 traffic safety initiatives in 62 communities in the province. On Monday, SGI released the latest recipients of Provincial Traffic Safety Fund Gr...
Jan 09, 2023
Plenty of options for safe rides on New Year's Eve: SGI
New Year's Eve is a time when many people head out to celebrate, but it's important to plan a safe ride home so 2023 doesn't start with an impaired driving charge. That's the message from SGI as 2022 ...
Dec 29, 2022 (650 CKOM file photo)
New program offers firefighters auto extraction training, equipment
A new program in Saskatchewan is offering fire departments training and equipment to help them rescue people who are trapped inside vehicles. The Transportation Rescue Extraction Program (TREX), admin...
Dec 21, 2022 (File photo/650 CKOM)
Saskatchewan police to crack down on impaired driving in December
Drivers in Saskatchewan can expect to see impaired driving checkstops over the holidays. SGI and the Government of Saskatchewan said Monday that police will be conducting more than 40 checkstops in De...
Nov 28, 2022
Sask. gov't tells Broncos families it doesn't plan to loosen rules for truckers
Three weeks ago, the families of those killed or injured in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash sent a letter to the Saskatchewan government, worried that it was considering changing requirements for truck...
Nov 16, 2022 Don Morgan, the minister responsible for SGI. (650 CKOM file photo)
Operation Red Nose returns for first time since start of COVID pandemic
If you're out spreading holiday cheer this year, make sure you have a safe ride home. That will be possible with another option for those who shouldn't be getting behind the wheel. Operation Red Nose ...
Nov 08, 2022
Nearly 200 drivers ticketed for speeding in school zones in September
Nearly 200 Saskatchewan drivers were ticketed for speeding in school zones during the month of September, according to SGI. School zone tickets are extra costly, SGI noted, with drivers exceeding the ...
Oct 21, 2022 (File photo/650 CKOM)
SGI makes changes to help Ukrainian newcomers
Ukrainians continue to flee the war in their home country and land in Saskatchewan — more than 1,000 Ukrainians have arrived in the province at last count and hundreds more are expected to arriv...
Oct 19, 2022
768 tickets for distracted driving handed out in Sask. in August
Some Saskatchewan drivers haven’t got the message about not using cellphones while behind the wheel. In a media release Tuesday, SGI said police officers around the province handed out 768 ticke...
Sep 27, 2022
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