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Nutrien closes 3 Sask. potash mines for up to 8 weeks
As many as 700 potash workers are set to be laid off for the final fiscal quarter of 2019, after Nutrien announced it's going to close three of its mines in Saskatchewan. Those include sites located a...
Sep 12, 2019
Construction to resume along Highway 7 with safety emphasis
One of Saskatchewan's busiest highways is entering its final phase of a construction makeover. Twinning and passing lane construction on Highway 7 between Saskatoon and the Alberta border will begin b...
Jun 13, 2019 Crews begin work to twin a 10-kilometre stretch of Highway 7 between Delisle and Vanscoy in June 2017. (Government of Saskatchewan)
Teen lost in Vanscoy crash loved music, outdoors
Matthew Stronach was planning a trip to the mountains with his dad and aunt. He had plans of becoming a radio DJ after high school. But now his family is grieving and at a loss, after a crash on Highw...
Jan 03, 2019 Matthew Stronach (left) travels with his dad Ryan on a cycling trip in fall 2018. (Ryan Stronach)
RCMP confirm teen killed in Highway 7 crash
RCMP have released an official account of a deadly collision that happened Wednesday on Highway 7. Police reported Thursday morning that a 17-year-old boy who was the passenger in a pickup truck was k...
Jan 03, 2019
1 person dead after Highway 7 crash in Vanscoy
One person is dead following a serious crash in Vanscoy. Warman RCMP closed Highway 7 around the town 30 kilometres southwest of Saskatoon around 3 p.m. after a pickup truck was involved in a serious ...
Jan 02, 2019 The scene of a crash on Highway 7 near Vanscoy at town's west exit on Jan. 2, 2019. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650CKOM)
Agrium fined $490K over 2016 Vanscoy mine injury
Former potash company Agrium has been ordered to pay $490,000 after accepting responsibility for an accident at the Vanscoy mine that left a worker with serious injuries. The company pleaded guilty to...
Nov 01, 2018
Nutrien lays off employees at Vanscoy mine
Nutrien has announced a round of layoffs at its Vanscoy potash mine. In a release issued Wednesday morning, the company said it was eliminating 30 staff and 50 hourly positions from the site, located ...
Aug 01, 2018
Rail backlog, inventory levels force layoffs at Nutrien
Temporary layoffs start Friday at Nutrien's Vanscoy mine. Will Tigley, manager of media and digital communication with the mining company said around 700 people will be affected by the temporary layof...
Apr 26, 2018
RCMP investigate Vanscoy car fire
A 1993 Buick LeSabre is more ash than car after a fire early Sunday morning in the Vanscoy area. Saskatoon fire crews responded from Valley Road to reports of a vehicle fire at 1:53 a.m. When they arr...
Jul 16, 2017 Saskatoon firefighters made quick work of a car fire on Hodgson Road on July 16, 2017 (Saskatoon Fire Department)
Pedestrian killed in SUV crash near Vanscoy
A woman has died after being hit by an SUV near Vanscoy. RCMP responded to the crash on Highway 7 around 1:10 a.m. Saturday. The woman, who was walking in the area, died from her injuries at the scene...
Jun 19, 2017
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