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Highway at Craven blocked due to train derailment
CRAVEN - Lumsden RCMP are currently at the scene of a train derailment at Craven. Saskatchewan RCMP say Highway 20 is blocked in both directions as a result of the derailment. Detours will be in place...
SaskToday May 11, 2025

Moose Jaw to hold free yard waste weekend at landfill from May 17-19
MOOSE JAW - The City of Moose Jaw has scheduled May 17-19 as a free yard waste weekend. During the Victoria Day weekend, the city will waive the $14 tipping fee for all organic waste including leaves,...
SaskToday.ca May 11, 2025 The Moose Jaw dump. File photo

Paintball gun pointed at officers leads to arrest
NIPAWIN - RCMP say a 31-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly pointing what turned out to be a paintball gun at officers. Police say they began looking for the man after an unknown and allege...
The Canadian Press May 11, 2025

19-year-old Regina woman in court on 1st-degree murder charge
REGINA - A 19-year-old Regina woman who was wanted by police on a first-degree murder charge made her first court appearance on May 7. Priscilla Irene Cyr was remanded in custody and is scheduled back...
Sara Parks May 10, 2025

Look to the bare necessities to keep camping costs down
Camping is all about getting back to the basics, but it's easy to spend a lot on everything you think you might need to get away from it all. To keep costs down, lifelong campers recommend starting sm...
Ian Bickis May 10, 2025 A solitary paddler greets the dawn on Twin Rivers Lake in Algonquin Park Saturday June 12, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Thornhill

Economy adds 7,400 jobs in April as unemployment rate rises to 6.9%
The national unemployment rate ticked up to 6.9 per cent in April as the manufacturing sector started to strain under the weight of tariffs from the United States, Statistics Canada said Friday. The C...
Craig Lord May 09, 2025 Signage marks the Statistics Canada offices in Ottawa on July 21, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

SPSA issues fire ban to prevent human-caused wildfires
REGINA - Due to current conditions, high fire activity and the extreme fire risk in the province, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency has issued a provincial fire ban effective at 5 p.m. on May 8. T...
Sask Today May 09, 2025 The ban encompasses the area north of the provincial forest boundary, up to the Churchill River. Map courtesy SPSA

Canada could lose its measles elimination status if spread lingers, PHAC advisor says
A senior medical advisor with the Public Health Agency of Canada says the country could lose its measles elimination status if the highly contagious disease continues to spread into the fall. Dr. Mari...
Hannah Alberga May 09, 2025 Public health nurse Lauri Bidinot demonstrates how to give a measles shot to a young girl at Southwestern Public Health in St. Thomas, Ont. on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Geoff Robins

Racist letter sent to Cote First Nation sparks outrage
COTE FIRST NATION - A vile, hate-filled letter that was sent to the leadership of Cote First Nation in late April has prompted condemnation and renewed calls to address systemic racism in Saskatchewan...
Lisa Joy / Freelance Reporter May 08, 2025

Citizens on Patrol has positive results for SE community
ALIDA - Justin McNish is pleased to see other communities following Alida's lead, and starting chapters of Southeast Citizens on Patrol program (COPP). McNish, who is a member with the Alida organizat...
David Willberg May 08, 2025
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