Tag Archives: Saskatchewan
One person charged in connection with homicide in Estevan
ESTEVAN - The Estevan Police Service is investigating a sudden death that has been deemed a homicide. According to a news release, at approximately 8:46 p.m. on May 10, police were dispatched to a cal...
May 11, 2025
Some Showers Possible on Mother's Day
CKRM FORECAST From: Precision Weather Service Meteorologist Phil Spevak Date: Sunday, May 11, 2025 4:30 am Temperature Precipitation Today Mostly cloudy - spotty showers/possible thunderstorms late &n...
May 11, 2025
Inquest set for June into death of Ashwin Poggenpoel
SASKATOON - A public inquest into the death of Ashwin Poggenpoel will be held June 9 to 13 in Saskatoon, according to the Ministry of Justice news release issued May 9. Poggenpoel, 32, was observed in...
May 10, 2025
Regina's Airport Authority sees board changes
REGINA - The Regina Airport Authority (RAA) board has made a few changes. Tyler Willox has moved into the chair of the board of directors, replacing Rob Vanderhooft. Vanderhooft served as the chair fo...
May 09, 2025 Rob Vanderhooft, who was on chair of the RAA's board for nine years, is being replaced. Facebook photo courtesy YQR
'It's surreal to be out here': Saskatoon Hilltops DB Dalton Urban living dream at Saskatchewan Roughriders camp
It's safe to say that Dalton Urban is having the time of his life at Saskatchewan Roughriders rookie camp. The Saskatoon Hilltops standout is currently taking the field in his hometown and doing all h...
May 09, 2025 Saskatoon Roughriders prospect Dalton Urban in action with the Saskatoon Hilltops. Saskatoon Hilltops photo
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...
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...
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...
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
Sunny Today, Sunny and Hot Tomorrow
CKRM FORECAST From: Precision Weather Service Meteorologist Phil Spevak Date: Friday, May 9, 2025 3:30 am Today Mostly sunny Wind: Variable becoming E/SE 10-20 km/h High: 20 0% Tonight Partly c...
May 09, 2025
Saskatchewan measles cases rising rapidly, says Chief Medical Health Officer
Saskatchewan is now part of an unprecedented measles outbreak where cases have been rising rapidly, the province's chief medical health officer said Thursday. Dr. Saqib Shahab said there have been 27 ...
May 08, 2025 Dr. Saqib Shahab, chief medical health officer, speaks at a COVID-19 news update at the Legislative Building in Regina on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. He says the province is now part of an unprecedented measles outbreak, as cases rise rapidly. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Bell
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